India
India crosses 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses in its national cervical-cancer prevention campaign
The campaign targets 14-year-old girls with a free, voluntary single dose and reports 100% coverage in four states.
Society
India
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to HPV vaccination rollout after consent and safety concerns are raised
The case put informed consent, adverse-event monitoring and public-health evidence in the same courtroom.
India
Supreme Court presses for food warning labels: what could change on packets
The debate turns on when a warning should apply and how quickly it should take effect. The final requirements still need confirmation.
India
Kerala police booked a TV anchor over a debate on a cleric's remarks. The legal issue is speech versus religious offence
Senior journalist Aparna Kurup faces an FIR over remarks made while questioning a cleric's comments on women's conduct, bringing criminal speech law and media freedom into the same case.
Science
India is backing patient-specific 3D-printed bone grafts as an import-substitution technology
The Technology Development Board is supporting Ceramat's effort to commercialise customised calcium-phosphate grafts made with DLP and extrusion-based 3D printing.
India
Supreme Court flags alleged intimidation of a minor protester and raises the question of state protection
The court expressed concern over allegations that a girl who joined a Jantar Mantar protest was being threatened and indicated that her family may need protection.
India
Karnataka is bringing back student-union elections after 37 years
The Cabinet has cleared a framework for college elections without party affiliation, reopening a debate about campus democracy, representation and institutional autonomy.
India
The Supreme Court will take up the marital-rape exception for final hearing in three weeks
The case returns the conflict between marital status, consent, bodily autonomy and criminal-law policy to the constitutional centre.
India
India's One Health Mission is linking human, animal and wastewater surveillance
The surveillance network is tracking 13 pathogens across 47 cities while genomic hubs and a national biosecurity policy are being developed.
India
Maharashtra’s SIR data shows large gaps in some constituencies. The numbers need careful reading
An analysis found higher ‘uncollectable’ rates in many Muslim-heavy seats, but the dataset itself does not identify voters by religion.
Technology
A Delhi High Court PIL is targeting infinite scroll and autoplay, not just harmful content
The petition argues that engagement-maximising design itself should be examined as a regulatory issue, especially for young users.
India
Delhi High Court wants a concrete rabies-elimination plan for 2030
The court has asked the government to explain how it will implement vaccination, sterilisation and animal-birth-control infrastructure.
India
Lumpy Skin Disease is under control, but India is tightening cattle surveillance and vaccination
The animal-husbandry department reports 3,461 active cases and is urging states to maintain vaccination, movement control and vector management.
India
At WHO RC79, health-worker shortages and specialist access took centre stage
India highlighted expansion in medical education as the region adopted the Dili Declaration on equity in specialised care.
India
UP has raised Anganwadi honoraria and added ₹5 lakh health cover
The state also plans wider smartphone use and real-time data systems in Anganwadi centres.
India
Kolkata suspended 40 food licences after a citywide safety drive
Inspections found refrigeration, sanitation and pest-control failures, underlining the enforcement side of food regulation.
Science
Indian researchers have built a single-piece bi-layer dental implant to reduce repeat surgery
The design combines titanium alloy and zirconia in an attempt to improve stability, durability and biocompatibility.
India
J&K medical interns have ended their stipend strike after a government assurance
The dispute highlights how workforce conditions can directly affect public-hospital capacity.
India
The ‘shuddhikaran’ FIR in Uttarakhand has reopened questions about caste, dignity and public space
Police registered a case after complaints over an alleged purification ritual following Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally in Haldwani.
India
India’s ambulance gap is an emergency-care problem, not just a vehicle shortage
The real question is whether India has a coordinated pre-hospital emergency-care network with the right vehicles, staff and response times.
India
Allahabad High Court turns an NSA case into a lesson on administrative accountability
The court’s response to a preventive-detention case goes beyond release: it targets personal accountability for the use of extraordinary state power.
India
A new cancer day-care facility in Vidisha tests decentralised oncology care
The DAE-Tata Memorial model is being extended closer to district-level patients, where travel and continuity of care often become major barriers.
India
India’s packaged-food crackdown is really a governance story
Enforcement against misleading labels, hygiene failures and unsafe products is exposing the gap between food-market growth and regulatory capacity.
India
Women’s reservation is law. The next question is implementation
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says the 33% quota can reshape political leadership; the delimitation-linked implementation path remains the key issue.
India
Why the Western Zonal Council matters for India’s federal system
The 28th Western Zonal Council meeting offers a useful window into how Centre-State coordination works beyond Parliament and the courts.
India
Allahabad High Court’s NSA ruling is a lesson in preventive detention and constitutional limits
The court quashed a student activist’s detention and ordered compensation, putting executive accountability and the right to peaceful dissent back in focus.
India
Poshan Maah 2026 shifts attention to community ownership of Anganwadis
The ninth Rashtriya Poshan Maah is scheduled to begin on September 9 with a governance theme that goes beyond nutrition delivery alone.
India
Four Supreme Court vacancies put the Collegium system back in focus
With all 25 High Courts now having regular Chief Justices, attention has shifted to appointments at the Supreme Court and the unresolved debate over how judges are selected.
India
Border villages are being treated as security infrastructure. The logic behind VVP
VVP-I and VVP-II together carry a ₹11,639 crore outlay, linking connectivity and livelihoods with the strategic goal of sustaining populated border communities.
World
Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000 as rescue enters a harder phase
More than 1,000 people have died and thousands remain missing after the Himalayan disaster. Rescue teams are still trying to reach remote communities and trapped hydropower workers.
Opinion
Perspective: oil chokepoints and AI optimism are pulling markets in opposite directions
Hormuz disruption keeps inflation risk elevated while Nvidia’s outlook continues to support the technology trade.
World
More than 90,000 affected as Himalayan disaster risks trigger fresh evacuations
Rescue work in Nepal was briefly halted after a landslide-dammed lake began overflowing, adding to fears of cascading floods.
Business
India’s forex reserves climb to a record $729.33 billion
RBI data shows reserves rose for an eighth straight week, supported by strong capital inflows and recent measures to attract foreign currency.
India
India’s industrial output growth slows to 6.7% in July
Official data showed manufacturing stayed strong, while mining contracted and overall growth cooled from June’s revised pace.
Culture
‘Toxic’ crosses ₹190 crore worldwide after its second day
The Yash-starrer opened strongly but saw a sharp second-day drop, according to entertainment trade coverage.
Culture
Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s ‘Alpha’ arrives on Netflix
The YRF Spy Universe film began streaming on August 28, nearly two months after its theatrical release.
Technology
More than 100 companies call for a defensive surge against AI-driven cyberattacks
OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and others warned that AI-enabled hacking could become far more widespread in the coming months.
Opinion
Perspective: why RBI communication is becoming a market issue
Recent signals on liquidity and rates have not always pointed in the same direction, increasing the burden on investors to infer policy intent.