Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
LPG imports hit, Govt pushes kerosene, coal as options
The West Asia conflict has disrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, severely impacting India's LPG imports — roughly 55% of India's total LPG...
‘At end of our tether’: Groups call for shutdown, protest in Ladakh amid impasse in talks with Centre
The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) called for a shutdown and protest march across Ladakh on March 16, 2026, citing an impasse in talks with the Centre over...
Arbitrary and opaque: On the Employees’ Pension Scheme 2026
The EPFO's Central Board of Trustees (CBT) approved the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) 2026 on March 2, 2026, replacing the EPS 1995 scheme. The new scheme ...
India co-sponsors resolution passed by UNSC condemning Iran attacks on Gulf
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2817 (2026) on March 11, 2026, condemning "in the strongest terms" Iran's missile and drone attacks on Bahrain, Kuw...
Congress urges government to hold an all‑party meeting on women’s quota law
The Congress party urged the government to convene an all-party meeting to deliberate on the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Constitution...
Transpersons, men having sex with men, sex workers cannot donate blood, Centre insists in Supreme Court
The Central Government told the Supreme Court that the existing ban on blood donation by transgender persons, men who have sex with men (MSM), and female sex...
Parental income alone cannot decide OBC creamy layer status: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on March 11, 2026 ruled in favour of children of senior PSU officials who had been selected as OBC candidates in civil service examinations...
Supreme Court to look into what constitutes ‘personal data’ in DPDP laws
On March 12, 2026, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection (DP...
193 opposition MPs sign notice seeking motion for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal
As many as 193 Members of Parliament from the INDIA bloc — 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha — signed a formal notice seeking the initiation of a re...
Kharge raises Farooq Abdullah attack in Rajya Sabha, demands restoration of J&K statehood
An alleged assassination attempt was made on National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah at a wedding function in Jammu's Greater Kailash area; a 63-year-old ...
Parliament Watch: Faster rooftop solar rollout, stress test for I-T portal, faster smart meters
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report on the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's 2026-27 demands for grants flagged slow progress in the PM Surya Ghar...
Bihar govt to justify its proposal for ST status to Gangota community: Tribal ministry
The office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) has sought justification from the Bihar government for its 2019 proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) sta...
Income cannot be sole decider of OBC creamy layer: SC
In *Union of India v. Rohith Nathan* (decided March 11, 2026), a Supreme Court bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan ruled that the "creamy layer...
Need balance between privacy and public interest: SC
The Supreme Court, while considering a petition challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025, observed that pub...
Parliamentary panel sounds alarm as urban development budget hits five-year low
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, chaired by Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (TDP), presented a report in Lok Sabha on March 12, ...
Explained: How India is trying to regulate children’s social media use — and why gaps remain
India has a layered regulatory framework to protect children on social media, combining the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023, IT Rules 2021, ...
Why SC ordered a ‘no fault’ compensation policy for Covid vaccine side-effects
In Rachana Gangu v. Union of India (2026 INSC 218), a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the Union of India to formulate and place in t...
SC verdict on parental income as OBC creamy layer criterion: What has court said, what changes
The Supreme Court held that the "creamy layer" exclusion for OBC reservations cannot be determined solely on the basis of parental income, without also consi...
Muslim Personal Law Board condemns Supreme Court petition challenging Islamic inheritance law
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court — reportedly by the Naya Nari Foundation — seeking to invalidate Islamic inheritance law provisions that give women...
Turkish firms continue to work on metro rail contracts despite Ministry’s security directive
Turkish construction and technology companies continue to execute metro rail contracts worth thousands of crores in India despite formal objections raised by...