Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
TMC MP moves Cal HC over transfer of IAS, IPS officers by Election Commission
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) mass transfer of IAS a...
Fighting a looming threat of erasure: The outrage over amendments to trans rights law
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha, triggering widespread protests from transgender and queer...
Govt classifies energy data as national security matter
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a gazette notification on March 18, 2026 — the Petroleum and Natural Gas (Furnishing of Information) Order, ...
AI-powered tax governance in India and its challenges
India's tax administration has increasingly deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools to detect anomalies, improve compliance, and red...
24 States, U.T.s set aside funds for new rural jobs scheme
Twenty-four states and Union Territories have set aside funds in their FY2026–27 state budgets for the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Missio...
Nine-judge Supreme Court Bench reserves verdict on ambit of ‘industry’
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, reserved its verdict on March 19, 2026, after three days of a...
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes new anti-conversion Bill with stricter provisions
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, replacing earlier anti-conversion legislation with significantl...
T.N. Assembly’s annual sitting days declined from 64 in the first term to 32 in the 16th: PRS study
A study by PRS Legislative Research reveals that the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly's 16th term (2021-2026) recorded the lowest sitting days for any full-te...
Why Punjab CM wants Rajasthan to pay Rs 1.44 lakh crore for water used since 1960
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced that the state government will formally claim Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for water supplied throug...
Jammu & Kashmir scales up e‑NAM trade with InterState shipments
Jammu and Kashmir significantly expanded its participation in the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform, recording a rise in interstate shipments of a...
Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad ready to roll out e-buses under PM E-DRIVE, with a budget allocation of ₹4,391 crore
The cities of Ahmedabad, Surat, and Hyderabad moved to operational readiness for electric bus deployment under the PM E-DRIVE (Electric Drive Revolution in I...
SC status sought for Dalit Christians in A.P.
Dalit Christian organisations and leaders in Andhra Pradesh have renewed the demand for Scheduled Caste (SC) status for Dalit converts to Christianity, with ...
Scheduled Tribes finance body got just 2% of Rs 750 crore it sought from Centre, defunct in 6 states
A parliamentary panel has found that the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) received just ₹15 crore of the ₹750 crore it ...
Congress opposes VBSA Bill to replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE
Congress has formally opposed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, which proposes to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), All I...
Anti-establishment X accounts ‘withheld’ in India as takedowns spread
Multiple X (formerly Twitter) accounts with anti-establishment content — including parody handles, accounts criticising government policy, and posts satirisi...
Lack of ‘sustainable water sources’ will thwart Jal Jeevan Mission: panel
A parliamentary standing committee has flagged a critical structural flaw in Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): taps have been installed across millions of rural home...
Bill to curb forced religious conversions tabled in Chhattisgarh Assembly
The Chhattisgarh state government, led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, introduced the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (also referred to as Chha...
Phones of 7 foreigners, ‘involved’ in conspiracy against India, sent for data analysis; Delhi court remands them to NIA custody
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American — on charges of alleged conspiracy against India's...
India ranks 116th in World Happiness Report 2026
The World Happiness Report 2026 has ranked India at 116th out of 147 countries, with a life evaluation score of 4.536 on a scale of 0–10. This marks a notabl...
Congress says higher education Bill violative of federal structure, raises 7 'serious concerns'
Congress has formally raised seven "serious concerns" about the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, labelling it violative of India's federal...