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25 stories for “Social” · February 2026
Clear filtersOverview In 2026, the Chief Minister Thayumanavar Scheme of Tamil Nadu continues to function as a flagship welfare initiative focused on ensuring dignity and accessibility for the most vulnerable sections of society. Ope...
Throughout the early months of 2026, the Tamil Nadu School Education Department's highly dedicated, specialized reading initiative, widely known as 'Vasippu Iyakkam' (The Reading Movement), recorded truly phenomenal, unp...
Kerala announced a separate Elderly Budget for FY27, the first Indian State to do so. It earmarks Rs 46,236.52 crore, roughly 19.07% of the State Budget, bringing together spending on pensions, healthcare, social securit...
Denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes (DNTs) are demanding a separate column in the caste enumeration planned for February 2027, the first since 1931, and constitutional recognition in a Schedule like SCs, STs and...
The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) secured the first prize at the 38th Kerala State Science Congress. In other State developments, the Chief Minister inaugurated Tamil Nadu's first glow gard...
Spain has announced a nationwide prohibition on social media use by children below 16 years of age. It is the first European country and the second in the world, after Australia, to bring in such a ban. Social media plat...
The Union Government published the first national dataset on waste-pickers under the NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme. Urban Local Bodies in 35 States and Union Territories have profil...
The National Statistics Office under MoSPI will carry out a nationwide Migration Survey between July 2026 and June 2027. It will gather information on rural-urban, inter-State, seasonal and return migration, the reasons...
The President approved Padma Awards 2026 for 13 people from Tamil Nadu: two Padma Bhushan and 11 Padma Shri. Padma Bhushan goes to S.K.M. Maeilanandhan, executive chairman of the Erode-based SKM Group, for social work, a...
France's National Assembly approved legislation that would bar children below 15 years from using social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok if it becomes law. The measure reflects a wider global trend...
In January 2026, Karnataka constituted the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board under its 2025 Act on gig workers' social security. Chaired by the Labour Minister, it includes officials, four wo...
Tabled in Parliament on 29 January 2026, the Economic Survey 2025-26 raised India's potential growth estimate to 7% from 6.5% and projected 6.8-7.2% growth in FY2026-27, keeping India the fastest-growing major economy fo...
