Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Manipur: Thousands of Naga women stage sit-in protest, demand release of six men held hostage
The Naga Women's Union, under the aegis of the Senapati District Women Association and parallel bodies across Manipur, organised large-scale sit-in protests ...
Only 8% of Atal Pension Yojana’s subscribers opt for ₹5,000 monthly slab; 87% choose minimum sum of ₹1,000
Data from the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) shows that approximately 87% of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers have chosen the...
Naga body in Manipur petitions PM, seeking release of six Naga captives
On May 13, 2026, six Naga civilians were abducted from Leilon Vaiphei village in Senapati district, Manipur, by unidentified armed groups amid renewed ethnic...
Risk of Ebola spread is high locally but low globally, WHO says
An outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus (a rare species of Ebolavirus distinct from the more common Zaire strain) was confirmed in easter...
Watch: Why WHO is worried about Ebola outbreak | Above the Fold | 20.05.2026
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a P...
Supreme Court dismisses PIL challenging caste enumeration in upcoming Census
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking to challenge the government's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming 16th national Census. A bench o...
PM SVANidhi Scheme, PM Mudra Yojana may face loan repayment stress amid West Asia war
Rising fuel prices have emerged as a significant stress factor for small borrowers under PM SVANidhi (PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi) and PM Mudra Yoja...
Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Addresses 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva
India's Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare addressed the plenary session of the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva, Switzerland, reaffirmi...
Over 400 labourers from four Southern States rescued from bonded labour at Nizamabad brick kilns
More than 400 labourers from four southern states were rescued from bonded labour-like conditions at brick kilns in Nizamabad district, Telangana. The rescue...
India-Bangladesh spar over illegal immigration. New Delhi mum on Dhaka request for consular meeting
India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that 2,862 cases of nationality verification are pending with Bangladesh, some unresolved for over five years,...
Caste slurs in Census forms: SC Commission issues notice to Punjab Census office
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued notices to the Director of Census Operations in Punjab and the Punjab Social Justice Department af...
NHRC asks Centre to review changes to trans law, ‘revisit’ community concerns on self-identification
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued Advisory 2.0 on May 19, 2026, directed to 11 Union Ministries, the Office of the Registrar General and Cen...
Bengal restores 7 pc OBC quota for 66 communities, scraps religion-based categories
The West Bengal government regularised 66 communities that were included in the state's Other Backward Classes (OBC) list prior to March 2010, restoring thei...
Collaboration with India will help counter ‘future pandemics’, says African Union as Ebola outbreak spreads
The African Union has formally called for deeper collaboration with India in public health readiness, biotechnology, pharmaceutical production, and pandemic ...
Leaked NEET Chemistry question bank found at arrested Maharashtra teacher’s home
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a coaching institute owner from Latur, Maharashtra — Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar of RCC Coaching Institu...
Citizenship rule change: Applicants have to declare, surrender passports issued by Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified an amendment to the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, introducing a new provision in Schedule IC of the Citizens...
Parliament standing Committee to review the reforms of National Testing Agency
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports summoned the NTA Chairperson and senior officials from the Ministry of E...
38 million full-time jobs may fall if war in West Asia continues, warns ILO
The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its "Employment and Social Trends May 2026 Update," warning that if the West Asia conflict continues and...
Parliamentry panel summons NTA chief after NEET paper leak; reform in focus
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports summoned the Chairperson of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Se...
Suvendu govt ends religion-based schemes in Bengal, scraps state OBC list
The West Bengal state government has decided to discontinue all welfare schemes introduced by the previous administration that were based on religious catego...