UGC’s 2026 equity regulations aim to curb campus discrimination by mandating Equal Opportunity Centres and strict accountability, extending protection to OBCs. However, narrow victim definitions, removed safeguards, and imbalanced grievance bodies have triggered opposition and a Supreme Court challenge over fairness and misuse risks.
Click to View MoreThe Cabinet’s extension of Atal Pension Yojana highlights its role in securing unorganised workforce, with strong enrolment and women’s participation. However, inflation risks, low awareness, and irregular contributions persist. Reforms like inflation-indexing, financial literacy, and auto-enrolment are vital to make APY a durable pillar of social justice.
Click to View MoreA Supreme Court-mandated committee said domestic workers do not need a separate law, citing coverage under new Labour Codes. Rights groups disagree, arguing these codes target formal establishments and ignore private households, leaving millions of women workers without social security, maternity benefits, or protection from exploitation.
Click to View MoreThe WEF Global Risks Report 2026 warns that India faces a volatile future dominated by Cybersecurity threats and Income Inequality. Nationally, the failure of public services and social protections ranks third, threatening to stall inclusive growth. Globally, Geoeconomic confrontation has emerged as the premier risk, signaling a shift from military to economic warfare.
Click to View MoreThe debate on lowering age of consent under the POCSO Act has intensified after Supreme Court observations. Strict application criminalises consensual adolescent relationships, especially among 16–18-year-olds. While reform advocates seek judicial discretion or close-in-age exemptions, critics fear greater exploitation. A balanced path needs legal nuance and comprehensive sexuality education.
Click to View MoreThe Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is launching a nationwide cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims under the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019. Offering up to ₹1.5 lakh for seven days, it targets the golden hour, reduces deaths and financial distress, subject to effective implementation.
Click to View MoreAcid attacks persist in India despite strong laws and Supreme Court directives. The failure lies in weak enforcement, unregulated acid sales, delayed compensation and poor rehabilitation. Addressing this crime demands strict implementation, speedy justice, survivor-centric rehabilitation and sustained efforts to challenge patriarchal attitudes.
Click to View MoreAcid attacks persist in India despite strong laws and Supreme Court directives. The failure lies in weak enforcement, unregulated acid sales, delayed compensation and poor rehabilitation. Addressing this crime demands strict implementation, speedy justice, survivor-centric rehabilitation and sustained efforts to challenge patriarchal attitudes.
Click to View MoreThe UMEED Portal aims to digitise and secure Waqf properties through geo-tagging and layered verification, replacing WAMSI. It seeks transparency, curbs encroachment and unlocks welfare potential. Success depends on resolving data gaps, uneven state implementation and strengthening State Waqf Board capacity.
Click to View MoreSurveillance apps are backfiring in welfare delivery. Tools like NMMS, Aadhaar authentication, and Poshan Tracker exclude beneficiaries, burden frontline workers, and threaten privacy. Effective governance needs stronger social audits, human oversight, and a culture of responsibility instead of techno-solutionism.
Click to View MoreThe Mahad Satyagrahas of 1927, led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, transformed a struggle for access to water into India’s earliest assertion of human rights and dignity. By challenging caste-based exclusion and burning the Manusmriti, the movement laid ethical foundations for equality, fraternity, gender justice, and constitutional morality. Its legacy shaped crucial constitutional principles, particularly Article 17, and continues to inform contemporary debates on democracy, rights, and social justice in India.
Click to View MoreDr. B.R. Ambedkar was a jurist, reformer, economist, and the chief architect of India’s Constitution who dedicated his life to securing equality and dignity for the marginalised. Rising from caste oppression, he shaped India’s democratic framework through fundamental rights, social justice provisions, labour reforms, and economic ideas that influenced institutions like the RBI. His conversion to Buddhism symbolised liberation from caste tyranny, and his legacy continues to guide movements for rights and inclusion. His death anniversary, observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas, reflects the belief that he attained ultimate spiritual and social fulfilment.
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