Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Government modifies Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme to support MSME manufacturers, exporters
The Central Government modified the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS-MSME), originally launched in January 2025, to expand coverage and improve...
Government complains about backlog, but feeds it too as the biggest litigant, says Supreme Court judge Nagarathna
Justice B.V. Nagarathna of the Supreme Court of India, speaking at the Supreme Court Bar Association's first National Conference 2026, flagged the paradox of...
State cannot put ‘arbitrary ceiling’ on disability limits when RPwD Act does not prescribe any: SC
In *Prabhu Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.* (2026 INSC 253), the Supreme Court held that a state cannot prescribe an upper ceiling on the disabilit...
Feminists, lawyers urge MPs to reject ‘unconstitutional’ amendments to transgender Act
Feminist organisations, lawyers, and rights advocates sent a letter to Members of Parliament urging them to reject the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rig...
What did the Supreme Court say about paid maternity leave?
The Supreme Court, in *Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India* (2026 INSC 246), struck down Section 60(4) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 on March 17, ...
Supreme Court concerned over cops uploading videos online, says poses threat to fair trial
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi took up a PIL filed by petitioner Hemendra Patel, flagging th...
Transgender, queer groups oppose Amendment Bill, demand withdrawal
Transgender and queer collectives, legal advocates, and civil society groups have demanded immediate withdrawal of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rig...
House panel expresses concern over the rising level of groundwater contamination, asks govt to use AI, latest tech to combat it
A Parliamentary Standing Committee expressed serious concern over the rising level of groundwater contamination across India and directed the government to d...
‘Disappointed’, says Debi Goenka, as apex court gives go-ahead to cut mangroves for key road project in north Mumbai
The Supreme Court of India, in a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, dismissed an appeal by environmental NGO Vanashakti against the Bombay High Court's D...
Don’t remove any genuine voter from electoral rolls, parliamentary committee tells EC
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice told the Election Commission of India (ECI) that no genuine voter shoul...
First randomisation of EVM-VVPATs completed in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry
The Election Commission of India (ECI) completed the first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs...
A Rajya Sabha rummy: How BJP manages ‘floating majority’ with bellwether backings
Despite sweeping the 2014, 2019, and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has never held a standalone majority in the Rajya Sabha, owing to the upper house's st...
No one should indulge in hate speech, says SC
The Supreme Court declared that no individual or group should indulge in hate speech, reiterating that existing penal provisions must be applied uniformly an...
SC: Officials of 3 states liable for Chambal mining
The Supreme Court of India (bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta), in a suo motu case, warned that officials of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Utt...
New regulator replaces Dental Council of India
The National Dental Commission (NDC) became operational on March 19, 2026, replacing the Dental Council of India (DCI) which had regulated dental education a...
Hands-on training must for foreign medical grads: NMC
The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued a notice mandating that Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who completed part of their MBBS programme in online or...
CJI bench: Criticism of apex court judgments no affront to judiciary
A bench led by the Chief Justice of India ruled that criticism of Supreme Court judgments does not amount to contempt of court or an affront to the judiciary...
Can cut 46k mangroves for Mumbai project: SC
The Supreme Court of India (bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul Pancholi) refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's D...
Himachal CM Sukhu presents ₹54,928-crore budget for 2026-27
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented the state budget for 2026-27 with a total outlay of ₹54,928 crore, marking a significant inc...
Maharashtra will be at the forefront of India’s orange economy: CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated "Gen O – Pixels & Play," a four-day gaming and digital content festival at MMRDA Grounds, BKC, Mumba...