July 30, 2026
39 articles published on this date
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026: Tougher Anti-Paper-Leak Penalties
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means)...
Parliament Clears Stricter Anti-Paper Leak Law: Key Provisions of the 2026 Amendment
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which amends the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair...
ISRO and JAXA Review Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX Mission Preparations
Scientists and engineers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) met in Bengaluru for a...
Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed: Legal Protection Extended to Vande Mataram
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day before the Lok Sabha passed it...
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 Clears Parliament: Stiffer Penalties for Paper Leaks
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which amends the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair...
Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Passed: Legal Protection Extended to Vande Mataram
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day before the Lok Sabha passed it...
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 Cleared: Provisions and Legislative Route
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on 30 July 2026, a day after the Lok...
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 Cleared: Provisions and Legislative Route
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on 30 July 2026, a day after the Lok...
India Climbs 25 Places in Global Market-Distortions Ranking on Reform Push
A report assessing anti-competitive market distortions across economies placed India 25 places higher than its earlier position, moving it from 82nd to 57th...
Supreme Court Questions "Show of Fairness" in CEC and EC Selection Panel
Hearing petitions challenging the law governing appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), the Supreme Court...
India-EU FTA: Legal Scrubbing Nears Completion as CBAM Annexure Takes Shape
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement text includes a separate, dedicated annexure to address concerns arising from the EU's Carbon Border...
Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026 Clears Parliament: Heads to Presidential Assent
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 completed its passage through both Houses of Parliament, clearing the Lok Sabha by...
Rajya Sabha Clears Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill: Stricter Penalties for Exam Fraud
The Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, following the Lok Sabha's earlier passage of the Bill...
India-EU FTA's CBAM Annexure: Managing the EU's Carbon Border Tax
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement includes a dedicated annexure to address concerns arising from the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...
Unelected Minister Beyond Six Months: Supreme Court Examines Article 164(4)
The Supreme Court sought an explanation on how a state minister has continued in office for more than six months without becoming a member of either House...
India-EU FTA CBAM Work Plan: Three Pillars and MSME Outreach
Officials confirmed that the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement text carries a dedicated annexure and a comprehensive work plan to address concerns...
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026: Stiffer Penalties and Fast-Track Courts
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote, amending the Public Examinations...
India Ranks Second-Lowest on Yale's 2026 Environmental Performance Index
India ranked 176th out of 177 countries in Yale University's 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), the second-lowest ranking in the index, ahead only...
India-EU FTA and the EU's Carbon Border Tax: What the Deal Does and Doesn't Cover
Officials stated that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement contains provisions intended to address concerns arising from the European Union's Carbon Border...
One Year After ICJ's Climate Advisory Opinion, UNEP Calls for Stronger Laws and Active Courts
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report marking one year since the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) advisory opinion on...
Supreme Court Eases Industrial Approval Process in Taj Trapezium Zone, Refers Tree-Felling Pleas to CEC
The Supreme Court modified its earlier blanket restriction on new industrial establishment, expansion, or relocation within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ)...
Supreme Court Quashes 2021 Office Memorandum on Post-Facto Environmental Clearance
The Supreme Court quashed the Union government's 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) that had created a mechanism for granting environmental clearance to projects...
India Climbs to 57th in Global Pro-Competitive Reforms Ranking: Competere Foundation Report
India advanced 25 places, from 82nd to 57th, in a global ranking measuring structural and pro-competitive reforms undertaken between 2010 and 2023. The...
India-EU FTA Builds Dedicated Framework to Cushion Exporters from CBAM
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement includes a dedicated framework to address concerns arising from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...
Great Nicobar Project's Seismic Zone V Engineering Challenge
Engineering assessments for the Great Nicobar Island Development Project are examining how to build major infrastructure — a transshipment port, greenfield...
Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026: Raising Strength to 38
The Lok Sabha took up for consideration the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which raises the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court...
Neither Blanket Amnesty Nor Blanket Bar: The Supreme Court's "Public Interest" Test for Green Clearances
The Supreme Court clarified that its ruling on ex-post-facto environmental clearances is neither a total ban on regularising violations nor an open-ended...
Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026: Sanctioned Strength Raised to 38
The Lok Sabha took up the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage during Parliament's Monsoon Session. The Bill...
Kerala HC: Private-Sector Salary Counts Toward OBC "Creamy Layer" Assessment
The Kerala High Court dismissed petitions filed by two students seeking Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) OBC certificates for competitive examinations, holding that...
India Fast-Tracks Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Ahead of CORSIA's 2027 Mandatory Phase
Aviation-sector stakeholders have been directed to accelerate readiness for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) use, as India's draft national SAF policy nears...
US Strikes on Iranian Targets Mark Fresh Escalation in the West Asia Conflict
The United States carried out strikes on Iranian military targets, a day after Jordan said it had intercepted a missile attack launched from Iran against a...
CDSCO Clarifies Regulatory Pathway for AI and Software-Based Medical Devices
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a guidance document clarifying how software-based medical devices, including AI-enabled...
Anti-Paper Leak Law's Tougher Penalties Face a Justice-Delivery Bottleneck
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 mandates time-bound investigation (within two months) and speedy trial through...
Cauvery Water Management Authority Rejects Karnataka's Appeal, Upholds Water Release Order to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) met to consider Karnataka's appeal against a directive of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC)...
Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's Rationale for Directing Water Release to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to ensure a flow of Cauvery water at the inter-state border monitoring point of Biligundlu...
Delimitation and Lok Sabha Seat Expansion: The Constitutional Debate
Debate continued over the government's push to expand the Lok Sabha from its current strength of 543 to 850 seats through a delimitation exercise, months...
Supreme Court: National Commission for Scheduled Castes Is Advisory, Not Adjudicatory
The Supreme Court held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has a recommendatory and advisory role under the Constitution and cannot...
Parliament's Monsoon Session Agenda: SC Judges Strength, MSME Payments, and Exam Integrity Bills
The Lok Sabha took up the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 for consideration on the day's agenda. The Rajya Sabha simultaneously took...
Supreme Court Shuts the Office-Memorandum Route for Post-Facto Green Clearances
The Supreme Court quashed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) that had laid down a Standard Operating...