Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Manipur inquiry committee head Justice Ajay Lamba resigns, former SC judge B S Chauhan to take over
Justice Ajai Lamba, former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court and the head of the three-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing the ethnic violence th...
J-K now without grassroots representation as District Development Councils’ term ends
The five-year term of Jammu and Kashmir's District Development Councils (DDCs) expired on February 24, 2026, leaving the Union Territory without any function...
No more forced recovery: Bihar’s new law limits borrowers to two MFIs and bans unauthorised loans
The Bihar Assembly passed the Bihar Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending and Prevention of Coercive Actions) Bill, 2026 on February 27, 20...
‘Economic regulations by State have profound effects on editorial independence’: SC judge warns of indirect censorship
Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna highlighted that press freedom in contemporary India faces threats not through direct censorship but through economic a...
On NCERT books, Chief Justice Surya Kant’s anger is justified
The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, ordered the immediate withdrawal of all physical and digital copies of NCERT's Class 8 Social Sc...
To check cervical cancer, vaccines and information must go together
India launched its first nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme on February 28, 2026, targeting approximately 1.15 crore adolescent girl...
Rs 270 today, Rs 2,400 tomorrow? Why Punjab is alarmed by Centre’s renewed DBT push for fertiliser subsidy to farmers
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has renewed the push for transferring India's fertiliser subsidy — currently worth approximately ₹1.7 lakh c...
As more Indians move to cities, 16th Finance Commission gives a boost to urban governance
The 16th Finance Commission has recommended an unprecedented ₹3.56 lakh crore in grants for urban local bodies (ULBs) for the five-year period 2026-31 — a 23...
Husband or parents' income for OBC creamy layer? SC to rule
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a critical question in reservation law: for the purposes of determining OBC Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) status for a marri...
What changed in Hong Kong after National Security Law? | Explained
Nearly six years after the National Security Law (NSL) came into effect on June 30, 2020, Hong Kong's political and civic landscape has been fundamentally tr...
NSIC upgraded to Schedule A CPSE by MSME Ministry
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) upgraded the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) from Schedule 'B' to Schedule 'A' st...
How are predictive policing and traffic management tools used on Indian roads? | Explained
India's major cities are increasingly deploying AI-powered policing and traffic management systems, transforming law enforcement from reactive to data-driven...
Tribal Affairs Ministry set to revamp forest rights cells, form ‘one-stop’ coordinating units
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced plans to revamp existing Forest Rights Act (FRA) Cells established at state and district levels, transforming th...
MCC would be strictly implemented in Tamil Nadu against poll inducements, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) would be strictly enforced in Tamil Nadu against poll inducements ahead...
Need to strike a balance, says Supreme Court on SHANTI Act petition
A bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard a Public Interest Litigation challenging several provision...
Fino Payments Bank MD, CEO arrested under GST Act
Rishi Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of Fino Payments Bank, was arrested on February 27, 2026, under Section 132(1)(a) and 132(1)(i) of the Central Goods a...
Ministries get marching orders to ready roadmap as Centre gears up to induct AI in governance
Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan issued a directive to secretaries of all central ministries and departments, asking them to prepare comprehensive notes det...
Over ?275 Crores Disbursed to Jharkhand under XV Finance Commission to Boost Rural Governance
The Union Government has released ₹275.1253 crore to Jharkhand under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) grants for FY 2025–26 to strengthen Panchayati ...
Melania Trump to preside over U.N. Security Council meeting in a first for a First Lady
First Lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting in March 2026, becoming the first First Lady (from any country) to chair a S...
PM Modi flags capex climb to ₹12 lakh crore in a decade, ties infra push to long-term growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a post-Budget 2026-27 webinar, highlighted that public capital expenditure has grown from ₹2 lakh crore in 2014-15 t...