Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla faces removal notice; historically no Speaker ousted
Opposition parties submitted a notice on February 10, 2026, seeking a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, ending a week-long impasse that had pa...
OUTCOME OF DIGITAL AGRICULTURE INITIATIVES
The government evaluated outcomes of digital agriculture initiatives undertaken during 2025, reporting significant progress across multiple programs. AgriSta...
RE-STRUCTURING OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION
The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme has been restructured in 2025 with revised Operational Guidelines, expanding coverage to...
Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) – Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dehradun
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh on Jai Bhawani Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune (Maharashtra), for regulatory non-compliance under...
Exclusive | Citing rules, PMO tells Lok Sabha Secretariat: No questions on PM CARES, relief and defence funds
In a communication dated January 30, 2026, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) directed the Lok Sabha Secretariat that questions, Zero Hour notices, and Specia...
‘One-sided Parliament’: Why Opposition is set to move no-confidence motion against Om Birla, and what comes next
Congress and allied Opposition parties formally moved a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the Budget Session of Parliament in Fe...
Exclusive: From file disposal to output, Union Secretaries now get a report card each
The Cabinet Secretariat has introduced annual administrative scorecards for Secretaries in the Central government — the first time top bureaucratic officials...
Parliament Budget Session 2026 Highlights: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla steps aside after Oppn’s no-confidence motion
The Opposition, led by Congress and supported by over 100 Members of Parliament, submitted a formal no-confidence motion notice against Lok Sabha Speaker Om ...
PMO says no question on PM CARES, two other funds admissible in Lok Sabha: Reasons it gave
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed the Lok Sabha Secretariat that questions on PM CARES Fund, the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), and ...
Question and answer: on Parliament, parliamentary norms
An editorial highlighted the declining standards of parliamentary debate and the need for Parliament to function as the primary forum for discussing contenti...
New income tax rules coming soon - and taxpayers can now give feedback
The Income Tax Department has invited stakeholder views on draft rules and forms to be notified under the new Income-tax Act, 2025, which takes effect 1 Apri...
Delhi HC pulls up MCD for not publishing civic records after 20 years of RTI, says it is ‘no exception’
The Delhi High Court, in a PIL filed by the Centre for Youth, Culture, Law and Environment, pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to...
A chance for India to polish the Kimberley Process
India assumed the chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2026, positioning it at the forefront of global diamond governance This is the third time In...
NHAI’s public InvIT wins five highway concessions
NHAI's public Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) — Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) — has won five national highway concessions spanning approxima...
Aadhaar biometric lock explained: How it prevents biometric fraud
UIDAI highlighted its biometric lock feature as a key safeguard against Aadhaar-linked fraud, allowing users to disable fingerprint and iris-based authentica...
EPFO to appoint new partner agencies, change custodian after 15 years
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is preparing to empanel new partner agencies and appoint a fresh custodian to replace Standard Chartered Ba...
Can a Lok Sabha speaker be ‘impeached’? What does Constitution say about the process?
The Opposition introduced a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging partisan conduct and silencing of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi dur...
Industrial Relations Code must balance job security in the AI era
An analysis has highlighted the need for the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 to be recalibrated to balance job security concerns arising from AI-driven autom...
New income tax rules raise PAN threshold, meal allowances
The draft Income-tax Rules, 2026, under the new Income-tax Act, 2025 (which takes effect 1 April 2026), propose to streamline tax compliance by increasing PA...
Gujarat exchanges Letter of Intent with Starlink for high-speed internet connectivity
The Gujarat state government exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, a subsidiary of SpaceX, for high-spee...