Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
In first post-Naxal investment push, Chhattisgarh receives proposals worth Rs 9,580 crore
Following the declaration of India as free from organised Naxal activity on March 30, 2026, Chhattisgarh held an Investors Connect event in Hyderabad on June...
Why did the SC quantify labour of homemakers? | Explained
The Supreme Court, in *Shishu Pal @ Shish Ram & Ors. v. Surjeet & Ors.* (2026 INSC 634), pronounced a landmark judgment expanding compensation law for homema...
Samiti calls for annual observance of Article 371(J) Day across seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka
The Kalyana Karnataka Horata Samiti convened a meeting and resolved to observe an annual "Article 371(J) Day" across the seven districts of the Kalyana Karna...
Why are there protests in PoK? | Explained
Mass protests erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (also called Azad Jammu and Kashmir / AJK) in 2026, led primarily by the Joint Awami Action Committee ...
Coal Minister Reddy flags disappearance of 40 lakh tonnes of coal; seeks urgent probe into SCCL
Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy wrote to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on June 10, 2026, flagging news reports that 40 lakh tonnes of coal wo...
Demographic panel to visit metros, industrial & border areas to study population changes
The Union Home Ministry constituted a high-level committee, chaired by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, to examine "unnatural ...
After Mum birthday cake ordeal, pins & wires in food banned
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a nationwide advisory on June 12, 2026, directing all food business operators (FBOs) to immed...
Andhra CM directs officials to prioritise restoration, development of chain-linked tanks
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to give top priority to the restoration and development of chain-linked tanks under the...
13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum concludes with adoption of Declaration on inclusive and resilient urban futures
The 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum concluded at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, New Delhi, under India's 2026 BRICS Chairship, with the adoption of the 'Delhi Declarati...
Govt limits diesel sales to 200 litres per vehicle in a day, bars bulk users to buy through petrol pumps
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026 o...
Govt bars bulk industrial petrol, diesel purchases through petrol pumps
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026 o...
'No writs after polls begin': Supreme Court rejects Meenakshi Natarajan's plea
The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the rejection of a Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh, ruling that courts cannot entertain su...
Great Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh urges Rajnath Singh to reconsider INZ Baaz expansion
A letter was sent to the Union Defence Ministry urging reconsideration of the decision not to expand the existing runway at INS Baaz — India's southernmost n...
What’s behind the PoK protests: Weight of history, woes of the present
Large-scale protests erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (also referred to as Azad Jammu and Kashmir — AJK), with clashes between security forces and de...
Over 5 decades on, recalling Allahabad HC verdict against Indira Gandhi that paved way for Emergency
On June 12, 1975, Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court declared the election of the then Prime Minister from the Rae Bareli constituency nul...
At NITI Aayog, Vijay lays out TN development agenda—raises NEET, funds, youth skills & infra demands
At the 11th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting (June 11–12, 2026), Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister presented a comprehensive development agenda emphasising coo...
NITI Aayog meet: PM Modi & CMs talk about making energy ‘available & reliable’, prices ‘competitive’
At the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog (June 11, 2026), energy emerged as a central policy theme under the meeting's theme "Inclusive Human Deve...
Road accidents in India claimed 1.77 lakh lives in 2024
A report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways documents that 4,87,707 road accidents occurred in India in 2024 — an increase of 1.48% over...
Modi asks states to harness AI, tackle social risks, prepare for El Nino impact
The 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog was held on June 11, 2026 — notably the first instance of all 28 states and 5 Union Territories participatin...
PM Surya Ghar sees 40 lakh installations so far: Local cell mandate may hit solar scheme
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has surpassed 40 lakh rooftop solar installations across India, making it one of the fastest-scaling residential solar progr...