Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Rethinking tax searches for the digital age
India's new Income Tax Act (Income-Tax No.2 Bill, 2025), passed by Parliament on August 12, 2025, came into effect from April 1, 2026, replacing the six-deca...
2 more panels for Bengal to fast-track CAA applications
The MHA issued a gazette notification on March 2, 2026, constituting two more State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal, bringing the total to four, to...
Iran conflict: Ready to evacuate citizens stuck in Gulf, says Centre; IndiGo to operate 10 flights from Jeddah on Tuesday
The Indian government announced readiness to evacuate Indian citizens from Gulf nations as tensions escalated following US-Israel strikes on Iran in late Feb...
MHA sets up two empowered panels to process CAA applications in West Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted two additional State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal on March 2, 2026, to process applications for I...
Khameini’s killing: J-K Police appeals people to refrain from violence, provocation
Following the US-Israel joint air strikes on Iran (February 28, 2026) and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mass protests broke out acros...
Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal completes 5-day Odisha visit
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), led by Chairperson Justice Bela M. Trivedi, completed a 5-day field visit to Odisha in late February–early March...
Breaking from tradition, govt & oppn differ over stand on Iran
The US-Israel joint air strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, including the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, created a sharp domestic politi...
In eye of NCERT storm over ‘corruption in judiciary’ section, meet the team behind book
A revised Class 8 Social Science textbook published by NCERT titled "Exploring Society: India and Beyond" (Vol. II) contained a sub-section in Chapter IV ("T...
Identify ‘pro-Iran radical preachers’: MHA warns states of possible unrest after Israel-US strikes
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a circular to all state governments on February 28, 2026, warning of possible domestic violence and communal unrest...
‘Mandated to protect traditions’: Kerala’s state-run temple board to oppose entry of young women in Sabarimala
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) — Kerala's state-run body that administers the Sabarimala temple — passed a resolution formally opposing the entry of wome...
NGT finds Ratle hydro project contractor dumped muck in Chenab, orders assessment of damage and restoration costs
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), the contractor for the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Power Proje...
Iran conflict: Prepared to evacuate citizens stuck in Gulf, says Centre; state govts set up helplines, control rooms
The central government announced its preparedness to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Gulf countries amid the escalating Iran-Israel-US conflict, with O...
Marriage as partnership: How a High Court verdict reframes ‘homemaker’ as a legally relevant role
In the case of Rakesh Ray v. Priti Ray (2026DHC1380), the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling reaffirming that a homemaker's domestic contributio...
As war comes to West Asia again, a look at how India has evacuated Indians abroad in times of crisis
As West Asia experienced renewed conflict in early 2026 — with Israeli-US airstrikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026 — questions arose about India's capa...
Many Maharatna, Navratna PSUs face board governance gaps: Survey
A corporate governance survey by Excellence Enablers — led by former SEBI chairperson M. Damodaran — covering all 40 Maharatna and Navratna PSUs found signif...
FSSAI to States: Strengthen food safety workforce, sharpen focus on high-risk food categories
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directed all States and Union Territories to strengthen their food safety workforce and sharpen enfo...
Post-SIR, Centre forms two more panels to fast-track CAA applications in West Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted two additional Empowered Committees in West Bengal in early March 2026 to accelerate processing of Citizenship...
Assess environmental compensation from those responsible for pollution of Kadambrayar: NGT tells PCB
The Supreme Court of India upheld the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) enhanced environmental compensation imposed on two Pune-based real estate developers fo...
SEBI presses banks, other regulators for stricter insider trading enforcement, says chief
SEBI Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey has pressed banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and other financial regulators to adopt stricter norms for preventing...
Medical colleges admitting fake patients may see requests for extra seats, courses rejected: NMC
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued strict guidelines warning that medical colleges found admitting fake patients during inspections will face t...