Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Government to upskill, reskill IT workforce amid AI challenges: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (February 19-20, New Delhi) that the government is working with industry and ...
A temporary relief from bonded labour
The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 has completed 50 years since its enactment, prompting a reassessment of its effectiveness An investigation in ...
Nothing but appeasement: SC slams freebies before polls
The Supreme Court on February 19, 2026, sharply criticised state governments for rolling out freebie schemes on the eve of elections, calling it "nothing but...
EC asks 22 states, UTs to prepare for next phase of SIR expected in April
The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed Chief Electoral Officers of 22 states and Union Territories to finalise preparations for the next phase of th...
EC directs 23 states, UTs to prep for SIR rollout
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed Chief Electoral Officers across 23 states and Union Territories to expedite preparatory work for a Specia...
Labour codes: Nearly two dozen employer compliances listed
The Labour and Employment Ministry has prepared a list of nearly two dozen compliances for employers under the four new labour codes The compliances are cate...
Why a massive Arunachal power project got an 11-year green nod extension
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) granted an 11-year extension of Environmental Clea...
‘Weaponised’ vs ‘terrorised’: Supreme Court adjourns hearing on ED plea against I-PAC, Mamata Banerjee
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) approached the Supreme Court alleging obstruction during its January 8, 2026 raid at the Kolkata office of I-PAC (Indian Pol...
‘We welcome summit focus, need to shield democracies, rule of law against AI threat’
India hosted the AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 16–20, 2026 — the fourth in the global series of AI governance summits and the first held in the Global ...
EU opens legal gateway office in Delhi; Jaishankar says ‘mobility with purpose’
The European Union inaugurated the first-ever European Legal Gateway Office (ELGO) in New Delhi, representing the first such office established in any partne...
Climate to civic bodies, how Kerala’s pioneering Urban Policy looks to define its urbanisation journey
Kerala's Cabinet approved India's first state-level comprehensive Urban Policy on February 13, 2026, making it the pioneering state to formally frame such a ...
SC resumes hearing challenges to Places of Worship Act: The legal battle, explained
The Supreme Court indicated it will shortly take up final hearings on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (...
Curtains on Maharashtra Muslim quota: Court once upheld it, so what happened?
The Maharashtra government issued a fresh Government Resolution (GR) in February 2026 formally withdrawing the 5% reservation for Muslims in government educa...
SC to hear review petitions to 2018 Sabarimala judgement in April: A timeline of the case
The Supreme Court of India has scheduled a nine-judge Constitution Bench to begin hearing review petitions against the 2018 Sabarimala judgment from April 7,...
Troubled waters: On the Great Nicobar Project
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 16, 2026 upheld the 2022 environmental clearance for the ₹81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project...
India’s moment to restoring balance to copyright
India's Copyright Act, 1957 is under review to address the tension between rigid copyright protections and the emerging needs of AI development, public acces...
India’s taxpayer base more than doubled in the last decade
India's individual taxpayer base more than doubled from 3.26 crore in Assessment Year 2013-14 to 7.26 crore in AY 2024-25, reflecting sustained expansion ove...
Assembly passes two Bills removing ‘leprosy’ references from State Laws
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly unanimously passed two Bills removing discriminatory references to persons affected by or cured of leprosy from exist...
India discussing age restrictions with social media platforms
The Union Government confirmed it is in active discussions with major social media platforms to introduce age-based access restrictions, likely barring or li...
Above 5,300 acres set for exclusion from Kolleru Lake in West Godavari
The Andhra Pradesh government has moved to exclude more than 5,300 acres of land spread across 10 villages in West Godavari district from the protected bound...