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Ending Child Marriage: India’s Uneven Path to 2030

22-Dec-2025

The Union government has launched a 100-day nationwide awareness drive to mark one year of the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, reaffirming India’s commitment to eliminate child marriage by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ULLAS and India’s 100% Literacy Push

20-Dec-2025

India has set an ambitious goal of achieving 100% literacy by 2030, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and SDG-4 (Quality Education). To achieve this, the Union Government launched the ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme. However, Bihar’s non-participation, despite being one of India’s least literate States, has emerged as a major bottleneck in achieving the national target.

The Battle of Adwa

19-Dec-2025

The Indian Prime Minister recently laid a wreath at the Adwa Victory Monument in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to honor Ethiopia's historic victory in the 1896 Battle of Adwa. This battle is considered a symbol of independence and self-respect in Africa's colonial history.

Project Mausam: Reviving India’s Indian Ocean Heritage

17-Dec-2025

Mutharaiyar King Honoured with Commemorative Stamp

16-Dec-2025

Recently, the Vice President of India released a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, also known as Suvaran Maran, recognising his historical contributions as a prominent ruler and administrator of early medieval South India.

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Becomes the First Woman President of the Press Club of India

16-Dec-2025

The election of senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty as the first woman President of the Press Club of India (PCI) marks a significant and symbolic milestone in the history of Indian media. 

Commemorative Postage Stamp Issued in Honour of Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II

16-Dec-2025

Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, also known as Suvaran Maran and Shatrubhayankara, was a powerful South Indian ruler of the 8th century (c. 705–745 CE).

National Film Heritage Mission: Preserving India’s Cinema Legacy

13-Dec-2025

In response to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting informed that 1,469 film titles, amounting to nearly 4.3 lakh minutes of cinematic content, have been digitised so far under the National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM).

IIMAD–PFI Report on the Population of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

12-Dec-2025

A new national-level report by the International Institute for Migration and Development (IIMAD) and the Population Foundation of India (PFI) provides a detailed analysis of population growth in the Indian island groups of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Diwali as an Intangible Cultural Heritage

10-Dec-2025

India is hosting the 20th Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in New Delhi from December 8 to 13, 2025.