Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
Why do we need a living will?
Discussion around advance healthcare directives (commonly called living wills) has renewed in India, with medical and legal experts highlighting that the abs...
Opposition notice seeking CEC’s removal cites his public remarks against Rahul Gandhi
At least 193 opposition MPs — 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha — have signed a 10-page notice seeking a motion for removal of Chief Election Commis...
Cyber fraud on the rise but nodal agency CERT-In grappling with acute staff crunch—House panel report
A parliamentary standing committee report on MeitY's functioning found that CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) — India's nodal agency for cybe...
1.12 lakh acres donated to Waqf Board, but it currently controls only 20,054 acres: Zameer
Karnataka's Housing, Waqf and Minority Welfare Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan disclosed before the state legislature that while 1.12 lakh acres of land have...
ECI issues strict MCC directions for 2026 Assembly Elections in five states/UTs, deploys 5,000+ flying squads
The Election Commission of India announced strict enforcement directions for the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the 2026 Assembly elections in five states a...
Navigating India’s waste management transition: New rules move towards digital traceability and stronger compliance systems
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 on January 28, 2026, to come into force from Apr...
NDA sweeps all five Bihar Rajya Sabha seats; Opposition falters
The NDA alliance secured all five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar in the March 2026 biennial elections, with the fifth seat going to BJP's Siddh Nath Gupta on t...
Parliament to revoke MPs’ suspension tomorrow, all-party meeting reaches consensus
Lok Sabha revoked the suspension of eight opposition MPs — seven from the Indian National Congress (Manickam Tagore, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Gurjeet Sin...
India needs outcome-driven urban policy, says EAC-PM paper
A working paper titled "India's Hidden Urbanisation and its Policy Implications" authored by EAC-PM member Shamika Ravi (with consultants Manuj Joshi and Apu...
'Distorted picture of India': MEA slams US report recommending sanctions on RSS, R&AW
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2026 Annual Report, recommending targeted sanctions — including asset f...
CCI issues guidance note advising enterprises to conduct self-audits on AI tools to avoid competition risks
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has issued a guidance note urging enterprises to conduct self-audits of their AI tools to identify and address hidd...
Denotified, nomadic tribes form national federation, seek separate column in 2027 Census
Representatives of Denotified Tribes (DNTs), Nomadic Tribes (NTs), and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SNTs) from across India announced the formation of the "DNT–NT Fe...
Parliamentary panel flags digital infrastructure, cyber capacity gaps in MeitY spending review
A parliamentary standing committee reviewing MeitY's (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) budget and expenditure flagged critical shortfalls ...
EC orders major bureaucratic reshuffle in Bengal; chief secretary, DGP, Kolkata CP replaced ahead of Assembly polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered a sweeping reshuffle of senior administrative and police officials in West Bengal within hours of announcing t...
Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India, exercising powers under Section 47(2)(ga) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), notified an amendment to the Foreig...
Centre pushes ₹71,000 crore highway projects in West Bengal; links all 23 district HQs
The Central Government has pushed forward highway projects worth approximately ₹71,000 crore in West Bengal, designed to connect all 23 district headquarters...
E-KYC now mandatory for all domestic LPG consumers amid supply shortage
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has made biometric Aadhaar authentication (E-KYC) mandatory for all domestic LPG consumers. The E-KYC mandate comes...
Delhi’s new Water Plan confronts old failures
Delhi has unveiled a new water management plan aimed at significantly improving supply and reducing dependence on a severely polluted Yamuna River. The plan ...
Odisha MLAs arrive in Bhubaneswar for crucial biennial Rajya Sabha elections
On March 16, 2026, MLAs from Odisha gathered in Bhubaneswar for the biennial Rajya Sabha election to fill four vacant seats. Five candidates are contesting f...
Europe takes first step to banning AI-generated child sexual abuse images
European Union member states reached a common position in mid-March 2026 to formally ban AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual i...