Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Panel on SEZ policy reforms to evaluate impact, conduct cost-benefit analysis
The government notified a 17-member committee in March 2026 to recommend comprehensive reforms to India's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy — formally launc...
Mass suspensions, mics switched off: Opposition talking points in debate on resolution to remove Speaker
During the Lok Sabha debate on the resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla, Opposition MPs raised two additional issues beyond partisan conduct: the 12-year va...
Union Cabinet approves international status for Madurai airport
The Union Cabinet on March 10, 2026, officially declared Madurai Airport an international airport, ending years of lobbying by Tamil Nadu's business communit...
SFC recommends 5% of GST revenue allocation to municipal bodies, including GBA corporations
The Fifth State Finance Commission (SFC) of a state (likely Tamil Nadu or a comparable state) recommended that 5% of the state's GST revenue be allocated dir...
Exoneration in departmental inquiry will not automatically eclipse criminal prosecution in every bribery case: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court ruled that exoneration in a departmental inquiry does not automatically eclipse or bar criminal prosecution arising from the same fa...
Committed to protecting the Aravalli hills, says Bhupender Yadav
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, speaking in Parliament, reaffirmed the government's commitment to protecting the Aravalli hill range and said the...
Don’t carry out any work on ground for now on Sharavathi pumped storage hydroelectric project, Karnataka High Court directs State government
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, issued an interim order directing the state go...
SC to pronounce verdict in family’s plea to withdraw life support to man in ‘permanent vegetative’ state
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan was scheduled to pronounce its verdict on a family's plea to withdraw life support from 31-year-old H...
Experts deliberate on North East security at seminar hosted by Assam Rifles
On March 10, 2026, the Assam Rifles hosted a joint seminar with the United Services Institution of India (USI) on the theme "Security Challenges to the North...
Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission calls for legal protection and social security for gig workers
The Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission released a study titled "Status of Platform Based Gig Workers in Tamil Nadu," calling for legal protection and socia...
Om Birla no-confidence motion: Procedural wrangle over who chooses chair
The Lok Sabha admitted an Opposition-backed no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla on March 10, 2026 — only the fourth such motion in independent Indi...
Opposition stages walkout in Rajya Sabha, demands SIR debate
Opposition parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on March 10, 2026, after Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan declined their demand for a fresh discussion on...
Govt seeks Lok Sabha nod for ₹2.81 lakh cr gross additional expenditure in FY26
The Union government presented the Second Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for FY 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha, seeking parliamentary approval for gross...
Finance Ministry seeks Parliament nod to spend Rs 2.81 lakh crore more in FY26
The Finance Ministry tabled the Second Supplementary Demands for Grants (SDG) for FY 2025-26 in Parliament, seeking gross additional expenditure of ₹2.81 lak...
Opposition moves no-confidence motion against Om Birla: How hard is it to remove a Lok Sabha Speaker?
On March 10, 2026, the Opposition — led by the INDIA alliance — moved a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the Budget Session of Parl...
‘Speaker is not voice of Govt’: Gaurav Gogoi leads Opposition attack as Lok Sabha takes up resolution seeking Om Birla’s removal
The INDIA bloc Opposition (led by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi) introduced a resolution in the Lok Sabha seeking removal of Speaker Om Birla under Article 94(c) ...
Exclusive: Union Cabinet approves Jal Jeevan Mission extension until 2028 with lower allocation
The Union Cabinet approved an extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028, reformulating it as JJM 2.0 with a restructured implementation m...
‘Of paramount importance’: SC to examine Bombay HC verdict on Centre’s fact check units under IT Rules
The Supreme Court agreed on March 10, 2026 to examine the Central government's challenge to the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down its Fact-Check Uni...
Maternity leave is not a break in service, cannot attract bond penalty: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) ruled in *Dr. Meenakshi Muthiah v. State of Maharashtra & Others* that maternity leave cannot be treated as a break in s...
Cabinet gives nod to ₹12,000 cr infra projects
The Union Cabinet approved a package of infrastructure and welfare decisions totalling approximately ₹12,000 crore Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) extended to Decem...