World AIDS Day highlights global solidarity and India’s ongoing efforts to control HIV/AIDS through expanded testing, rights-based laws, and wider ART access. India has reduced new infections and AIDS-related deaths significantly, yet challenges persist due to stigma, late diagnosis, treatment interruptions, and high-burden pockets such as the Northeast. Government initiatives under NACP, the “Test and Treat” policy, PMTCT, and Mission Sampark have strengthened prevention-to-care services. Moving forward, India must shift toward community-led systems, universal annual screening in high-risk districts, integrated HIV–TB–NCD care, and youth-focused prevention to accelerate progress toward ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
Click to View MoreThe domestic workforce, mostly women from marginalized communities, faces exploitation due to informal work and lack of rights. Denied fair wages and protection, they remain invisible. The Supreme Court directed the Centre to form an expert committee to draft a protective law.
Click to View MoreIndia’s 10.74 crore DNT/NT/SNT population remains marginalized despite decriminalization; expanding schemes, legal protections, and community-led initiatives, inspired by global models, can promote inclusive development, supporting India’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Click to View MoreThe Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025, aims to address issues like precarious employment, income volatility, lack of social security, poor working conditions, and algorithmic control in India's gig economy, which is expected to employ 23.5 million workers by 2029-30.
Click to View MoreThe SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act protects Scheduled Castes/Tribes from violence. A Madras High Court ruling now mandates immediate FIRs, denying preliminary inquiries and anticipatory bail. The Act, which sets strict penalties and aids victims, faces challenges like under-reporting, investigation delays, and low conviction rates.
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