Polity & Governance
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India tests new emergency messaging system for citizens: How cell broadcast works, why it matters
On 2 May 2026, India's Cell Broadcast System (CBS) was officially launched and a nationwide test alert was broadcast to citizens across all 36 states and Uni...
What is India’s new Cell Broadcast System? Everything you need to know
India launched the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBS) on 2 May 2026, developed indigenously by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) under the Depa...
Medical and Wellness Tourism in India
India's medical tourism market, valued at approximately USD 8.7 billion in 2025, is projected to nearly double to USD 16.2 billion by 2030, according to offi...
Two-phase census 2027 in UP to begin in May with 5 lakh personnel deployment
Uttar Pradesh has commenced preparations for Census 2027, to be conducted in two phases — Phase 1 (House Listing and Housing Census) and Phase 2 (Population ...
Finance Ministry notifies 100 pc FDI in insurance sector, amends FEMA Rules
The Finance Ministry published the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 in the Gazette of India on May 2, 2026, ...
NGT order warns of fines to southern States if clean air funds are not utilised
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned all six southern states — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry — of potentia...
Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concerns
Retired senior military officers have publicly defended the strategic rationale for the Great Nicobar Island development project, arguing that its geographic...
Shri Rohit Jain appointed as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
The Government of India appointed Rohit Jain as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), effective May 3, 2026, for a tenure of three years. Rohit...
Staff crunch, infrastructure hit NCLT operations, must be addressed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India expressed serious concern about staff shortages and inadequate infrastructure at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), observi...
Great Nicobar Project: FAQs
The government released a detailed FAQ document clarifying the objectives, safeguards, and current status of the Great Nicobar Island Development Project. Th...
Houselisting Operations under Census 2027 begins in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Field operations for Phase 1 of Census 2027 — the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) — commenced on May 1, 2026, in six states and one Union Territory: An...
Fiscal stress a reality, focus to stay on capex: Expenditure Secretary
The Expenditure Secretary (Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance) publicly acknowledged that "fiscal stress is very much a reality" for the Governme...
Census 2027: Around 82 lakh households have opted for self enumeration as field visits begin in 5 states
Field operations for Census 2027 began with approximately 82 lakh (8.2 million) households opting for self-enumeration — the first time in India's census his...
India’s first State-led Centre of Excellence for space tech launched in Bengaluru
Karnataka launched India's first state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology (CoE SpaceTech Foundation) in Bengaluru on May 1, 2026. The CoE was inau...
After Rahul Gandhi’s attack, government defends Great Nicobar project
The Union government defended the Great Nicobar Island Integrated Development Project against environmental and strategic criticism, reaffirming the project'...
‘Ecocide’: How international law falls short in addressing the environmental toll of war
International legal advocates and states are campaigning to add "ecocide" as a fifth core crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (I...
Mamata’s tampering charge: Between polling and counting, how EVMs are stored in strongrooms
Following the conclusion of polling for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections (phases on April 23 and April 29, 2026), questions were raised about t...
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...