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SEHAT Mission: Linking Agriculture and Health
Why in news? Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan jointly launched the SEHAT Mission (“Science Exce...
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Why in news? Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan jointly launched the SEHAT Mission (“Science Exce...
Why in news? On 7 May 2026 the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‑Habitat) unveiled the Catalogue of Solutions 2026‑2029 during the se...
Why in news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently introduced the JANANI platform (Joint Action for Nutritional Assessment and Newborn In...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Health released revised guidelines for the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0. The updated programme expan...
Why in news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published new standards for medical assistive technologies, aligned with the National List of Essent...
Why in news? Each year 1 May is observed as International Labour Day or May Day to honour workers and recognise their contributions to society. In 202...
Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) announced an Aadhaar‑based portal called E‑PRAAPTI to help workers trace old prov...
Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited nominations for the 2026 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. The national awar...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced the launch of NMBA App 2.0 to strengthen monitoring of the Nasha Mukt Bharat...
Why in news? Tribal communities in Odisha’s Koraput and Kalahandi districts have been asserting their rights over kendu (tendu) leaves under the For...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment released new data on the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMAST...
Why in news? The World Health Organization’s Executive Board has approved a resolution urging member states to improve diagnosis and treatment for h...
Why in news? The government has widened the Prime Minister Internship Scheme to include final‑year undergraduate and postgraduate students. Until no...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihoo...
Why in news? The Muthuvan community of Kerala came into the spotlight when elders and youth organised a convention to preserve their endangered langua...
Why in news? The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has set aside a district‑level committee’s decision that rejected community forest righ...
Why in news? India’s Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the final conference of the World Anti‑Doping Agency’s Global Anti‑Doping ...
Why in news? On 17 April 2026, members of the Chenchu tribe living in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve submitted a petition to the state’s Planni...
Why in news? The Bombay High Court recently heard a petition seeking government support for children with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), ...
Why in news? The National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) has reported a record disbursement of more than ₹613 crore d...