diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ManageNewsAndArticlesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ManageNewsAndArticlesController.php
index dc5efcd..ddf065b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ManageNewsAndArticlesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/ManageNewsAndArticlesController.php
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ public function insert(Request $request)
         $blog->name = $request->input('article_name');
         $blog->description = $request->input('article_des');
         $blog->news_articles_category_xid = $request->input('category');
-        $blog->is_active = '1';
 
         if ($request->hasFile('article_image')) {
             $uploadedFile = $request->file('article_image');
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_01_22_100217_create_news_articles_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_01_22_100217_create_news_articles_table.php
index 3135cb8..8b8c864 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2024_01_22_100217_create_news_articles_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_01_22_100217_create_news_articles_table.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->longText('description');
             $table->string('thumbnail_image');
             $table->string('image');
-            $table->enum('is_active',['0','1'])->comment('0 = Active, 1 = Inactive');
+            $table->enum('is_active',['0','1'])->default(1)->comment('0 = Active, 1 = Inactive');
             $table->softDeletes();
             $table->timestamps();