These regulations — a fresh version of the “equity” regulations the UGC first issued in 2012 — are now in the eye of a storm, ...

UGC's new equity regulations mandating equity committees have triggered nationwide student protests. Here's what the rules ...

Delhi students protested UGC’s new equity rules, alleging misuse and lack of safeguards, while others backed the move to curb caste discrimination ...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has stirred the pot with its Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, notified on January 13. Under the new rules, the statutory ...

UGC’s new rules spark anger nationwide, highlighting shifts in caste representation and a rise in discrimination complaints, ...

The new UGC guidelines are here, and the debates have started on the very fundamental issue of whether they will reduce caste ...

In December 2024, government data submitted in Parliament reiterated how caste is central to sanitation work in India. In response to a minister’s question in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Social Justice ...

With Dalit Chief Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai retiring, India's top court will be down to one Dalit and one woman — with most of the judges being upper caste Hindu men. Is the court ready for ...

America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's ...