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Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Vulnerable Sections

New EPS rules leave out clause on higher pension, Pg14

EPS 2026 omits clause for higher pension option, impacting employees seeking benefits on salaries exceeding ₹15,000 monthly.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Vulnerable Sections

12 Mar, 2026

New EPS rules leave out clause on higher pension, Pg14

EPS 2026 omits clause for higher pension option, impacting employees seeking benefits on salaries exceeding ₹15,000 monthly.

12 Mar, 2026

Women and Women's Organizations Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment Economics of Animal Rearing

Holding up half the sky on India’s farms, Pg8

Women constitute half of India's agricultural workforce, yet face underreporting, wage gaps, and limited land ownership, hindering economic empowerment.

Women and Women's Organizations Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment Economics of Animal Rearing

12 Mar, 2026

Holding up half the sky on India’s farms, Pg8

Women constitute half of India's agricultural workforce, yet face underreporting, wage gaps, and limited land ownership, hindering economic empowerment.

12 Mar, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Education Sector

Reforming choice-based education, Pg9

Analysis reveals choice-based education reforms in Kerala face implementation challenges due to systemic rigidities and inadequate teacher preparedness.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Education Sector

12 Mar, 2026

Reforming choice-based education, Pg9

Analysis reveals choice-based education reforms in Kerala face implementation challenges due to systemic rigidities and inadequate teacher preparedness.

12 Mar, 2026

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism India and its Neighbourhood Relations

Youth-backed RSP win signals Nepal’s new political era, Pg8

Youth-backed RSP's landslide victory in Nepal signals new political era, offering India opportunity to reshape bilateral relations through development.

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism India and its Neighbourhood Relations

12 Mar, 2026

Youth-backed RSP win signals Nepal’s new political era, Pg8

Youth-backed RSP's landslide victory in Nepal signals new political era, offering India opportunity to reshape bilateral relations through development.

12 Mar, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector

Govt warns: Sale of weight loss drug generics only on doctor’s prescription, Pg4

CDSCO mandates doctor's prescription for generic semaglutide sales, prohibits misleading promotion of weight loss drugs, ensuring rational use.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector

12 Mar, 2026

Govt warns: Sale of weight loss drug generics only on doctor’s prescription, Pg4

CDSCO mandates doctor's prescription for generic semaglutide sales, prohibits misleading promotion of weight loss drugs, ensuring rational use.

12 Mar, 2026

Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector

Withdrawing life-support: the legal procedure and the hurdles, Pg16

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia, highlighting legal guidelines, challenges, and the importance of living wills in end-of-life decisions.

Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector

12 Mar, 2026

Withdrawing life-support: the legal procedure and the hurdles, Pg16

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia, highlighting legal guidelines, challenges, and the importance of living wills in end-of-life decisions.

12 Mar, 2026

Separation of Powers and Dispute Redressal Mechanisms Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector

After daughters’ deaths, two parents’ fight leads to SC push for Covid jab no-fault compensation, Pg14

Supreme Court mandates Covid-19 vaccine no-fault compensation policy following parents' legal battle after daughters' deaths due to side effects.

Separation of Powers and Dispute Redressal Mechanisms Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector

12 Mar, 2026

After daughters’ deaths, two parents’ fight leads to SC push for Covid jab no-fault compensation, Pg14

Supreme Court mandates Covid-19 vaccine no-fault compensation policy following parents' legal battle after daughters' deaths due to side effects.

12 Mar, 2026

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary

Can't decide creamy layer solely on basis of income: SC (Rejects Centre's plea against rulings of 3 HCs), Pg11

Supreme Court rules creamy layer status cannot be solely based on parental income, prevents hostile discrimination against PSU/private employees' children.

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary

12 Mar, 2026

Can't decide creamy layer solely on basis of income: SC (Rejects Centre's plea against rulings of 3 HCs), Pg11

Supreme Court rules creamy layer status cannot be solely based on parental income, prevents hostile discrimination against PSU/private employees' children.

12 Mar, 2026

Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary Health Sector Ethical Issues in International Relations and Funding

In a first, SC allows passive euthanasia for man in vegetative state for 13 years, Pg3

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia for man in vegetative state, urges Centre to enact comprehensive law on end-of-life care.

Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary Health Sector Ethical Issues in International Relations and Funding

12 Mar, 2026

In a first, SC allows passive euthanasia for man in vegetative state for 13 years, Pg3

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia for man in vegetative state, urges Centre to enact comprehensive law on end-of-life care.

12 Mar, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Vulnerable Sections

Jal Jeevan mission gets extension up to 2028, Pg10

Jal Jeevan Mission extended to 2028 with increased funding, shifting focus from infrastructure to ensuring reliable water delivery.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Vulnerable Sections

11 Mar, 2026

Jal Jeevan mission gets extension up to 2028, Pg10

Jal Jeevan Mission extended to 2028 with increased funding, shifting focus from infrastructure to ensuring reliable water delivery.

11 Mar, 2026

Population and Associated Issues Poverty and Developmental Issues Health Sector

Catch them young, Pg6

Childhood obesity crisis: India to have 20 million obese children by 2040, necessitating urgent health interventions and policy changes.

Population and Associated Issues Poverty and Developmental Issues Health Sector

11 Mar, 2026

Catch them young, Pg6

Childhood obesity crisis: India to have 20 million obese children by 2040, necessitating urgent health interventions and policy changes.

11 Mar, 2026

Women and Women's Organizations Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure Doctrine Parliament and State Legislatures

Centre for delinking women's quota from Census; explores lottery for polls, Pg9

Centre considers amending Women's Reservation Act for earlier implementation via lottery system before 2027 elections, seeking consensus from opposition parties.

Women and Women's Organizations Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure Doctrine Parliament and State Legislatures

11 Mar, 2026

Centre for delinking women's quota from Census; explores lottery for polls, Pg9

Centre considers amending Women's Reservation Act for earlier implementation via lottery system before 2027 elections, seeking consensus from opposition parties.

11 Mar, 2026

Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary Vulnerable Sections Health Sector

Frame relief policy for adverse events after Covid shot: SC to Govt, Pg14

Supreme Court directs Centre to formulate compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination, emphasizing state's welfare responsibility.

Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary Vulnerable Sections Health Sector

11 Mar, 2026

Frame relief policy for adverse events after Covid shot: SC to Govt, Pg14

Supreme Court directs Centre to formulate compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination, emphasizing state's welfare responsibility.

11 Mar, 2026

Women and Women's Organizations Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary

UCC effective answer, we leave it to wisdom of legislature, says SC, Pg3

Supreme Court advocates for Uniform Civil Code to address discrimination against Muslim women in Shariat law, defers to legislature's wisdom.

Women and Women's Organizations Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Structure and Functioning of Executive and Judiciary

11 Mar, 2026

UCC effective answer, we leave it to wisdom of legislature, says SC, Pg3

Supreme Court advocates for Uniform Civil Code to address discrimination against Muslim women in Shariat law, defers to legislature's wisdom.

11 Mar, 2026

Health Sector Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

We now know why some people had severe blood clots after COVID shots, PgII

Research reveals how COVID-19 adenovirus vaccines triggered rare blood clots due to antibody mutation, paving way for safer vaccines.

Health Sector Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

10 Mar, 2026

We now know why some people had severe blood clots after COVID shots, PgII

Research reveals how COVID-19 adenovirus vaccines triggered rare blood clots due to antibody mutation, paving way for safer vaccines.

10 Mar, 2026

Women and Women's Organizations Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Parliament and State Legislatures

Govt. sends feelers to Opposition on women’s quota Act implementation, Pg10

Government explores amendments to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, potentially expediting women's reservation implementation by bypassing Census and delimitation.

Women and Women's Organizations Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Parliament and State Legislatures

10 Mar, 2026

Govt. sends feelers to Opposition on women’s quota Act implementation, Pg10

Government explores amendments to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, potentially expediting women's reservation implementation by bypassing Census and delimitation.

10 Mar, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability

Bitter milk, Pg6

Andhra Pradesh milk contamination tragedy exposes regulatory failures, raising concerns over food safety and informal dairy oversight.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability

10 Mar, 2026

Bitter milk, Pg6

Andhra Pradesh milk contamination tragedy exposes regulatory failures, raising concerns over food safety and informal dairy oversight.

10 Mar, 2026

Health Sector Science and Technology in Everyday Life Space Technology

ISRO teams up with AIIMS to study impact of space missions on astronauts' health, Pg4

ISRO partners with AIIMS to study and mitigate health risks faced by astronauts during space missions, ensuring astronaut safety.

Health Sector Science and Technology in Everyday Life Space Technology

10 Mar, 2026

ISRO teams up with AIIMS to study impact of space missions on astronauts' health, Pg4

ISRO partners with AIIMS to study and mitigate health risks faced by astronauts during space missions, ensuring astronaut safety.

10 Mar, 2026

Women and Women's Organizations Effects of Globalization on Indian Society E Technology in Aid of Farmers

For women farmers, AI is an opportunity, Pg11

AI poised to empower women farmers, boost productivity, and bridge digital divide in Indian agriculture sector, especially in diversified commodities.

Women and Women's Organizations Effects of Globalization on Indian Society E Technology in Aid of Farmers

10 Mar, 2026

For women farmers, AI is an opportunity, Pg11

AI poised to empower women farmers, boost productivity, and bridge digital divide in Indian agriculture sector, especially in diversified commodities.

10 Mar, 2026