CARA issues directions for structured counselling services in adoption process to ensure emotional well-being of both the children and the families involved | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has issued comprehensive directions to all State Adoption Resource Agencies (SARAs) to strengthen and institutionalise structured counselling services throughout the adoption process — … Read more
The story so far: A recent report by the World Bank has generated significant debate with regard to the true picture of inequality in the Indian economy. The report outlined a number of salutary outcomes; not only had extreme poverty reduced drastically, inequality had reduced too. The Gini coefficient — a measure of inequality that … Read more
Students at SC, ST, BC and Minorities residential schools and colleges do not find egg, meat or fruits in their daily diet, or even school uniforms to wear, just a few weeks into the start of the new academic year. Contractors and suppliers of these essentials are vexed as their payments are pending for several … Read more
The Kerala High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the state government’s stance of not proceeding with the legislation to ban black magic, sorcery and other inhuman practices. The state told the High Court that it has decided not to pass such a law, and this decision was taken by the state cabinet— which means it is … Read more
Kolkata, West Bengal, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari on June 6, 2025, accused the West Bengal government of keeping its State Covid portal defunct. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Leader of Opposition of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Suvendu Adhikari on Friday … Read more
A group of students take part in the World Environment Day rally in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav on Thursday said that the State government is aiming to increase the green cover in Andhra Pradesh from the current 29% to 50% … Read more
Odisha BJP state president Manmohan Samal. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) accused State BJP president Manmohan Samal of submitting two sets of information—one for the State Bar Council elections and another to the Election Commission—alleging that he deliberately suppressed unfavourable details. The BJD termed this … Read more
File picture of Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan. Credit: X/@PrithivirajBJP The Odisha government on Monday (May 19, 2025) announced that individuals from Bangladesh would be identified and removed from employment across the State. “We have a stated position to identify Bangladeshis staying illegally in Odisha. Now, we will make sure that no Bangladeshi is engaged … Read more
The model of the prison study is said to be based on the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Maharashtra government on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) approved the implementation of the Criminology Research Project “RUDRA” (Research Unit for Detection and Resolution of Anomalies in Criminals) in all the prisons … Read more
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar and TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao releasing the book authored by Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar, in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO While it is easier for political analysts, experts, journalists to write detailed articles in the Editorial pages every week, it … Read more