The government removed 2.25 crore ineligible beneficiaries using Aadhaar-seeding and data analytics to curb leakage and improve targeting. The move supports fiscal prudence and Shanta Kumar Committee reforms but risks excluding deserving people, making strong grievance systems and an updated coverage cap essential to protect the right to food.
Click to View MoreThe full potential of Community Forest Rights under the FRA is stalled by departmental resistance, legislative dilution, and lack of community awareness, necessitating a mission-mode push with technology and coordinated governance to empower Gram Sabhas and correct historical injustices.
Click to View MoreGen Z protests have erupted in Mexico after the assassination of Uruapan’s mayor, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez. Mobilised online, the non-partisan movement denounces systemic violence and rejects Sheinbaum’s “hugs, not bullets” policy. Government claims of right-wing backing have heightened the political standoff.
Click to View MoreLegal aid upholds the constitutional promise of “justice for all” by offering free legal services to the marginalized. Through NALSA and state authorities, it narrows the gap between rich and poor, ensuring that financial or social disadvantages never restrict access to justice.
Click to View MoreA G20 report by the World Inequality Lab warns that India’s wealth is heavily concentrated, with the top 1% holding 40.1% of national wealth while the bottom half owns only 6.4%. It urges G20 nations to impose a 2% global minimum tax on billionaires to curb inequality.
Click to View MoreIndia’s mental health crisis stems from a treatment gap, too few professionals, and strong stigma. Policies like the 2017 Act and Tele-MANAS help, but funding and implementation remain weak. India must strengthen primary care, expand its workforce, and normalize help-seeking to protect public health and equity.
Click to View MoreAI mental health tools improve access and affordability but create serious risks. Data privacy, bias and the absence of human empathy can harm vulnerable users. India must enforce strong rules like the DPDP Act and ensure a human-in-the-loop model so AI supports, not replaces, real care.
Click to View MoreThe Supreme Court to review the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which bars couples with a surviving child from using surrogacy. The case tests whether the state can restrict reproductive autonomy under Article 21, balancing individual freedom against surrogate exploitation concerns.
Click to View MoreThe Supreme Court expressed serious concern over misuse of the POCSO Act to criminalise consensual adolescent relationships. It emphasized urgent legal awareness, especially among young men, and considered adding gender equality and legal literacy to school curricula to balance child protection with adolescent autonomy.
Click to View MoreThe Maldives has become the first country to implement a generational tobacco ban, prohibiting the sale and use of tobacco for anyone born after January 1, 2007, aiming to create a tobacco-free generation and advance WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) objectives.
Click to View MoreAyushman Bharat PM-JAY is the world's largest government-funded health assurance scheme. It provides a health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to over 12 crore poor and vulnerable families, offering cashless treatment at empaneled hospitals across India.
Click to View MoreClimate change acts as a threat multiplier, worsening gender-based violence by deepening poverty, displacement, and resource stress. Women face higher risks of domestic abuse, exploitation, and child marriage during climate crises. Integrating gender justice and empowering women in climate action are vital for safety and sustainable development.
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