The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) has officially opened abstract submissions for the SVRI Forum 2026, one of the world’s most significant global platforms addressing violence against women, violence against children, and intersecting forms of gender-based violence. With the submission deadline set for 30 January 2026, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and programme implementers are encouraged…
The launch of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 for the fourth time in a row, by the Ministry of Education brought higher education back into focus in our country. But while this latest release of rankings, particularly in the “Overall” category, serves to enlighten students and their families, it also raises questions for those…
Jharkhand is famously referred to as a state of plenty, with forests, minerals, and a huge population of rural and tribal inhabitants. However, under this prosperity, there is a crude reality of deprivation that defines the day-to-day living in its villages. The latest report by the Azim Premji University, Rural Multidimensional Deprivation in Jharkhand (2025)…
A cluster of sickness has hit Delta 1 in Greater Noida, where more than thirty people got sick overnight. Officials are pointing fingers at dirty tap water as the likely cause. Unease is spreading through the neighborhood while officials scramble to test samples. What started as scattered complaints turned into a full-blown alert by midweek….
The Atal Residential School, established for the welfare of children of construction workers under the Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, will conduct its entrance examination for the academic session 2026–27 on February 22, 2026. The examination will be held for admissions to Class 6 and Class 9, offering quality, English-medium education…
Under President Donald Trump, the United States is withdrawing from 66 international organizations. The choice represents a dramatic departure from international cooperation. On January 7, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order. The order suspends U.S. financing and support for numerous international organizations. The majority of them have ties to the UN. The action was…
As we step into 2026, we take a moment to reflect back on the milestones that defined the year gone by—moments that recognised partnerships rooted in purpose. The most significant moments was the 36th edition of the Devi Awards, held at ITC Maratha in New Delhi. It honoured 12 distinguished women for their exceptional contributions…
Change is moving through India’s schooling system. New steps taken in Uttar Pradesh, then Delhi, and now Rajasthan, each one pointing ahead, not back. Preparing young minds isn’t just about books anymore; it’s tied to identity, balance, because work lives shift. These places began differently, yet their paths lean the same way. Learning no longer…
On January 6, 2026, the Supreme Court of India made a decision which has shed some light on the way reservation and merit should collaborate in the recruitment of employees in government. The Court inferred that category of candidate who makes no special relaxation or concession and which scores better than the general category candidates…
To advance Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) and ensure equitable access to safe drinking water, the Jal Jeevan Mission, India’s flagship rural water supply programme, has accelerated efforts to provide every household with an individual tap connection. Launched in 2019, with 17% of rural households having tap water, has now reached to…
