Current Affair Category: Social Justice

 Why in News ? The Rajya Sabha passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 on Wednesday via a voice vote. This follows the Lok Sabha’s clearance of the bill just a day prior, effectively opening the Indian insurance sector to 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Key Legislative Changes: The passing […]

Why in News ? The Centre is set to replace the two-decade-old national rural employment scheme – MGNREGA – with a new legislative framework titled the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025. The Bill, aimed at aligning rural livelihoods with the government’s long-term development vision, has been listed for introduction […]

Why in News ?  India’s parliament has seen the introduction of a new bill that grants employees the power to ignore work communications outside official hours. The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, targets the constant connectivity that blurs boundaries between professional and personal life. Employees gain the legal right to switch off from calls, emails, […]

Why in News? Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced a new agreement to make the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine significantly more accessible and affordable globally. Core Achievement: The deal is expected to deliver substantial financial savings, which will be used to procure millions of additional vaccine doses, leading to […]

Why in News ? India has entered a new labour era with the government implementing the Four Labour Codes— the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020), and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020) — marking one of the most sweeping workforce reforms since Independence. Calling it a […]

Silent Public Health Disaster: Groundwater contamination causes skeletal deformities, fluorosis, and chronic illnesses in villages. Families spend scarce income on medical care, worsening poverty. Children face long-term cognitive and physical impairments. National Data Shows a Crisis: Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2024: nearly 20% of samples from 440+ districts exceed safe limits. Punjab: one-third of samples […]

Why in news ? The tribal Ministry has recently said that the Union government has to ensure that the schemes related to tribes like  Forest Conservation Act (FCA) and particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) continue to uplift their socio –economic conditions. Key points : Flagship schemes for tribal welfare: PM-JANMAN: Targets Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups […]

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) affecting Mauritania and Senegal in Western Africa. Why in news ? Officials in the West African country of The Gambia report the first human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF). About Rift Valley Fever: It is caused by a Phlebovirus belonging to the Phenuiviridae family. It primarily affects animals such as […]

8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) : Issues  & Way forward The Central Government has created 8th CPC Chairperson: Former Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Member: Prof Pulak Ghosh (IIM Bangalore) – Part-time Member Pankaj Jain, IAS (Secretary, Government of India) – Member Secretary Timeline: The report is to be submitted in 18 months. What is a […]

Why is it in News?  On November 1, 2025 – Kerala Piravi Day – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced in the assembly that Kerala has completely removed all extreme poverty and that it is the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty! The announcement marked the end of the Implementation of the Project of Extreme […]