Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
President’s war powers: Who can take the US to war? What the American Constitution says
The question of who holds the constitutional authority to take the US to war has re-emerged amid the US military campaign against Iran The US Constitution di...
Centre releases over ₹1,034 cr. to gram panchayats under 15th Finance Commission grants
The Central government has released over ₹1,034 crore to gram panchayats under the 15th Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). The ...
Karnataka High Court notice to State and Centre on plea challenging wildlife boards’ approval for ₹10,000 crore Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric project
The Karnataka High Court issued notices to the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka on a PIL challenging approvals granted for the Rs 10,000 c...
‘Even stricter than Gujarat, MP’: Maharashtra cabinet approves draft of proposed anti-conversion law
The Maharashtra cabinet approved the draft of a proposed anti-conversion law on 5 March 2026, officially titled the Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, ...
Karnataka High Court directs inclusion of left-out 55 sq. km reserve forest area to Kappatagudda Wildlife Sanctuary
The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to issue a notification to include the left-out 55 sq km of Kappatagudda reserve forest into the Kappa...
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose resigns ahead of Assembly polls
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose resigned from his position on March 5, 2026, just weeks before the state's upcoming Assembly elections expected in Apri...
NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Government over death of 18 workers at explosives unit
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of the death of 18 workers and severe burn injuries to 24 others in an explosion at an e...
West Asia conflict poses near-term challenges to Indian economy: RBI MPC member
An external member of the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Dr. Nagesh Kumar, stated that the West Asia conflict poses near-term challenges to the India...
Sebi issues guidelines for custodians
SEBI issued revised guidelines for registered custodians, raising the minimum net worth requirement from Rs 50 crore to Rs 75 crore Existing custodians have ...
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah soft launches digital tools and mascots – Pragati (female) and “Vikas” (male) - for Census-2027, in New Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah soft-launched four digital tools and formally unveiled mascots "Pragati" (female) and "Vikas" (male) for Census-2027 in New Del...
Draft Population Management Policy to incentivise parents having third child
Andhra Pradesh has released a draft Population Management Policy that reverses the decades-old approach of discouraging large families — instead incentivisin...
Explained | Iran’s political system
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28, 2026 in a joint US-Israeli military strike on Tehran, marking the end of his 35-year tenure ...
Affordable Medicines at Janaushadhi Ensure Quality Healthcare without Financial Strain
The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) continues to expand its network of dedicated outlets (Jan Aushadhi Kendras) offering quality gener...
Bose quits as Bengal Governor weeks before polls; Mamata alleges ‘pressure’ from Amit Shah
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose resigned on 5 March 2026 after three-and-a-half years in office, weeks before the expected state assembly elections in ...
RBI deputy governor warns governance lapses behind financial failures
RBI Deputy Governor Swaminathan Janakiraman warned that the root cause of financial crises lies in governance failures, not lack of knowledge Speaking at the...
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose resigns; RN Ravi to take over
C.V. Ananda Bose, the 21st Governor of West Bengal (appointed 2022), resigned from his post on 5 March 2026 via a letter to the President of India. Bose stat...
CIC advises Income Tax Dept: Institutionalise taxpayer-friendly grievance redressal
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has called on the Income Tax Department to overhaul its grievance redressal mechanism to make it more taxpayer-frien...
Policy Reforms That Transformed Business Environment
Active registered companies in India grew by approximately 27%, from 1.55 lakh in 2020-21 to 1.98 lakh in 2025-26 (as on February 3, 2026) The growth is attr...
Google sued by Florida family after AI chatbot allegedly led to death
The family of Jonathan Gavalas, a 36-year-old from Jupiter, Florida, filed a federal lawsuit against Google in the Northern District of California, alleging ...
Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan launches ambitious Project HANUMAN to tackle human-wildlife conflict
On World Wildlife Day 2026 (March 3), Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched Project HANUMAN at Mangalagiri, Guntur district. HANUMAN sta...