Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Centre notifies South Coast Railway Zone with Visakhapatnam as HQ
The Centre issued a gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone as India's 18th railway zone, with headquarters at Visakhapatnam, A...
Cabinet approves four more judges for Supreme Court
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to introduce legislation in Parliament to increase the Supreme Court's sanctioned judge strength from 34 to 38 — an add...
Indian Cabinet approves ₹5,659 crore for 5-year tenure Cotton Productivity Mission
The Union Cabinet approved the Mission for Cotton Productivity with a total outlay of ₹5,659.22 crore for five years (2026-27 to 2030-31), targeting self-suf...
Cabinet approves ₹10/quintal hike in sugarcane price for 2026-27 season
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a ₹10 per quintal increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the Sugar Seas...
Government specifies 12-week limit to process FDI applications under new rules
DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) has issued an updated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for processing foreign direct invest...
‘Will boost speedy justice’: Amit Shah on bill to increase SC strength
Following the Union Cabinet's clearance of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, the government articulated three policy rationales for ...
DPIIT issues updated SOP for processing FDI applications
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated 4 May 2026 for processing Forei...
Government specifies 40 sub-sectors for faster clearance of FDI proposals from land-bordering nations
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to India's FDI framework governing investments from countries sharing a land border — including China, Pakistan, Bangla...
Centre strengthens Supreme Court: Number of judges to be increased from 33 to 37
The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to introduce The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament, seeking to raise the number of Su...
How Forest Rights Act was reaffirmed by Allahabad HC order | Explained
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court set aside a March 2021 order of the District Level Committee (DLC) that had rejected forest rights claims of th...
SC nixes Odisha’s ‘odious’ bail conditions to Adivasi, Dalit accused to clean police stations
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of orders issued by Odisha courts — both the High Court and trial courts — imposing bail conditions requiring Adiv...
MRAI asks for dedicated ministry for recycling
The Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) called for the establishment of a central nodal ministry dedicated to the recycling sector, at the Paryava...
TRS chief K Kavitha on Delimitation Bill: "Every state should have fixed number of representatives"
Three interconnected Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Union Territories Laws (Amendment...
Discuss and debate the Great Nicobar Project in Parliament: Congress
Parliamentary scrutiny has intensified over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, with demands for a dedicated parliamentary forum or committee debat...
Bomb blast in Manipur on third anniversary of ethnic conflict; no casualty
A bomb explosion occurred near a crematorium at Malom in Imphal West district on May 3, 2026 — the third anniversary of the onset of the Meitei-Kuki-Zo ethni...
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: Congress
Parliamentary calls have been raised for a formal legislative forum to examine the environmental, tribal rights, and strategic governance aspects of the Grea...
Phone sirens startle millions as government rolls out real-time warning system
On May 2, 2026, the government conducted a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) — a new indigenous emergency warning infrastructure that...
Silence, the court is in session
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court tendered his resignation to the President of India on April 9, 2026, citing immediate effect — one year af...
NITI Aayog gets two new full-time members
Two new full-time members have been appointed to NITI Aayog, taking the total count of full-time members to seven — the highest since the body was constitute...
Parliamentary Panels flag ministries’ budget gaps: Funds cut at RE stage, still unspent
Parliamentary Standing Committees have flagged a recurring and systemic pattern across central ministries: funds are cut at the Revised Estimates (RE) stage ...