Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Why SHANTI Act’s nuclear liability limits are under Supreme Court scrutiny
The Supreme Court of India is examining a public interest petition challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Sustainable Harnessing and Ad...
India needs national security policy, long-term defence funds, say ex-service chiefs & bureaucrats
At a discussion on civil-military relations held at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi, former military chiefs, retired bureaucrats, and forme...
Centre notifies Draft Rules under VB–G RAM G Act, seeks public feedback by June 20
The Central Government notified draft rules under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), inviting pub...
States to get VB-G RAM G funding based on 16th Finance Commission formula, ‘performance criteria’
The Ministry of Rural Development published draft implementation rules under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025...
Ayushman Bharat enrollment begins in West Bengal, benefits likely from July: CM Suvendu Adhikari
Enrollment under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) commenced in West Bengal in May 2026, with benefits expected to become operati...
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs review meeting at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, in presence of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister; and Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat
The Union Ministry of Finance chaired a high-level review meeting at GIFT City, Gandhinagar on May 22, 2026, to assess the progress of India's International ...
DDWS Holds a National Level Review Meeting with Deputy Commissioners/ District Magistrates/ Collectors on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a national-level review meeting with Deputy Commissioners,...
Regional Workshop at Raipur reviews progress of World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan, White Revolution 2.0 and formation of 2 lakh new cooperative societies
The Ministry of Cooperation convened a high-level regional workshop to review progress on three flagship initiatives: the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan ...
Smart border project with Pak, B'desh to ensure demography change attempt is defeated: Amit Shah
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced a comprehensive Smart Border Project to be deployed along India's international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, ...
After benches differ on UAPA bail, SC refers question to larger bench
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the question of how Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty) is to be applied agains...
Would Kasab have been given bail over trial delay? Government to SC over UAPA debate
Before the Supreme Court, the government invoked the hypothetical of serious terrorism convicts to challenge a bench judgment (Andrabi case) that had granted...
Centre, Ladakh representatives agree to create elected UT body
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an "in-principle" understanding ...
Soon, Smart Border project to make frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh impenetrable: Amit Shah
The Union Home Ministry announced the launch of a "Smart Border" project to make approximately 6,000 km of India's frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh imp...
States to get VB-G RAM G funds based on the Finance Commission formula
States will receive their share of central taxes based on the revised horizontal devolution formula recommended by the 16th Finance Commission, applicable fo...
Centre promised more legislative powers for Ladakh, says delegation
The Union Home Ministry and representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an "in-principle" understanding ...
SC refers UAPA bail issue to larger bench amid Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam case debate
The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the legal question of whether prolonged incarceration and trial delay can override the stringent statutory bail ...
Various organisations, former civil servants oppose CJI’s environmental activists comment
A Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while hearing a case concerning the expansion of Pipavav Port in Gujarat on May 11,...
Ladakh talks breakthrough: Centre, Leh-Kargil groups agree ‘in principle’ on ‘restoring democracy’, Constitutional safeguards
The Union Government and two major civil society groups from Ladakh — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) — have reached an "in-...
No new dams in upper Ganga: The Centre’s long-winding road to ‘consensus’ on the issue
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on May 19, 2026, formally stating that n...
Govt to notify amendments to IT Rules by May-end. Controversial oversight clause likely to stay intact
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is expected to notify amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...