Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Supreme Court allows first-ever passive euthanasia; how it differs from active euthanasia
India's Supreme Court permitted withdrawal of life support for Harish Rana, who had been in a persistent vegetative state, marking the first judicially sanct...
MSDE Celebrates Young Innovators at ‘Kaushalta se Udyamita’ Felicitation Ceremony at NSTI Bengaluru
The Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) held the "Kaushalta se Udyamita: Navonmesh Prot...
Niti Aayog urges states to stick to FRBM norms, strengthen fiscal discipline
NITI Aayog released the second edition of the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2026, assessing states' fiscal performance for the financial year 2023-24. The Index ...
Congress flags data risk in Farmer ID rollout, seeks probe into role of private agencies
Concerns were raised in the Maharashtra State Assembly regarding the involvement of private agencies in generating Farmer Identification Numbers (Farmer IDs ...
SELF-EMPLOYMENT VENTURE UNDER SKILL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHEMES
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) and Entrepreneurship Skill Developmen...
No-confidence motion against Speaker 'unfortunate', questions India’s democracy: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
The Union Home Minister strongly criticised the opposition's filing of a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, calling it "unprecedented" ...
SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN WEDDING AND WEDDING TOURISM SECTOR
Under the Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is delivering skill, re-skill, and up-skill training for t...
TRAI Organises Workshop on ‘Quantum Safe Communication’, Focuses on National Security, Standardisation and Migration Pathways
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) organised a workshop on "Quantum Safe Communication" at its headquarters in New Delhi Senior representatives...
Chhattisgarh Cabinet approves new Bill to curb forced conversion
The Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved a new anti-conversion bill to replace the existing Chhattisgarh Dharm Swatantrya Adhiniyam (Freedom of Religion Act), 1968 ...
32-fold increase in coliform bacteria: CAG flags untreated sewage discharge into Ganga in Uttarakhand
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged a 32-fold increase in coliform bacteria levels in the Ganga river in Uttarakhand, attributing ...
Why a PIL wants victims of forceful acid ingestion recognised under the disability law
The Supreme Court issued notice to all States and Union Territories on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking recognition of victims of forceful acid ing...
Karnataka wants to ban children from social media. Here’s why this might be harder than it sounds
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced during the 2026-27 state budget speech that the use of social media will be prohibited for children under the...
The illusion of 41% and a quiet re-engineering of India’s fiscal federal landscape
Analysis reveals that while states are officially entitled to 41% of the divisible pool of central taxes (as recommended by both the 15th and 16th Finance Co...
Telangana Assembly Speaker dismisses disqualification petitions against Nagender and Kadiyam Srihari; all 10 MLAs cleared
The Telangana Assembly Speaker dismissed disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law) against all 10 MLAs — including Danam...
108 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
108 Maoists surrendered before security forces across Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma, Bastar, Narayanpur, and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh on March 11, 2026. ...
Reliance Industries seeking to maximise LPG output, divert natural gas to support priority sectors
The Union Government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, issuing the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, to prioritise and regulate natural...
Withdrawal of life support must not be an ‘act of abandonment’: Supreme Court judgment
The Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan allowed withdrawal of life support for a 31-year-old man who had been in a coma for o...
Supreme Court to pronounce judgment on withdrawal of life support to a 31-year-old man
The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark ruling on March 11, 2026, allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (passive euthanasia) for Harish Rana,...
More women deleted from rolls in most States after SIR
Data from the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls (2025-26) shows that in most Indian states, more women...
EU parliament urges new rules to protect copyrighted work
The European Parliament passed a resolution urging the European Commission to introduce binding rules ensuring that copyrighted content used by generative AI...