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172 stories for “Act” · March 2026
Clear filtersScientists have published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies, recording 92 species in 27 genera based on records from 1881 to 2025. More than 60% of these species are endemic to India, and several have no...
The Union Government has introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.The amendment redefines "transgender person" and drops the provision for self-perceived gender id...
The Government has highlighted the progress made under the "Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat" campaign, which seeks to make India free of child marriage through joint action by government and communities. The campaign began on 27 N...
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Union Government to frame a "no-fault compensation policy" for people who suffered serious adverse effects, or died, after receiving COVID-19 vaccines.Under no-fault liability, vi...
The International Day to Combat Islamophobia is observed on 15 March. The day aims to raise awareness about discrimination faced by Muslims and to encourage tolerance and respect for human rights. It also calls for concr...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted authorisation to CRED to function as a Payment Aggregator. With this approval, the fintech company can now act as an intermediary that processes online payments on behalf of me...
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has launched Section 301 investigations into the trade practices of major partners, including India, China and the European Union.The USTR also brings out the Special 301 Rep...
According to the Global Capital Flows Report 2025 released by Colliers, India stood fourth in the world for cross-border investment in land and development sites, underlining its rising weight in global real estate.Real...
A rare marine amphipod, Stenothoe lowryi, has been found in India for the first time at Arjyapalli Beach in Odisha's Ganjam district. Until now, this small shrimp-like creature had been reported only from the shores of M...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has lost contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft of its Proba-3 mission following a power failure.Proba-3 is the first mission to use precision formation flying to study the corona, the Su...
The WHO Foundation has joined hands with Novo Nordisk to address childhood obesity in India. The partnership will run school-based health programmes and public awareness drives to encourage healthy living, balanced diets...
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has started the "Say No to Proxy Sarpanch" campaign to end the 'Sarpanch Pati' practice, in which male relatives exercise power on behalf of elected women village heads.The drive seeks to s...
