April 01, 2026
123 articles published on this date
Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill 2026: Lok Sabha Decriminalises 717 Provisions Across 79 Laws
The Lok Sabha passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote on April 1, 2026. The Bill amends 79 Central Acts administered by...
Bacterial Torque Can Power Microscopic Machines, Finds New Research
A study published in Nature Physics reveals that bacteria generate measurable torque — a rotational force — that can be harnessed to drive microscopic...
India Restricts Precious Metal Jewellery Imports to Check FTA Misuse
The government, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), reclassified imports of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery from 'Free' to...
PM Chairs CCS Meeting on Middle East Conflict: Urgent Steps to Secure Supplies and Curb Price Risks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) focused on the Middle East conflict, ordering urgent measures to...
RBI Bars Banks from Offering Rupee Non-Deliverable Forwards, Caps Net Open Positions
The Reserve Bank of India barred authorised dealer banks from offering rupee Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF) contracts to resident and non-resident clients...
Rajya Sabha Passes CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026 Amid Opposition Walkout
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, through a voice vote after the entire Opposition staged a...
Parliament Passes CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026 Amid Opposition Walkout
The Lok Sabha took up the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026; the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought...
CCS Briefed on LPG, LNG, and Fertiliser Supply: PM Modi Directs Steps to Shield India from West Asia Conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a second meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on April 1, 2026, to review the impact of the escalating...
India's First Digital Census Begins: PM Modi Completes Self-Enumeration
India's Census 2027 — the country's first fully digital census — formally commenced on April 1, 2026, with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister...
From Red Corridor to Development Corridor: The End of Left Wing Extremism and the Road Ahead
India has reached a landmark inflection point in its decades-long battle against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), with the government declaring the effective end...
Orderly Exit: India's Energy Transition and the Risk of New Dependencies
An editorial argues that while India must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels — particularly oil — it must simultaneously ensure that cutting...
NHAI Exceeds FY26 Highway Construction Target by 15%, Surpasses Budgetary Capex
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) constructed 5,313 km of national highways in FY2025–26, exceeding its annual target of 4,640 km by 15%....
Indian Railways Reports Record Revenue, Freight, and Passenger Growth in FY 2025-26
Indian Railways posted record performance across all three key metrics in FY 2025-26: freight loading reached 1,670 MT, passenger revenue rose approximately...
Modi Plans Europe Push to Fast-Track India-EU FTA Implementation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a significant diplomatic push to Europe in May-June 2026 to accelerate implementation of the landmark India-EU Free...
Manipur Peace Process: Home Minister Directs Acceleration, Approves All-Woman Police Battalion
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and directed him to accelerate the peace process and strengthen...
Modi Chairs Cabinet Panel Meet on West Asia Crisis: Focus on Fertilizer and Essential Supplies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review India's preparedness in the face of...
Census 2027 Begins: 55,000 Households Self-Enumerate on Day One of India's First Digital Census
India launched Census 2027 on April 1, 2026, beginning with Phase 1: the House Listing and Housing Census — the first fully digital census in the country's...
NSCN-K Targets Religious Conversion and Demographic Change, Arunachal Government Tells UAPA Tribunal
The Arunachal Pradesh government submitted before an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal that the National Socialist Council of...
Government Defers FCRA Amendment Bill; Rijiju Defends National Security Rationale Against Electoral Politics Charge
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the government would not proceed with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026...
Artemis II: Programme Architecture, History, and India's Growing Role in Lunar Exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, after years of delays, cost overruns, and technical setbacks — the most significant human spaceflight...
Operation Sindoor: Indian Navy Was Minutes Away from Striking Pakistan by Sea
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi disclosed that Indian naval forces were just minutes away from launching strikes on Pakistan from the sea...
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: India's Navy Warns of Rising Maritime Threats at Chokepoints
At the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2026, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi delivered a pointed assessment of the deteriorating maritime...
RBI MPC Expected to Hold Repo Rate Amid Persistent Inflation Risks
Economists broadly expect the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep the repo rate unchanged at its April 6-8, 2026 meeting, with...
Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) 2.0 Integrated with e-Shram Portal
Parliament was informed that the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) has been integrated with the e-Shram portal, enabling e-Shram's registered unorganised...
NAMASTE Scheme: Safety and Welfare of Sewer and Septic Tank Workers
Parliament was informed that under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme, the identification and profiling of sanitation...
IndiaAI Mission: Promoting Impactful AI Solutions to Address India's Societal Challenges
The government highlighted that impactful AI solutions are being promoted and developed under the IndiaAI Mission to address major societal challenges, with...
Indian Railways Sets New Freight Record at 1,670 Million Tonnes in FY 2025-26
Indian Railways achieved a record freight loading of 1,670 Million Tonnes (MT) in FY 2025-26, registering a growth of 3.25% over the previous year's figure...
Digital Trade as a Pillar of India's Economy: IT Revenues, Exports, and Policy Frameworks
The government has reaffirmed that digital trade is an important and growing component of India's economy, with the IT sector recording revenues exceeding...
Parliament Session to Extend: Government Plans Bill to Expand Lok Sabha to 816 Seats with 273 Reserved for Women
Parliament's Budget Session is expected to be extended and reconvene in the third week of April 2026, with the government planning to introduce legislation...
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan: Nationwide Expansion and Drug Demand Reduction
Parliament was informed that Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), launched on 15 August 2020 in 272 most-vulnerable districts, has been extended to all...
Trump Claims Iran Requested Ceasefire; Tehran Denies as Hormuz Standoff Continues
US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian had requested a ceasefire from the United States, which Trump said the US would...
IBC Amendment Expands Lookback Period for Pre-Bankruptcy Transaction Scrutiny to Two Years
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed by both Houses of Parliament — the Lok Sabha passed it on March 30, 2026, and the Rajya...
PM Modi Reviews LPG and LNG Supply Diversification Amid West Asia Conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting to review measures being taken to diversify India's sources of LPG and...
Centre Releases Rs 1,536 Crore in XV-FC Grants to Strengthen Rural Local Governance in 8 States
The Union Government has disbursed over Rs 1,536 crore as Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) grants to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local...
Artemis II Moon Mission: Safety Architecture, Life Support, and Astronaut Protection Systems
NASA launched the Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972....
GAAR Uncertainty on Cross-Border Payments Concerns Indian Businesses After Supreme Court Ruling
Indian corporates are seeking clarity on the applicability of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) to routine payments made to foreign entities — such as...
Semicon India Programme: Building a Complete Semiconductor Ecosystem from Design to Manufacturing
The government highlighted that the Semicon India Programme is being developed to create a complete semiconductor ecosystem — covering chip design...
National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL): Umbrella Body for Organic Products
The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002, with...
Election Commission Relaxes Symbol Rule: 1% Vote Share in One of Last Two Elections Enough for Common Symbol
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has amended the rules governing the allotment of common election symbols to registered but unrecognised political...
SHRESHTA Scheme: Residential Education for Scheduled Caste Students
Parliament received data on the SHRESHTA (Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas) scheme, detailing state-wise...
Social Security for Senior Citizens: AVYAY Scheme and Welfare Framework
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment reported to Parliament that its umbrella scheme — Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) — has benefited 37,77,133...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 Debate Deferred in Lok Sabha Amid Political Standoff
A scheduled Lok Sabha debate on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was deferred, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju...
CAPF (General Administration) Bill 2026: Rajya Sabha Passes Amid Opposition Walkout
Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 through a voice vote amid a strong Opposition walkout The Bill...
GST Collections Cross ₹2 Lakh Crore in March 2026, FY26 Total at ₹22.27 Lakh Crore
India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for March 2026 crossed ₹2 lakh crore, recording an 8.8% year-on-year growth — the third time this milestone...
India Renews Essential Commodities Export Commitment to Maldives for 2026-27
India has renewed its annual commitment to export essential commodities to the Maldives for the fiscal year 2026-27, continuing a practice that began under...
USTR Flags India's UPI and Data Localization Rules as Trade Barriers
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, identifying India's...
SEZ Units Get One-Year Relief for Domestic Sales at Concessional Duty; RoDTEP Extended
The government announced a one-time relief allowing Special Economic Zone (SEZ) manufacturing units to sell goods in the domestic market at a concessional...
Meghalaya BJP MLA Urges PM to Conduct Consultative Review of FCRA Amendment Bill
Meghalaya BJP MLA A.L. Hek wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a consultative review of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026...
India's Electronics Manufacturing: Domestic Value Addition Reaches 18–20%, Path to AtmaNirbhar Bharat
According to official data, India's domestic value addition (DVA) in electronics manufacturing has improved significantly over the years and currently...
India's Revised SEZ Policy Takes Effect as Export Zones Navigate US Tariffs and Gulf War Disruptions
New incentives for India's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have come into effect, introduced against the backdrop of two simultaneous external pressures...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 Dropped: Foreign Funding, Civil Society, and Minority Institutions
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 — which had been listed for discussion and passage in Lok Sabha — was withdrawn from the day's...
Indian LPG Tanker Pine Gas Escapes Mined Strait of Hormuz via IRGC-Directed Larak Island Route
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas loaded cargo at the UAE's Ruwais port on February 27, 2026, expecting to transit the Strait of Hormuz and reach India...
Amaravati Recognised as Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital: Amending the Reorganisation Act
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote on April 1, 2026, formally recognising Amaravati as the sole...
March 2026: India's Worst Economic Month: War Shock Hits Financial Markets Hard
March 2026 is likely to be recorded as one of the worst months in recent Indian economic history, driven by the ripple effects of the US-Israel war on Iran...
Samrat Samprati: The Mauryan Emperor Who Became Jainism's Great Patron
On Mahavir Jayanti (March 31, 2026), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum in Koba, Gandhinagar — dedicated to Jain history...
Odisha at 90: India's First Linguistic State and the Principles Behind State Reorganisation
Odisha (formerly Orissa) celebrated its 90th formation day — Utkal Divas — on April 1, 2026, marking the creation of a separate Orissa Province by the...
Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Hold China-Mediated Trilateral Talks in Urumqi to Broker Ceasefire
Representatives from Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban government convened in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province, for the first-ever...
USTR's 2026 NTE Report Flags India's Trade Barriers as US Goods Deficit Widens 27%
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, flagging India as a market...
Putin Expected to Attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister confirmed that President Vladimir Putin is likely to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, scheduled for September...
GE Delivers Only Six F404 Engines to HAL Against Target of Eleven, Blaming Gulf War Supply Disruption
General Electric (GE) Aerospace delivered only six F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2026...
Artemis 2: Humanity Returns to the Moon's Vicinity for the First Time in Over 50 Years
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 1, 2026, at 6:24 PM EDT (3:54 AM IST on April 2), sending four astronauts on...
Trump's Supreme Court Visit Over Birthright Citizenship: US 14th Amendment vs India's Citizenship Framework
US President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the Supreme Court on April 1, 2026 — the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the court —...
US "God Squad" Exempts Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling from Endangered Species Rules, Threatening Rice's Whale
A cabinet-level committee of senior Trump administration officials, informally called the 'God Squad,' voted to exempt all oil and gas drilling in the Gulf...
Victor Glover and the Human Story Behind the Artemis II Moon Mission
Victor Glover, a 49-year-old U.S. Navy test pilot and veteran astronaut, is set to become the first Black person — and first person of colour — to embark on...
Government Clarifies GAAR Will Not Apply to Pre-2017 Investments, Easing Foreign Investor Concerns
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a gazette notification on March 31, 2026, clarifying that General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will not...
North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Open-Source Software in Global Supply Chain Attack
Hackers linked to North Korea breached Axios, a widely used open-source JavaScript library that facilitates communication between apps and web services, by...
Russian Crude to India: Two Key Sea Routes, Shadow Fleets, and the G7 Price Cap
Russian crude oil travels approximately 7,000 nautical miles from Baltic Sea ports to Gujarat shores via two primary maritime routes, threading through the...
Iran War Leaves Trump at Strategic Impasse as Gulf Security Order Faces Restructuring
A Johns Hopkins University professor and prominent Iran scholar, Vali Nasr, argued in a recent interview that Trump has reached a strategic dead end in the...
NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over 50 Years Lifts Off
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1–2, 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon — the...
SEZ Units Allowed One-Year Window to Sell Domestically at Concessional Duty Rates
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) announced a one-time relief measure allowing manufacturing units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to...
Government Defers FCRA Amendment Bill Debate; Rijiju Accuses Opposition of Misrepresenting Bill Before Kerala Polls
The government deferred Lok Sabha consideration of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on April 1, 2026, a day of tumultuous...
Australia Warns of Months-Long Economic Shock From West Asia War, Fuel Prices Surge
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a rare national address — broadcast simultaneously across major television and radio networks — warning...
Lok Sabha Expansion to 816 Seats: Southern States Fear Delimitation Disadvantage
Congress and other opposition parties have raised concerns that the government's proposed expansion of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 (a 50% increase)...
Trump Threatens NATO Withdrawal as European Allies Refuse to Join Iran War
Donald Trump publicly declared the US was considering withdrawing from NATO, calling the alliance a 'paper tiger,' and claimed that Russian President Putin...
IBC Amendment Bill 2025: Land Authorities Gain CoC Access, Real Estate Insolvency Reforms
Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Lok Sabha on March 30, 2026; Rajya Sabha with a voice vote on April 1, 2026....
Parliament Session May Be Extended to Pass Lok Sabha Expansion to 816 Seats
The government is reportedly planning to extend the Budget Session of Parliament — scheduled to adjourn on April 2, 2026 — by 2 to 3 days in the third week...
Lok Sabha Passes Bill Granting Amaravati Statutory Status as Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital
The Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 passed a bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, officially designating Amaravati as the sole and...
Kerala Faces 20% Drop in Remittances as West Asia War Disrupts Gulf Economies
The West Asia war is expected to cause at least a 20% decline in remittances to Kerala in 2026, with the possibility of steeper falls if the conflict...
GST Collections Cross ₹2 Lakh Crore in March 2026, Third Highest in FY26
Gross GST collections in March 2026 grew approximately 9% year-on-year to over ₹2 lakh crore — the third highest monthly collection in the FY2025–26 fiscal...
Income Tax Act 2025 Comes into Force: India's Tax Code Gets Its First Major Rewrite Since 1961
The Income Tax Act, 2025 came into force on April 1, 2026, replacing the six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961 — India's most significant direct tax...
Amaravati Declared Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital by Parliament
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote on April 1, 2026, giving statutory recognition to Amaravati as...
Amit Shah Self-Enumerates for Census 2027, Calls It a 'National Duty'
Union Home Minister Amit Shah completed the self-enumeration exercise for Census 2027 on April 1, 2026, becoming among the first senior government...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: National Security Justification Meets Minority Rights Fears
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, sparked a sharp political confrontation between...
Rajya Sabha Passes CAPF General Administration Bill 2026 Amid IPS Quota Controversy
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote on April 1, 2026, amid a walkout by opposition...
Census 2027 Phase I Begins: India's First Digital Census With Self-Enumeration
India's Census 2027 officially launched on April 1, 2026, with the first-ever self-enumeration phase allowing citizens to submit their own demographic data...
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Offences to Ease Business and Life
The Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, a sequel to the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023. The Bill...
IBC Amendment Act 2026: Speeding Up Insolvency Resolution and Reducing Case Backlog
Parliament on April 1, 2026 completed passage of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote...
Amaravati Recognised as Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital: Legislative Clarity After a Decade
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, conferring statutory recognition on Amaravati as the sole...
India's Rare Earth Corridors: Reducing Strategic Mineral Import Dependence
Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 that dedicated rare earth (RE) corridors are being established in four states — Odisha...
RBI Updates Banks on UNSC Sanctions List: New ISIL Financier Added Under UAPA Section 51A
The Reserve Bank of India issued its first circular of the financial year 2026-27 (RBI/2026-27/01, dated April 1, 2026) updating all regulated financial...
Centre Proposes Extending IT Rules to Social Media News Posts by Non-Publishers
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued draft amendments on March 30, 2026 to the Information Technology (Intermediary...
Census 2027: India's First Digital Headcount Begins with Self-Enumeration Portal
Phase 1 of Census 2027 — the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) — commenced on April 1, 2026, making it India's first fully digital census. Citizens can...
CAG Flags Overcrowding, Missing Bathing Cubicles, and Security Gaps in Odisha Prisons
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Odisha Assembly found serious deficiencies in the state's prison system covering the audit...
Ujjwala Yojana: When 'Smoke-Free Kitchens' Revert to Dung-Cake Stoves
A ground-level report from Madhya Pradesh reveals that women who received free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) have reverted...
MGNREGA Usage Falls 8% as India Transitions to the VB-GRAMG Act
The year in which the NDA government passed legislation to replace MGNREGA saw an 8% decline in the number of families that availed employment under the...
India Recorded 65 Internet Shutdowns in 2025: Still Highest Among Democracies
Access Now, a global digital rights advocacy group, released its annual report titled 'Rising Repression Meets Global Resistance: Internet Shutdowns in...
From Red Corridor to Development Corridor: The Governance Challenge Ahead
India has officially declared victory over Left Wing Extremism (LWE), with Naxal-affected districts reduced from 126 in 2014 to just 11 in 2025, and...
Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: A Decade of Rights Rolled Back
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 has replaced the self-identification framework established by the Supreme Court's 2014...
Rajasthan Extends Daytime Irrigation Power to 24 Districts Under PM KUSUM Push
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma announced that Dausa and Karauli districts will now receive daytime electricity for irrigation in two blocks...
GST Collection Crosses ₹2 Lakh Crore in March: Domestic Sluggishness Behind Import Surge
Gross GST collection in March 2026 crossed ₹2 lakh crore — up from ₹1.83 lakh crore in March 2025, a year-on-year growth of approximately 9%. However, the...
India's Billion-Plus Headcount: How Census 2027 Works and Why It Matters
India has launched the world's most ambitious enumeration exercise — Census 2027 — with approximately 3 million (30 lakh) officials beginning the first of...
Iran Drone Attack on Kuwait Airport: Gulf Conflict Escalates Beyond Hormuz
Iranian drones struck fuel storage tanks belonging to Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company (KAFCO) at Kuwait International Airport on April 1, 2026, triggering...
Iran-Israel War Escalates: Houthis, Hormuz Threat, and India's Energy Exposure
Yemen's Houthis claimed a third joint missile attack on Israel, conducted with Iran and Hezbollah — marking their formal entry into the Iran-Israel war....
GST Collections Cross ₹2 Lakh Crore in March, Full-Year FY26 Total Reaches ₹22.27 Lakh Crore
India's gross GST collections for March 2026 reached ₹2,00,064 crore — an 8.8% year-on-year increase over March 2025's ₹1,83,845 crore. The milestone marks...
Lok Sabha Discusses AP Reorganisation Amendment Bill to Declare Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh's Sole Capital
The Lok Sabha began discussions on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026, seeking to formally declare Amaravati as the...
Transgender Amendment Act, Social Media Verdicts, GLP-1 Drugs, and New Covid Variant: Key Science and Policy Developments
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 received Presidential assent after being passed by Parliament on March 25, 2026 —...
Artemis 2: First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years Launches on Historic Mission
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. EDT — the first crewed mission to travel beyond low Earth orbit...
India Should Protect Own Interests: Not Just Balance — in West Asia Conflict: C Raja Mohan
Foreign policy analyst C Raja Mohan argued that India's goal in the West Asia conflict should not be to maintain a 'balanced position' for its own sake —...
India Accelerates Electric Bus Expansion Under PM-eBus Sewa Amid West Asia Oil Supply Risks
The Indian government is accelerating the rollout of electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa scheme, with a new tender for approximately 3,000 additional...
Pakistan and China Issue 5-Point Peace Initiative to End West Asia Conflict
Pakistan and China jointly issued a Five-Point Initiative for Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region on March 31, 2026, following...
Lok Sabha Expansion Proposal: Delimitation, Southern States, and the Federal Fault Line
The Central government is reportedly proposing to increase the size of the Lok Sabha by approximately 50% — from 543 to around 816 seats — based on...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Constitutional Debate on Foreign Funding, Minority Rights, and State Power
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 sparked a sharp constitutional debate in Parliament, with the Congress party calling it...
Netanyahu Says Israel Is Systematically Crushing Iran While Forging New Regional Alliances
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the joint Israel-US campaign is 'systematically crushing' Iran's military capabilities and that the...
US Flags India's High Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers in Annual Trade Report
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, flagging India's high import...
Iran's Hormuz Toll Plan: Weaponising a Global Chokepoint
Iran's Parliamentary Security Commission approved a plan to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to state television reports...
Artemis II: The First Crewed Moon Mission in 50 Years and the US-China Lunar Race
NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 1, 2026 — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in...
UNCTAD Warning: Hormuz Disruption Threatens Global Fertiliser Chains and India's Food Security
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has issued an urgent warning that near-paralysis of Strait of Hormuz shipping — transits down...
Bab el-Mandeb: The 'Gate of Tears' and the Double Chokepoint Threat
With the Strait of Hormuz nearly paralysed — shipping transits down over 95% since Iran's IRGC began enforcing closure warnings following US-Israel strikes...
Telangana Gig Workers Welfare Bill 2026: Statutory Rights for Platform Workers
The Telangana Assembly passed the Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026 on March 30, 2026, making Telangana one of...
Lok Sabha Adjourned as Opposition Protests FCRA Amendment Bill
Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 12 noon on April 1, 2026, as Opposition members — primarily from Kerala, led by MPs raising slogans in the...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Tightening Foreign Funding Regulation Amid Political Controversy
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026 by the Ministry of Home Affairs, proposing major...
Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: Presidential Assent and the Self-Identification Debate
President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 30, 2026, converting it into law. The...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Key Provisions and the Constitutional Debate
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, triggering immediate Opposition protests, with...