Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal Affairs
A formal letter was sent to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs flagging what was described as "flagrant violations" of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in the e...
Out-of-pocket expenditure on health shows declining trend, states latest National Health Accounts
The latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for 2022-23 show that out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a share of total health expenditure has decline...
Cabinet extends SARTHAK-PDS scheme for 5 yrs with Rs 25,530-crore outlay
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS scheme on 27 May 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 25,530 crore covering five yea...
Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting Live Updates: India, US sign critical minerals deal on sidelines of Quad meet
On 26 May 2026, India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement to deepen cooperation on securing supplies of critical minerals and rare e...
Canada PM Carney’s visit to India reset ties after 2023 killing of Sikh activist, Piyush Goyal says
India and Canada have formally reset bilateral relations following nearly two years of diplomatic strain that began after the June 2023 killing of a Sikh act...
Centre forms high-level panel on demographic change led by Justice Naolekar
The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-level committee to examine demographic changes across India caused by illegal immigration and other facto...
'Infiltration a major challenge': Amit Shah says panel on 'unnatural demographic change' set up
The Central Government has constituted a high-level committee to study demographic changes occurring across India due to illegal immigration and other factor...
From polygamy and live-in relationships to inheritance: What Assam’s sweeping UCC Bill seeks to regulate
Assam's Uniform Civil Code Bill, introduced in the state assembly on May 26, 2026, proposes the most comprehensive overhaul of personal law in the state's hi...
Govt expands Ebola vigil, all incoming passengers to be screened
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed all international airports to activate enhanced health screening for passengers arriving from or trans...
Assam tables UCC Bill: What the proposed law says about live-in relationships, polygamy
The Assam government tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state assembly on May 26, 2026, making Assam the third state to enact such legislation a...
No provision of UCC will be imposed on tribals, says Amit Shah asks communities not to fall for ‘conspiracies’
Senior Union government leaders, including the Home Minister, publicly stated that no provision of the Uniform Civil Code will be imposed on Scheduled Tribes...
Assam: Resolution moved for early implementation of 33% reservation for women in state assemblies
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed a resolution urging the early implementation of 33% reservation for women in state legislative assemblies, as provided ...
'Girls shouldn't give up education and do domestic work': SC stresses access to toilets, sanitary napkins
The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment dated January 30, 2026 (Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 133), declared that menstrual he...
NHRC seeks inclusion of distinct categories like ‘Intersex’, ‘Transmen’ & 'Transwomen' in upcoming Census
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued Advisory 2.0 on May 19, 2026, to all Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories, see...
No threat to tribal rights under UCC: Amit Shah
The Union Home Minister, speaking at an event in Delhi, assured tribal communities that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will not threaten their culture, traditi...
Development and tribal protection in Great Nicobar not mutually exclusive: Jual Oram
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has stated that development and tribal protection in Great Nicobar Island are not mutually exclusive, defending the ₹81,000 cr...
Lakhs of tribals gather at Red Fort to demand removal of converted Muslims, Christians from ST list
Approximately 1.5 lakh tribal people gathered at the Red Fort grounds in New Delhi, demanding that tribals who have converted to Islam or Christianity be rem...
Amit Shah says UCC will not affect tribals, urges community not to fall for ‘conspiracies’
At a tribal cultural conclave held at Red Fort grounds on May 24, 2026 — organised to mark the 150th birth anniversary year of Birsa Munda — the Union Govern...
Surviving a city on ₹13,690
The Uttar Pradesh government revised minimum wages effective April 2026 — the first substantive revision in 12 years — increasing wages for unskilled workers...
Only 6 states now have fertility rate above replacement level
India's national Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined to 2.0 as per NFHS-5 (2019–21), falling below the replacement level of 2.1 for the first time in Ind...