Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
APAAR Scheme: Supreme Court assures parents it will pass order requiring CBSE to provide opt-out, refusal option
The Supreme Court indicated it will direct the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to implement, on a pan-India basis, an Orissa High Court judgment ...
India approves its first dengue vaccine QDENGA after DCGI clearance
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granted market authorisation to QDENGA, making it India's first approved dengue vaccine. The vaccine, developed b...
Maharashtra panel to study ST benefits after Christian conversion allegations
The Maharashtra government constituted a 27-member high-level committee, chaired by the Tribal Development Minister, to examine whether Scheduled Tribe (ST) ...
MP assembly session begins Monday; UCC on agenda, Congress to target govt over ‘land scam’
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly's Monsoon Session opened, scheduled to run from July 20 to 24, 2026 The state cabinet approved a Uniform Civil Code (...
Well-oiled labour supply chain facilitating illegal infiltration of Bangladeshis
Investigations by state police forces have uncovered organised networks of agents facilitating the unauthorised entry of Bangladeshi nationals into India, re...
Not declaring live-in relationship could land couples in jail under Madhya Pradesh’s UCC
The state Cabinet approved a draft Uniform Civil Code Bill for introduction in the state assembly, mandating monogamy across all communities and criminalizin...
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves UCC draft bill for presentation in State Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill for introduction in the state legislative assembly during its monsoon session. The ...
'Equal rights for Ram, Rahim, Ravinder and Robin': CM Mohan Yadav after Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves UCC
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, clearing it for introduction in the state legislative assembly during its monsoo...
Two years on, Ayushman cover reaches only 1.29 crore of 6 crore eligible seniors
Two years after senior citizens were brought under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) umbrella, only about 1.29 crore of an est...
Supreme Court to examine plea for recognition of intersex persons as a distinct class
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking recognition of persons born with congenital variations in sex characteristics (in...
PIL challenges delay in women’s quota Act, seeks rollout before 2029 elections
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking implementation of the Women's Reservation Act's one-third quota provisions...
Under EPFO 3.0, Centre plans pension for gig workers
The central government is drawing up a new universal contributory pension scheme for gig, platform, unorganised and construction sector workers under a broad...
Supreme Court to examine whether persons deleted from voter list in SIR can be denied welfare schemes
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the West Bengal government on a petition seeking a direction that persons whose...
Denying Backward Classes benefits to converts to Islam is unconstitutional
The Madras High Court quashed a Tamil Nadu Government Order (G.O. Ms. No. 15, dated 9 March 2024) that had permitted individuals belonging to Backward Classe...
Five child marriages stopped through court-issued injunctions on a single day in Rajasthan’s Sikar
Five separate child marriages were stopped in Rajasthan's Sikar district on a single day through injunction orders issued by a Judicial Magistrate. The injun...
BRICS nations adopt joint declaration social protection, skills and future of work at Hyderabad meeting
A BRICS ministerial meeting held in Hyderabad adopted a joint declaration on social protection, skills development, and the future of work The declaration co...
Why Ladakh’s plan for 7 hill councils has triggered a political debate
The Ladakh administration has announced that an Autonomous Hill Development Council (AHDC) will be constituted in each of the Union Territory's seven distric...
Amended RPwD Act to include persons internally injured by acid ingestion, Centre tells Supreme Court
The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that it has notified an amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 to extend the...
Madhya Pradesh's UCC draft proposes registration of live-in couples
A government-appointed committee, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, submitted its final Uniform Civil Code (UCC) draft to the state government on 13 J...
Odisha’s recognition of habitat rights for PVTGs marks a revolution in forest rights
Odisha has formally recognized 10 habitat rights claims covering eight Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 — the ...