Social Issues

Karur Stampede and Crowd Management: Lessons for Public Safety in India

Karur Stampede and Crowd Management: Lessons for Public Safety in India

The Karur stampede at Vijay’s political rally in Tamil Nadu killed 40 people, including 9 children. This blog examines the...

Drop in Birth Rate and Sex Ratio: Delhi and Patriarchy

Drop in Birth Rate and Sex Ratio: Delhi and Patriarchy

Delhi’s 2024 Births and Deaths Report reveals declining fertility and worsening sex ratio. Explore causes, implications, and policy challenges shaping...

PHC Doctors – Backbone of Rural Healthcare

PHC Doctors – Backbone of Rural Healthcare

Explore the role of Primary Health Centres (PHC) doctors in rural India, challenges of burnout and overload, and reforms needed...

Operation Aaghaat: A Crackdown on Organised Crime in Delhi

Operation Aaghaat: A Crackdown on Organised Crime in Delhi

Operation Aaghaat was launched by Delhi Police in 2025 to curb organised crime. This blog explains its objectives, methods, implications,...

Elderly Care in India: Challenges & Support Systems

Elderly Care in India: Challenges & Support Systems

India’s elderly population will hit 300M by 2050. Explore challenges in healthcare, pensions, abuse, and policies, and the way forward...

Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in India

Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in India

Explore why India’s out-of-pocket health spending remains high despite claims of decline, its impact on poverty, and reforms to reduce...

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)

Learn how the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) compares with NPS and OPS, why uptake is slow, and what it means...

Manki-Munda System and the Challenge of Modern Governance

Context: A recent protest by the Ho tribe in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, against the district administration has brought a century-old...

Balancing Waqf with Faith and Law

Examining Waqf Act 2025, Supreme Court’s interim order, and the balance between religious freedom, accountability, and law. Introduction The Waqf...

Himachal Pradesh as ‘Fully Literate State’

Context: On International Literacy Day, Himachal Pradesh has been declared a ‘Fully Literate State,’ achieving a significant milestone well ahead...

Infant Mortality in India

Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2023 Context: The recently released Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2023 observes that...

Health Governance Challenges in Rural and Slum Areas: Anganwadis as a Powerful Tool for Child Nutrition

Context: The ongoing crisis in Maharashtra’s Anganwadis over poor-quality nutrition and worker protests highlights how gaps in ICDS delivery threaten...

Drug Menace in India: Urgent Challenges, Key Drivers, and Responses

Context: India’s escalating drug crisis has gained urgency with recent busts in Manipur and major seizures across Delhi, Gujarat, and...

Fertility Rate Dips Below Replacement Level

Context: According to the 2023 Sample Registration System (SRS) report released by the Office of the Registrar General of India,...

RTE Exemption to Minority Institutions Needs Urgent Revision

RTE Exemption to Minority Institutions Faces Critical Review Context: The Supreme Court’s recent call to reconsider the blanket exemption of...

Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria fowleri

Brain-eating amoeba is Kerala’s new health emergency Naegleria fowleri: Kerala is currently grappling with a surge in cases of Primary...

FSSAI’s New Labelling Directive

Bold labels on food packs to warn of health risk contents Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India...

Road Accidents in India: Urgent Causes, Policy Gaps, and Powerful Solutions for Safer Roads

Road Accidents in India: Critical Causes, Policy Gaps, and Effective Solutions for Safer Mobility Context: India recorded 1,72,900 road accident...

School Enrolment Decline in 3-11 Age Group: Reveals UDISE+ Report

School Enrolment Decline in 3-11 Age Group: Reveals UDISE+ Report

School Enrolment Crisis in 3-11 Age Group: UDISE+ Reports Alarming 25 Lakh Drop Context: India’s latest UDISE+ 2024-25 data reveals...

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Africa constitutes 40% of those affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases in world Context: With Africa accounting for 40% of the...

Open Defecation

Open defecation in low-income countries four times higher than global average: UN report Context: The recent UN report highlights a...

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