Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
What it takes to move heat action plans from advisories to mandates
India's Heat Action Plans (HAPs) have been criticised for remaining voluntary advisories rather than legally enforceable mandates — limiting their effectiven...
GST revenue follows annual pattern, hits all-time high of Rs 2.43 lakh crore in April 2026
GST collections in April 2026 reached ₹2,42,702 crore (reported as approximately ₹2.43 lakh crore), an all-time monthly high and 8.7% higher year-on-year — c...
GST collections hit all-time high of ₹2.42 lakh crore in April
Gross GST collections in April 2026 stood at ₹2,42,702 crore, an 8.7% year-on-year increase over ₹2,23,265 crore in April 2025, marking the highest single-mo...
‘World’s widest underground tunnel’—Mumbai-Pune ‘missing link’ opens with a Guinness World Record
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'Missing Link' project was inaugurated on 1 May 2026 — Maharashtra Day — with the opening of two new tunnels completing the previo...
Karnataka government launches India’s first digital grievance redressal system for gig workers
On Labour Day (1 May 2026), Karnataka launched India's first digital grievance redressal system specifically for platform-based gig workers. The mechanism ha...
Hemant Soren launches self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Jharkhand
Jharkhand officially launched the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 on 1 May 2026, with the state's senior constitutional authorities completing their ow...
First talks under new Manipur government held with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups
The first formal talks between the newly elected Manipur government and Kuki-Zo insurgent groups under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) framework were held...
US raises concerns at India’s duties on IP-intensive goods, source code, AI working paper
The USTR's 2026 Special 301 Report, released April 30, raises specific concerns about two areas of Indian policy beyond pharmaceutical patents: high import d...
Census 2027: Around 82 lakh households have opted for self enumeration as field visits begin in 5 states
Approximately 82 lakh (8.2 million) households have opted for the self-enumeration facility during the initial phase of Census 2027's Houselisting and Housin...
Govt to continue with budgeted capex despite fiscal stress due to global uncertainties: Official
Despite fiscal stress arising from global trade-war-related uncertainties and potential revenue shortfalls, the Union government has affirmed its commitment ...
How is the next UN chief being chosen? | Explained
The term of the current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres of Portugal, ends on December 31, 2026. The next Secretary-General will assume office on Janua...
Should the PIL jurisdiction be reconsidered?
The Supreme Court and legal commentators have raised renewed concern about the expanding scope of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) jurisdiction, questioning ...
Maharashtra to offer self-enumeration option for Census 2027 from today
Maharashtra became the first state to formally launch the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 on 1 May 2026, opening a 15-day window (1–15 May 2026) during...
Centre notifies changes to Citizenship Rules; focus on OCI registration
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing a slew of digital reforms for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI...
BJP, Opposition spar at special session on women’s empowerment in Uttar Pradesh Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly convened a special one-day session on April 30, 2026 to discuss women's reservation and deliberate on a resolution hol...
Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades
In a 6–3 ruling issued on April 29, 2026, the US Supreme Court decided *Louisiana v. Callais*, striking down Louisiana's second Black-majority congressional ...
Mizoram declared ‘insurgency-free’ as last militant group lays down arms
On April 30, 2026, Mizoram was officially declared insurgency-free after the last remaining active militant group in the state — the Lalhmingthanga Sanate fa...
On first Ladakh visit since violence, Amit Shah to join exposition of holy relics of Lord Buddha in Leh
A first-ever exposition of holy relics of Lord Buddha was held at the Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra in Leh, Ladakh, marking a historically and culturally significa...
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution for one-third quota for women in legislative bodies
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution in a special one-day session demanding the immediate implementation of one-third reservation for wo...
Odisha Assembly: BJP, BJD and Congress resort to political one-upmanship over women’s reservation
The Odisha Legislative Assembly held a special session on April 30, 2026, to discuss women's reservation and the implications of linking it to the delimitati...