Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
MGNREGS coverage and workdays fell sharply in 2025–26: LibTech India
A study by LibTech India, a research organisation that monitors rural employment schemes, found a national average decline of 10.4 percent in MGNREGS workday...
Calcutta HC to hear pleas against Great Nicobar project in June; overrules Centre’s objections
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the maintainability of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging alleged violations of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, i...
Tamil Nadu hung verdict: Governor’s role, floor test rules and key Supreme Court judgment explained
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election returned a hung verdict — the first since 1952 — with no single party or pre-poll alliance securing a majority in the 2...
Labour Ministry notifies final rules for the Wage Code & Industrial Relations Code
The Ministry of Labour and Employment notified the final Central Rules under the Code on Wages, 2019 and the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, bringing both c...
BJP calls Sanjay Raut 'joker of Indian politics' over Trump post on Bengal polls
The 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections produced a decisive electoral outcome, with a single party winning 206 out of 294 seats — a clear majorit...
Rangasamy meets Lieutenant Governor, stakes claim to form government in Puducherry
Following the Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections, AINRC (All India NR Congress) president N. Rangasamy met Lieutenant Governor K. Kailasanathan and pr...
India’s school system is failing the test. NITI Aayog flags dropouts, weak learning outcomes
NITI Aayog released a report titled "School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement," analysing a decade of d...
India’s Pension Landscape
India's pension system has undergone a significant structural transition over the past two decades — from a fully government-funded defined-benefit scheme to...
CAQM reviews preparedness of States for elimination of Stubble Burning in 2026; stresses Strengthened Enforcement, Crop Residue Management and Coordinated Action
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) convened a review meeting on 06 May 2026 with senior officials of Punjab, Haryana...
West Bengal Governor dissolves State Legislative Assembly
West Bengal Governor RN Ravi dissolved the 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly on May 7, 2026, following state elections in which the incumbent ruling part...
MoSPI asks states to shift GSDP base year to 2022-23 for better economic data accuracy
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has directed all States and Union Territories to shift the base year for compiling Gross Stat...
J-K LG given telecom control powers during public safety events
A Presidential order issued on May 8, 2026, directed the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu & Kashmir to exercise powers under Section 20(2) of the Telecommun...
Karnataka set to approach SC to implement MGNREGA for this year
The Karnataka government announced its decision to approach the Supreme Court seeking permission to continue implementing MGNREGA for the current financial y...
PM Employment Generation Programme generates 36.33 lakh jobs, helps set up over 4 lakh micro-enterprises in five years
The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) created 36.33 lakh jobs and established 4,03,706 micro-enterprises over the five-year period of ...
SC asks if there was a 'proper debate' in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law
The Supreme Court, while hearing a challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term...
Repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis is a ‘core issue’: MEA response to Dhaka’s remarks on ‘push-in’ from India
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the repatriation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants as a "core issue" in bilateral relations, calling on ...
Centre launches scheme for free health check-ups for workers
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment launched a nationwide free annual health check-up initiative for workers covered under the Employees' State Insur...
Broad-based sector stress drove ECLGS 5.0 rollout, says finance secretary
The Union Cabinet approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0 (ECLGS 5.0) with a guarantee outlay of ₹18,100 crore, designed to unlock additional...
Karnataka to approach SC seeking permission to continue MGNREGA
The Karnataka Cabinet resolved to petition the Supreme Court for permission to continue implementing MGNREGA within the state after Parliament repealed the l...
West Bengal: Governor RN Ravi dissolves Mamata cabinet; paves way for new BJP government formation
The Governor of West Bengal dissolved the Council of Ministers following the Bharatiya Janata Party's decisive victory in the state assembly elections, pavin...