Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Rijiju writes to Kharge, says delay in women’s quota law will deny justice to millions
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging him to support the implementation of the Constit...
Have to keep our collective promise to women, can’t delay justice: Rijiju to Kharge on quota law
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging him to support the implementation of the Constit...
Rijiju urges Congress to back women’s quota rollout, says delay denies justice
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging him to support the implementation of the Constit...
PM Modi writes to parties, seeks support on women's quota bills
The Prime Minister has written to all political party floor leaders in Parliament, urging unanimous support for the passage of enabling legislative measures ...
Bicentenary of Jyotiba Phule: Two-year nationwide celebrations launched
The Government of India formally launched a two-year nationwide commemoration (April 2026 to April 2028) to mark the 200th birth anniversary of social reform...
Big share of funds for kids' jabs not spent: RTI data
RTI (Right to Information) data revealed that a substantial portion of funds allocated annually to India's Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) remains con...
Olympic Committee’s ban on trans women in female category | Explained
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new "Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women's) Category in Olympic Sport" on March 26, 2026, ban...
Women’s reservation law amendment: Congress may call Opp meet on April 15
The Union Cabinet on April 8, 2026 cleared three draft legislations to accelerate implementation of the 33% women's reservation in Parliament and state assem...
In Assam, first evicted, now erased
In Assam's Kachutali village (Dimoria constituency, ~30 km east of Guwahati) and surrounding areas, families evicted from government land — predominantly Ben...
Congress discusses women’s reservation law and delimitation; Kharge to meet other Opposition leaders for joint strategy
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on April 10, 2026, to deliberate on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill ahead of a three-day special session of P...
Supreme Court steps in after transwoman teacher seeks work
The Supreme Court of India stepped in on April 10, 2026, to revive interim employment protections for Jane Kaushik, a transwoman teacher who had been unable ...
Deceptive recruitment of Indians for Ukraine war is trafficking: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is examining a petition filed by relatives of 26 Indian nationals who were allegedly trafficked ...
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule: A light that still shows India the way
April 11, 2026, marks the beginning of year-long celebrations of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule's 200th birth anniversary (born April 11, 1827). Prime Minister Naren...
Governor gives assent to legislation against ‘honour killing’
Karnataka's Governor gave assent to the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Tradition ...
Nitin Nabin chairs BJP meeting on Women's Reservation Bill ahead of special parliament session
BJP national president Nitin Nabin chaired nationwide meetings of party functionaries to strategise outreach on the Women's Reservation Bill ahead of a speci...
'BJP to bring UCC in 6 months': Amit Shah pitches common civil law in Bengal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah released BJP's election manifesto ("Sankalp Patra") for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, promising implementation of th...
MP tribal women on 'funeral pyres' oppose river linking
On April 9, 2026, thousands of tribal women and children from Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh laid down on symbolic funeral pyres along the Ken River t...
Explained: In clashes between police and tribals in Odisha, the issue of bauxite mining
Violent clashes erupted on April 7, 2026, in Sagabari village, Kashipur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, when police used force to disperse tribal protester...
In Odisha clashes between police & tribals, bauxite mining in focus
Violent clashes erupted between tribal villagers and police in Kashipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, over the construction of a 3-km access road to th...
Centre plans community kitchens to hold back migrant workers at MSME hubs
The Central Government is planning to extend community kitchen services — providing subsidised or free meals — to major MSME manufacturing clusters to addres...