PM-AJAY Scheme: Scheduled Caste Upliftment & Social Justice
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM�...
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Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM�...
Why in news? In her Union Budget speech on 1 February 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of SHE‑Marts—community‑ow...
Why in News? On 15 May 2026 the Union Ministry of Education and the West Bengal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the PM SH...
Why in news? A parliamentary panel recently expressed concern that contributions to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) have fallen sharply—...
Why in news? An evaluation commissioned by the Union Ministry of Rural Development found that fixed pensions under the National Social Assistance Prog...
Why in news? On International Nurses Day (12 May 2026) President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards on 15 nursing profe...
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 (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Ca...
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? The Union Ministry of Health released revised guidelines for the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0. The updated programme expan...
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...