India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two girl students died after an iron gate of a government primary school collapsed upon them in the Gajapati district of Odisha on 15th April 2026. Reportedly, the incident occurred when the girls were playing near the school entrance. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issu...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least 13 workers died and 20 others were injured due to a boiler tube explosion at a thermal power plant in the Sakti district of Chhattisgarh on 14th April 2026. Reportedly, the explosion released extremely hot steam engulfing the workers. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise seri...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 12-year-old boy died and more than 100 others fell ill after consuming stale food at the hostel of the Kakabandh Ashram School in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on 14th April 2026. Reportedly, the victim was a 5th standard student of the school run by the ST and SC Welfare Department of the State Government. The Commission...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that on 16th April 2026, four children died due to drowning in a 15-feet-deep pit near a drain work site in the Islampura area of Nanded district in Maharashtra. Reportedly, the drain is being constructed by the local civic body and wastewater had accumulated in the nearby pit. The Commission has observed that the contents of the ne...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two sanitation workers died and another was injured after inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning a sewer line at the Ambedkar Chowk of Firozpur Jhirka area in the Nuh district of Haryana on 15th April 2026. Reportedly, the contractor engaged by the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) of the state government had deployed...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Panchayati Raj Institutions form the backbone of India's grassroots democracy and have deep historical roots in village self-governance. They were strengthened by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1993. With over 2.5 lakh Panchayats and 24.04 lakh elected representatives, including 49.75% women, local governance has become more inclusive. Digital interventions and platforms like eGramSwaraj, Meri Panchayat, Panchayat NIRNAY, Au...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  The three-day Chintan Shivir of Ministers of Youth Affairs & Sports from States and Union Territories commenced today at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. The Shivir is being led by Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse. The first day, themed "Samvaad Se Samadhaan",  focused on str...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC), under the Ministry of Textiles,  marks a significant milestone in its revival journey with the launch of its inaugural heritage designer collection titled "Soul Threads". The exclusive exhibition will be held from April 24th  to May 10th  2026, at CCIC's flagship showroom located at Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi. The showcase brings together an...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Highlights: Background: India is experiencing rapid urbanisation, with cities increasingly driving economic growth, employment generation, and structural transformation. Despite this, official statistics at the city level remain limited, constraining evidence-based urban policy and planning. To address this gap, the National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), proposes ...
India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment oversees the implementation of various Acts and welfare schemes aimed at the upliftment of diverse sections of society, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), senior citizens, victims of alcoholism and substance abuse, transgender persons, persons engaged in begging, De-notified and Nomadic Tribes (DNTs), manual scavengers, sanitation workers (including waste...