Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
FSSAI proposes plastic-free packaging for pan masala, gutka
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a draft notification on April 28, 2026 proposing to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Pack...
Rajasthan HC bars construction, unregulated tourism activities in Jawai leopard reserve
The Rajasthan High Court has imposed an immediate and comprehensive halt on all construction, mining, and unregulated tourism activities in the Jawai leopard...
Will Iran war shake India's flagship welfare schemes? The finance ministry wants to find out
The Finance Ministry is conducting stress tests to assess whether the ongoing Iran conflict and its economic fallout — rising oil prices, supply chain disrup...
The RTE Act and the idea of social inclusion
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by a Lucknow-based private school that had refused to admit a child selected under the 25% quota for weaker sections under...
Union government speaking to Anthropic about concerns over Mythos: top MeitY official
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan stated that the impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity has e...
Financial inclusion 2.0 road map set for review this week
The Finance Ministry convened a review to assess progress on existing financial inclusion schemes and set the groundwork for a "Financial Inclusion 2.0" fram...
Internal quota: Karnataka govt. notifies new ratio
The Karnataka government notified a revised internal reservation formula dividing the existing 15% Scheduled Caste quota into three sub-groups: Group A (SC L...
RBI launches Mission SAKSHAM (SAHKARI BANK KSHAMTA NIRMAN) for Capacity Building of the Urban Co-operative Banking (UCB) Sector
The RBI launched Mission SAKSHAM (SAHKARI BANK KSHAMTA NIRMAN) on April 28, 2026, as a mission-mode, sector-wide, all-India capacity-building training initia...
Now Madhya Pradesh wants to bring in UCC, sets up panel to prepare draft bill in 6 months
The Madhya Pradesh government constituted a six-member expert committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to examine the feasibility of a Uniform Civil...
Expert Explains | How Ambedkar laid the foundations of India’s modern labour legislation
A retrospective assessment published around Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary (14 April) detailed his foundational contributions to India's labour legislation...
India-Bangladesh border fencing row: What Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court have said
The Calcutta High Court sharply criticised the West Bengal government for failing to hand over land — already acquired and compensated by the Centre — to the...
PM Modi visits Sikkim to mark 50 years of integration with India: The history, explained
India marked the 50th anniversary of Sikkim's formal integration into the Union as its 22nd state, which occurred on 16 May 1975. The occasion highlighted th...
Why J&K High Court quashed detention of Doda MLA Mehraj Malik under Public Safety Act
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed the preventive detention of a sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly from Doda under the Jammu and Kashmir Publi...
Minister sets 100-day target for six lakh PM Surya Ghar connections for SC, ST households
A Union Minister set a 100-day target to provide six lakh PM Surya Ghar solar rooftop connections specifically to households belonging to Scheduled Caste and...
Supreme Court asks amicus curiae to meet States, UTs on Central funds for CCTVs in police stations
The Supreme Court, in an ongoing suo motu case on custodial torture and deaths, directed the amicus curiae to convene a meeting with representatives of the C...
Centre keen firms in critical sectors use ‘Made in India’ cloud systems
The central government has indicated a preference for firms operating in critical sectors — including banking, energy, and public utilities — to migrate thei...
Ladakh expands from 2 to 7 districts ahead of Amit Shah's visit
The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh notified the creation of five new districts on April 27, 2026, expanding Ladakh from 2 to 7 districts. The five new distric...
J&K HC quashes AAP leader Mehraj Malik’s PSA detention
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh quashed a preventive detention order issued by a district magistrate under the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, ...
Gang of seven: On the AAP defections
A constitutional editorial analysis prompted by the merger of seven Rajya Sabha members into another party examined whether India's anti-defection law has be...
A tightening of the fist in India’s digital public square
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Am...