'The Himachal Pradesh Assembly  passed a Bill to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years.' The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024, wa Read More...

'As the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 10 years recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the “momentous” achievement of the scheme.' The PMJDY was launched on A Read More...

'The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) uncrewed Gaganyaan mission in 2025 will carry the female half humanoid Vyomitra (literally “space friend”).' The design Read More...

'Crew Dragon s a part of the Dragon 2, a class of reusable spacecraft developed and manufactured by American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX.' It is the fifth class of US spacecraft to take human bei Read More...

'A low female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) has been the focus of the bulk of the discussion around women’s empowerment.' According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, against a world a Read More...

'The government has banned 156 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, including popular medicines such as Cheston Cold and Foracet, used for cold and fever and pain respectively.' The ban is the mos Read More...

'Australia’s new “right to disconnect” came into force, allowing employees “the right to refuse employer or third-party contact outside of working hours.”' Countries Read More...

'A Supreme Court ruling said that relaxed bail provisions for first-time offenders under the new criminal law Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) will have a “retrospective effect”.' Read More...

'Recently, NASA said Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule that took astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore to the International Space Station (ISS), as part of its first crewed test flight, was Read More...

'Recently,Philippine government accused China of carrying out “repeated aggressive, unprofessional and illegal” actions in the South China Sea. ' The statement came after the two countr Read More...