Current Affair Category: Social Justice

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 […]

Why in News ?The Delhi zoo’s lone African elephant, Shankar, died of a viral infection that affected his heart, its final post-mortem report has revealed. The Encephalomyocarditis (EMCV) virus, which causes inflammation of heart muscles, was identified as the cause of death. About The Encephalomyocarditis (EMCV) virus: It is a single stranded, RNA virus that […]

Vande Mataram : India’s National Song Why in News ? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has  called on citizens to actively participate in the celebrations marking 150 years of the national song, ‘Vande Mataram,’ on November 7. Addressing the 127th episode of his radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Modi recalled that the iconic song […]

Why in News ? NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and DP World launched the ‘We Rise – Women Entrepreneurs Reimagining Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprises’ initiative. About We Rise Initiative: A joint public–private initiative under WEP’s Award to Reward (ATR) framework. Aimed at identifying and nurturing high-potential women-led MSMEs to become export-ready enterprises. Launched By: NITI […]

The Shram Shakti Niti 2025, India’s draft National Labour and Employment Policy, was released recently by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for public consultation until October 27, 2025. It aims to create a fair, inclusive, and future-ready labour ecosystem, it aligns with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 ,That is Rooted in the ethos […]

Scientists from the U.S. (Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell) and Japan (Shimon Sakaguchi) were jointly awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Their prize-winning breakthrough was the discovery of regulatory T cells and the controlling FOXP3 gene, which prevent the immune system from attacking the body’s own healthy cells. The research has created new avenues for […]

Diethylene Glycol (DEG): Why in News? The Union Health Ministry instructed for strict compliance to the changed Schedule M compliance (Good Manufacturing Practices – GMP) for medicinal products. • After diethylene glycol (DEG) was identified in Coldrif cough syrup samples in Tamil Nadu. • The Ministry warned that drug unit licenses would be cancelled. What […]

Death of Pandit Chhannulal Mishra: A Halt to Hindustani Classical Music Overview: The eminent Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, a masterful exponent of the thumri and devotional songs of Lord Ram, departed from this world in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on October 2, 2025, at the age of 89. Importance: Pandit death invoked a spiritual […]

Caste in India is not an individual problem but a deeply rooted social phenomenon. It survives and thrives because families, communities, and entire social structures enforce and legitimize it. Honour killings — violent acts committed to protect “family honour” when caste norms are defied — represent one of the starkest manifestations of this system. They […]

Why in News ? The Centre is working on a plan to facilitate and standardise blood banking and blood transfusion in veterinary care. The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has invited comments from experts, institutions, and the public on the draft “Guidelines/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) […]