Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
World Health Assembly recognises stroke as a public health priority for the first time
The World Health Assembly (WHA), meeting at its 79th session in Geneva on 22 May 2026, adopted the first-ever global resolution specifically recognising stro...
Ayushman Bharat enrollment begins in West Bengal, benefits likely from July: CM Suvendu Adhikari
Enrollment under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) commenced in West Bengal in May 2026, with benefits expected to become operati...
DDWS Holds a National Level Review Meeting with Deputy Commissioners/ District Magistrates/ Collectors on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a national-level review meeting with Deputy Commissioners,...
Second Preparatory Meeting of BRICS Women’s Working Group convened by the Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Second Preparatory Meeting of the BRICS Women's Working Group under India's BRICS Chairship was convened virtually on 22 May 2026, chaired by Anil Malik,...
SRS indicates India in throes of demographic transition
The Registrar General of India released the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024, revealing that India's demographic transition is deepen...
'If both parents are IAS officers, why reservation?' Supreme Court questions quota for creamy layer
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan) made sharp observations questioning why children of economically and profe...
Can parametric insurance really put a price on extreme heat — and protect India’s informal workers from its growing economic toll?
Parametric insurance pilots targeting informal women workers in Delhi and Faridabad automatically pay out cash when recorded temperatures cross pre-set thres...
What central exam body told Parliamentary panel on NEET-UG cancellation
The National Testing Agency (NTA) appeared before a Parliamentary Standing Committee to explain the circumstances surrounding the NEET-UG paper leak and the ...
Number of unincorporated enterprises rose by 17% in the Jan-March quarter
The National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector E...
India-Africa Forum Summit postponed in wake of Ebola virus outbreak
The Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), scheduled to be held in New Delhi from May 28–31, 2026, was postponed by the Ministry of External Affairs (ME...
Injectable cosmetic products not permitted under law, says drug regulator CDSCO
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) published a public notice listing injectable cosmetic products — including hyaluronic acid fillers, b...
No more cosmetic injection as DCGI tightens rules - Here's what professionals can no longer do
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) issued updated guidelines clarifying that injectable cosmetic products — including hyaluronic acid dermal filler...
Government issues Ebola advisory for passengers arriving from DR Congo, Uganda and South Sudan
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a travel advisory cautioning Indian citizens against non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Cong...
India’s unincorporated businesses rise to 9.2 crores in Q4FY26
The NSO quarterly bulletin for January–March 2026 (Q4 FY26) recorded 9.2 crore unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in India — a 16.7% year-on-year...
Unincorporated establishments surge to over 9 cr; jobs hit 15-cr mark: Govt survey
The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the latest Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) data, showing that the number of unincor...
Migrants not in CAA ambit to be deported: West Bengal CM Suvendu
West Bengal's opposition-led state government stated that migrants who do not fall within the ambit of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 would be subj...
Forest-dwelling tribes push for direct recruitment
Tribal communities residing on the fringes of forests — particularly from among the most socio-economically disadvantaged groups — are demanding implementati...
Analysing India’s budgets for justice
An analysis of India's state and central budgets for the justice system reveals a persistent structural imbalance: police (enforcement) receive the overwhelm...
CPI seeks legal guidelines for regulating online medicine sales
Demands have been raised for the government to introduce legally binding guidelines for online medicine sales (e-pharmacies) in India, including strengthenin...
97 pc urban wards across country now covered by door-to-door waste collection: Centre
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that 97% of urban municipal wards across India are now covered under door-to-door waste collection, marki...