Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Swiggy, Zomato, Uber asked to register gig workers by June 21: Report
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has directed major app-based aggregator platforms — including Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, Ola, Rapido, Blinkit, and Zepto — t...
EAC-PM recommends targeted splitting of seats for delimitation, shows model allowing 50% rise for all large States
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has published a working paper recommending a targeted, data-driven model for delimitation of Lok...
Infrastructure at the Core of India’s Development
A comprehensive review released through the Press Information Bureau highlights over a decade of accelerated infrastructure investment across transport, hous...
Zojila tunnel is a gamechanger for national security, integration: Nitin Gadkari
The Zojila Tunnel achieved its historic final breakthrough on June 9, 2026, when the last rock barrier separating the two headings was blasted from the Kargi...
NDA begins delimitation talks, explores expansion
The Centre has revived work on delimitation — the constitutionally mandated process of redrawing parliamentary constituency boundaries — following the approa...
Post-MGNREGA: Centre fixes States’ share to implement job guarantee scheme under new law
The Union Government has formally notified the cost-sharing ratios for states under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act,...
Centre announces interim allocation for VB-GRAMG
The Centre has announced an interim allocation for the Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) [VB-G RAM G], which has replaced M...
Centre announces Rs 95,692 crore interim allocation under VB-G RAM G
The Union Government announced an interim central allocation of ₹95,692 crore under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act,...
To hike Lok Sabha strength, Government works on more clarity; eyes South, DMK support
Following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in April 2026, the government is working to build broader political support for a revised app...
Strategic afterthought: On the Great Nicobar project
The Great Nicobar Island Development Project — an ₹81,000 crore (~USD 9.7 billion) mega-infrastructure initiative on the southernmost island of the Andaman a...
Trinamool rebellion revives government hopes of passing Delimitation Bill
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 — which seeks to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats and enable delimitation based on the 2011 Census — ...
West Bengal joins Ayushman Bharat scheme
West Bengal has officially joined the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), becoming the 36th state or Union Territory to implement t...
Govt cuts subsidised LPG cylinders to Ujjwala beneficiaries to 4
The government has reduced the number of subsidised LPG cylinders (14.2 kg each) available annually to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries fro...
Centre resumes MGNREGS, PM Awaas scheme in West Bengal
The Central government resumed MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) operations in West Bengal from June 1, 2026, after a suspe...
How the government hit its FY26 deficit target despite a subsidy surge
India successfully met its FY26 (2025-26) fiscal deficit target of 4.4% of GDP (Rs 15.7 lakh crore), despite a significant surge in subsidy expenditure durin...
BHAVYA scheme to help attract huge investments, create jobs: Piyush Goyal
The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) scheme with an outlay of ₹33,660 crore to develop 100 plug-and-play industrial parks acr...
4,800 illegal infiltrators deported to Bangladesh, says Bengal CM Suvendu
The West Bengal government announced that approximately 4,800 illegal infiltrators have been deported to Bangladesh in the ongoing "Detect, Delete and Deport...
Amit Shah to unveil Land Port Management System for smarter border operations
The Union Home Minister formally launched the Land Port Management System (LPMS) on June 9, 2026, a comprehensive digital platform designed to bring all of I...
Why did Supreme Court back curbs on online gaming?
The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, upheld the constitutional validity of imposing 28% Goods and Servic...
Ease of Doing Business: Strengthening India’s Business Framework
The government has released a comprehensive account of wide-ranging reforms that have transformed India's business environment through digital governance, re...