Polity & Governance
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Union Finance Minister says State borrowing justified if spent on capex
The Union Finance Minister stated in June 2026 that borrowing by state governments is fully justified when the borrowed funds are deployed into long-term cap...
Centre urged to roll back FCRA amendments
Following the notification of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, a broad coalition of civil society organisations,...
Keeping humanity at the centre of the AI revolution
As AI systems proliferate across sectors — healthcare, finance, criminal justice, education — global institutions and governments face growing pressure to em...
Onerous rules: on the amended FCRA Rules, the fallout
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, introducing sweeping new disclosure and c...
Health Ministry expands QR code-based drug traceability to vaccines, antimicrobials, and cancer medicines
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, expanding the QR code-based track-and-trace framework to fo...
E-sports registration form available, but no portal to file it. MeitY says it is loading
Over a month after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 came into effect (May 1, 2026), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Tech...
Three States have arrived at ‘historic consensus’, says D.K. Shivakumar as new gates of Tungabhadra dam are inaugurated
All 33 newly installed crest gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir were inaugurated on June 25, 2026, at Munirabad (Hosapete), in the Vijayanagara district of K...
Eighth Pay Panel may stay cautious on fitment factor
The Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC), constituted by the Central Government, is in early discussion stages and has not yet finalised its recommendatio...
Watch: Passport, Aadhaar, voter ID — what proves your citizenship? | Above the Fold | 25.06.2026
A renewed public debate has emerged over whether commonly held documents — passport, Aadhaar card, and voter ID — actually prove Indian citizenship in law. L...
Chhattisgarh sets up 5-member panel to prepare UCC draft; Justice Desai to head it too
The Chhattisgarh government constituted a five-member committee on June 25, 2026, tasked with preparing a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. The c...
Centre asks Kerala to nominate new expert for Mullaperiyar dam safety panel
The Union government has asked the Kerala government to submit a fresh nomination for its representative to the Independent Panel of Experts (IPOE) carrying ...
Delhi to get AI-powered system to forecast pollution, identify hotspots
The Delhi Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the AIRAWAT Research Foundation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to develop ...
India notifies QCO enabling flexible sourcing framework for some sectors
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026, introducing a flexibl...
Congress calls new FCRA rules 'draconian', seeks rollback
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, amending the Foreign Contribution (Regula...
RBI’s digital scam compensation pilot | Explained
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finalised a new customer protection framework that, for the first time, brings common online scams — where victims are tr...
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Introduces Jan Vishwas Reforms in Clinical Establishments Act to Reduce Compliance Burden and Strengthen Regulatory Efficiency
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has operationalised key reforms under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, specifically relat...
Ministry of Civil Aviation & DIAL Launch AIR SUVIDHA 2.0 Portal for Ebola Health Screening at Points of Entry (PoEs) in India
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded contactless Passenger Health Self-Declara...
India’s poorest ration-card holders may see cereal quota tied to family size under new draft law
The Department of Food and Public Distribution has released a draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing to replace the flat 35 kg per ho...
Union Health Ministry Expands QR Code-Based Drug Traceability Framework to Vaccines, Antimicrobials and Anti-Cancer Medicines
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, bringing vaccines, antimicrobials, narcotic and psychotropic drugs, a...
Infra projects see Rs 5.4 lakh crore cost overrun: MoSPI
According to a government flash report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India's major infrastructure projects (each exceed...