T.N. Cabinet Expansion Updates: Tamil Nadu's new government has expanded its cabinet. Twenty-three more MLAs joined the State Cabinet. This...

India's digital lending is rapidly transforming credit access, with mobile apps now disbursing significant loan volumes, especially to youn...

The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...

Indian Railways has permitted Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) holding valid UDID cards to travel in unreserved Divyangjan coaches on mail/...

The Centre has announced a significant bureaucratic reshuffle. Forty-eight civil servants have been appointed to joint secretary or equival...

A new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...

Altman has linked the incident to rising tensions around AI, public narratives about his role, and a recent critical article about him. Say...

In 2023-24, the revised estimate of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment was Rs 9,853.32 crore and the Department of Empowermen...

About 52 of 1,662 public buildings across 50 cities have been retrofitted and made disabledfriendly under Accessible India, which was launc...

Nine months after the enactment of Right of Persons with Disabilities Act in April 2017, the Centre has spelt out the rules for employing d...

Though a national institute for hearing impaired is already functioning in Mumbai, the proposed institute would exclusively focus on sign l...

Krishan Pal Gurjar said that steps should be taken to get CSR funds from private companies to execute schemes of the Department of Empowerm...

Over 25 lakh children with special needs are enrolled in schools and another over 2 lakh who have "profound" special needs are covered unde...

In a major initiative, people with disabilities will be able to easily access government websites across the country.

Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network Trust enters into a partnershi...

Bhargava, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, is presently Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Carved out as separate department and christened as the Department of Disability Affairs in 2012 to act as the nodal Department.