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Why in news?The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment reported on 16 October 2026 that 18,093 villages had been declared Adarsh Grams. That figur...
Why in news?Health officials in Kerala's Kozhikode district reviewed measles transmission on 14 October 2026 and planned stronger prevention and vacci...
Why in news?The Central Adoption Resource Authority's nationwide directions address three linked weaknesses in the adoption system: procedural shortcu...
Why in news?The Union Cabinet approved a further five years of the National Social Assistance Programme on 14 October 2026, with an outlay of ₹53,42...
Why in news?India's Tele-MANAS mental-health service has received 47,75,644 calls since its launch on 10 October 2022. The Health Ministry reported th...
Why in news?MY Bharat organised Neighbourhood Youth Parliaments and Yuva Melas on 10 October as part of its drug-prevention outreach. The Youth Affair...
Why in news? The Union education ministry described a large school-awareness effort around PRASHAST on 8 October 2026. More than 60,000 schools partic...
Why in news? Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda launched Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) teams in New Delhi on 8 October 2026. Their first phase covers 5...
Why in news?Gujarat announced a voluntary relocation scheme for Maldhari families living in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary on 1 October 2026. Maldharis are ...
Why in news? A distribution programme in New Delhi on 2 October 2026 provided 662 assistive devices to 114 senior citizens. The Social Justice and Emp...
Why in news?India's rural housing programme is implementing an expansion approved in 2024, rather than a new decision announced on 28 September. The C...
Why in news?India co-hosted the launch of OneSCD, a global partnership for sickle-cell care, in New York on 23 September. The event took place alongsi...
