Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
How an expecting mother’s booster shots can protect her newborn from a host of diseases
Vaccines recommended during pregnancy — including Tdap, COVID-19 boosters, influenza, and the RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) — protect newborns by transferring matern...
Simply Put: India warming
India's landmass has warmed by approximately 0.9°C during 2015–2024 relative to the 1901–1930 baseline — above the global average land warming — with norther...
Ladakh groups seek meeting with Shah and steps to build trust
Civil society groups and tribal rights organisations in Ladakh submitted demands ahead of a high-level meeting between the Union Home Ministry and Ladakh rep...
India-New Zealand FTA: Temporary Employment Entry offers 5,000 work visas for skilled Indians — check key features
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on April 27, 2026, includes a dedicated Temporary Employment Entry (TEE) pathway for skilled Indian ...
How AI helped promote community-led development in Rajasthan
A pilot project named AI4WaterPolicy was conducted across 50 villages in two Rajasthan districts — Sirohi and Pali — over a six-month period to test whether ...
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App launched to strengthen monitoring and institutional coordination under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the upgraded Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App on April 24, 2026, in Chandigarh during the op...
Why typhoid is becoming harder to treat in India
Doctors and public health researchers have raised alarm over typhoid becoming progressively harder to treat in India, driven by the misuse of antibiotics, po...
Clashes across Manipur’s valley as protests against killing of 2 Meitei children spiral
On April 7, 2026, a mortar/explosive attack on a house in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village, Bishnupur district, Manipur, killed two children — a five-year-old...
Bill for three-year pause on H-1B visas introduced in U.S. Congress
The "End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026" was introduced in the US House of Representatives, proposing a three-year suspension of new H-1B visa petitions while t...
WHO approves first malaria treatment for infants
The World Health Organization granted prequalification status to Coartem Baby (artemether-lumefantrine), the first antimalarial formulation specifically desi...
FPOs struggling, policy paper recommends government aid
A policy paper by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has documented systemic challenges faced by Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) acros...
Census 2027: States asked to identify vulnerable areas, keep biased enumerators out
The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India directed district magistrates and municipal commissioners to conduct a revenue village-wise exercise t...
Urdu no longer mandatory for J&K revenue services; sparks row
The J&K Revenue Department issued draft recruitment rules for non-gazetted revenue service posts, in which the clause making Urdu a compulsory language requi...
Manipur Violence: Three killed in two separate incidents in Ukhrul district
Three people were killed in two separate armed incidents in Manipur's Ukhrul district on April 24, 2026, as violence between Kuki-Zo and Naga (Tangkhul) comm...
A sweeping new H-1B Bill has raised alarm. What does it mean for Indian students and working professionals?
A sweeping new piece of legislation — the "End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026" — was introduced in the US legislature on April 22, 2026, with seven Republican c...
Karnataka approves revised internal reservation for SCs within 15 pc quota
A special meeting of the Karnataka Cabinet cleared a revised internal reservation formula for Scheduled Castes within the overall 15% SC quota, paving the wa...
Domestic work and its quest for recognition
A recent analysis highlights the persistent struggle of domestic workers in India to achieve legal recognition, formal employment protections, and social sec...
State govts taking steps towards UCC implementation based on Constitution: Union minister
Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to enforce the Uniform Civil Code, with effect from January 27, 2025, following passage of the Uttara...
Women entry in Sabarimala: Supreme Court says it won’t rely on ‘WhatsApp University’ in religious freedom cases
A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court is hearing a reference arising from the Sabarimala review petitions, examining the broader scope of re...
Government Strengthens MSP Procurement in Chhattisgarh; Launches First-Ever Structured Pulse Procurement in Bihar under Atmanirbhar Mission
Under the PM-AASHA scheme, procurement operations for chana (chickpea) and masoor (lentil) at Minimum Support Price (MSP) have been significantly scaled up i...