Category: Social Sector

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj tabled a report raising serious concerns about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wage rates.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj presented the Report on ‘Impact of NSAP on the Poor and Destitute in the Villages’

Cabinet approves “Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II)” for Financial Years 2024-25 to 2028-29

Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) announced that all Anganwadi Centres across India are now registered on the POSHAN Tracker application.

A U.S. national was arrested in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly entering the prohibited tribal reserve area of North Sentinel Island.

Union Government has expressed serious concern over hospitals for not sharing data on organ transplantation activities with the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO).

Leaders of the Hmar Inpui and Zomi Council issue a joint statement calling for restraint and lifting of a shutdown in Manipur’s Churachandpur, following Zomi-Hmar clashes

Current procedure for inclusion of communities in Scheduled Tribes list adequate, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Union Health Minister announced that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers will receive enhanced remuneration.

UN Statistical Commission adopts a new indicator on Minimum Dietary Diversity to track progress towards SDGs

APAAR ID for school students voluntary, but parents, activists worry about growing mandates

Only Tamil language in PM SHRI schools: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan defends NEP and PM SHRI.