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Women vendors at a rural market in India

August 18, 2026

West Bengal’s Rs 3,000 Annapurna Dole Restarts August 17, Not All Paid Day One

West Bengal’s Annapurna Yojana, the state’s cash dole for women beneficiaries, resumes payments from August 17, 2026. The scheme provides ₹3,000 to eligible women, continuing the state’s women’s income-support programme that succeeded

News·Policy·USA

Congress Acts on Animal Testing: Replace Animal Tests Act H.R. 6660 Modernizes Federal Standards

Replace Animal Tests Act: Modernizing U.S. Regulatory Testing Replace Animal Tests Act: Modernizing U.S. Regulatory Testing January 2026 H.R. 6660 Legislative Overview The Current Reality Hundreds of thousands of animals covered by federal reporting, and millions when including species not

January 20, 2026

3 Million Australians to Receive $600 Compensation for Unlawful Centrelink Debt Calculations

Australia·News

Australians wrongly chased for Centrelink debts will get up to $600 compensation after the government admitted its calculation method was unlawful for nearly three

Social Security Age Hits 66 Years 10 Months May 2025: 29% Cut at 62, Trust Fund Ends 2035

News·USA

Starting in May 2025, Social Security’s full retirement age reaches another milestone in its gradual climb toward 67 years. People born in 1959 will