Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
In letter to Birla, Modi praises his balance, respect for parliamentary rules
Following the Lok Sabha's rejection of a no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla on March 15, 2026, the Prime Minister wrote a letter to the Speaker pr...
Poaching fears, resort politics mark Rajya Sabha election eve
On the eve of Rajya Sabha elections (polling held on March 16, 2026), parties in Bihar, Odisha, and Haryana undertook strategic relocation of their MLAs to s...
Why Bihar has made transit passes mandatory for minor minerals from other states
The Bihar government made it mandatory from March 11, 2026, for all vehicles entering Bihar from other states carrying minor minerals (sand, stone, stone chi...
How a challenge to 1937 Shariat Act frames inheritance law as a civil statute vs religious instrument question
The Supreme Court is hearing a petition challenging the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, specifically Section 2, which applies Muslim per...
Parliamentary panel recommends I-T dept to set up ‘Expert Litigation Committee’
A parliamentary panel recommended that the Income Tax (I-T) department set up an "Expert Litigation Committee" to vet appeals before they are filed in courts...
UPSC’s new rule: Supreme Court nod must for delay in choosing State DGPs
The Supreme Court ruled that the UPSC must approach the Supreme Court for approval before condoning any inordinate delay by states in submitting proposals fo...
Diversify agriculture and encourage farmers to grow pulses, Supreme Court tells government
The Supreme Court urged the Union government to convene a meeting of stakeholders — including representatives from farming communities and policymakers — to ...
Opposition seeks motion to remove CEC, Gyanesh Kumar stays silent
193 opposition MPs — 130 from the Lok Sabha and 63 from the Rajya Sabha — signed and submitted notices in both Houses seeking a motion for the removal of Chi...
WB govt transfers Siliguri CP C Sudhakar, days after MHA seeks his central deputation
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a communication to the West Bengal government seeking the central deputation of Siliguri Police Commissioner ...
Fact check: Are “40 out of 100 children malnourished” in Gujarat?
A fact-check exercise verified the claim that approximately 40 out of 100 children in Gujarat are malnourished — the data confirms this is broadly accurate. ...
Finance Ministry restructured norms for minimum public shareholdings
The Ministry of Finance amended the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 through the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026, notifi...
Venezuela opposition leader denounces 'selective' amnesty
Venezuela's opposition leader denounced the recently passed amnesty law as "selective" and designed to "buy time" rather than genuinely free political prison...
Govt bars piped cooking gas users from holding LPG connections, PNG rollout to be fast-tracked
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a gazette notification amending the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, b...
UP: 47 villages sharing borders with Nepal to be developed under Vibrant Village Programme II
47 villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, sharing a border with Nepal, are to be developed as the first batch of border villages under the Vi...
Fertilizer stocks for kharif: Centre struggles to avoid crisis
A Parliament Standing Committee asked the Centre to put in place structured, long-term measures to avert a fertilizer supply crisis ahead of the Kharif 2026 ...
What is the Essential Commodities Act? | Explained
The Central Government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and issued the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, in response to disruptions to ...
Captive power generation rules amended
The Ministry of Power notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026, amending Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005, to overhaul captive power project (CP...
SC seeks status report on Ganga bank encroachments
The Supreme Court directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Union government to submit a comprehensive status report on encroachments alon...
India bars PNG users from keeping or refilling LPG cylinders
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas amended the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000 under the Essential Commodi...
Ladakh to protest for safeguards on March 16, despite Sonam Wangchuk release
Despite the release of climate activist and Ladakh rights campaigner Sonam Wangchuk on March 14, 2026 — after six months of detention under the National Secu...