Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Delhi at 66%, but only 22% deaths nationwide have certified cause
Data reveals that only 22% of deaths nationwide have a medically certified cause of death (MCCD), despite the scheme being in operation for decades. Delhi le...
Shorter all-oral TB regimens cost-effective in India: ICMR study
An economic evaluation by ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR), found th...
T.N. CM Stalin’s surprise bonanza: ₹5,000 credited to bank accounts of 1.31 crore women today
The Tamil Nadu government credited Rs 5,000 each to the bank accounts of 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (Women's Ri...
Minister’s adverse remarks in Rajasthan Assembly on right to health spark controversy
Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar questioned the need for the Right to Health Act in the state Assembly, stating that the government's existi...
With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu recorded 33 deceased organ donors in January 2026, setting a new monthly record for the state. Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital was ...
Workers join Bharat bandh in Maharashtra, demand to scrap new labour codes
A 24-hour nationwide strike (Bharat Bandh) was observed on February 12, 2026, called by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions protesting the four new l...
Air pollution, lifestyle factors why Indians suffer heart attacks 10 years earlier than Westerners, say cardiologists
Cardiologists have highlighted that Indians develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) nearly a decade earlier than Western populations, with heart attacks increas...
FOGSI seeks rollback of NEET-PG percentile cuts, flags ‘pay-to-enter’ risk
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) formally urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to review and withdraw the red...
BJP MPs raise issues of voting rights for undertrials, water crisis, healthcare in Rajya Sabha
Members of Parliament raised multiple issues in the Rajya Sabha including voting rights for undertrials, inter-basin water transfer projects, high-speed rail...
VB-G RAM G: when a policy shift meets rural realities
The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar Aajeevika Mission (Grameen), or VB-G RAM G, passed by Parliament on December 18, 2025, and approved by the President...
Sitharaman counters LoP on farmers, food security & data
During the Union Budget 2026-27 debate in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister responded to the Leader of Opposition's allegations that the government had "so...
Behind Madhya Pradesh cough syrup deaths: Bad batch, compromised system, a phone call
At least 25 children died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district after consuming Coldrif cough syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic indu...
Behind Assam’s contentious Special Revision: Why over 10 lakh names have been deleted from voter list
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll for Assam on 10 February 2026 after a Special Revision (SR) covering all 126 Assemb...
‘Too Harvard-oriented’: Why Supreme Court is revisiting its guide on gender stereotypes
The Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, has described the 2023 "Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes" as "too Harvard-oriented" a...
Less than half of those trained under PM-DAKSH scheme for SCs, BCs, DNTs got jobs
Data reveals that less than half of those trained under the PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi) scheme for Scheduled Castes, B...
Villagers skip meeting convened by Odisha govt over Anganwadi boycott row
An Anganwadi centre in Nuagaon village, Ghadiaamal gram panchayat, Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district in Odisha has remained non-functional for over 80 da...
‘Defective processes’: Odisha rights panel calls for high-level probe into relocation of villages near tiger reserve
The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the state government to constitute a high-level inquiry committee within four weeks to investigate irr...
No-confidence motion discussion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla likely on March 9: Sources
The Congress party submitted a no-confidence motion (technically, a removal resolution under Article 94(c)) against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, signed by 118...
Delhi burns its waste openly, chokes itself more
Delhi continues to suffer from chronic, severe air pollution intensified by widespread open burning of municipal solid waste (MSW), despite legal prohibition...
Manipur violence: Curfew imposed, internet suspended in Ukhrul after fresh clashes, security forces deployed
Curfew was imposed and internet services were suspended across Ukhrul district in Manipur following a firing incident and arson attack in the Litan Sareikhon...