Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
TN CM Stalin opposes amendment to FCRA, alleges proposed move attack on minority institutions
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin issued a strong condemnation of the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it a "direc...
Voter name deletion: Judicial officers rescued after protesters gheraoed them for hours in Bengal
Seven judicial officers conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were gheraoed by protesters for approximately 9 hours at the Kalia...
SIR protest: SC slams West Bengal govt over gherao of judicial officials, terms incident calculated
Seven judicial officers — including three women — who were deployed in Malda's Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office to adjudicate electoral roll (SIR) claims...
Judicial officers will decide 60L Bengal claims by Apr 7, 47.3L completed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case, noted that judicial officers deployed as Election Registration Office...
Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill gets Lok Sabha nod: ‘It was Colonial thought to punish everything’
The Lok Sabha passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote on April 1, 2026. The Bill amends 79 Central Acts administered by 2...
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF Bill amid Opposition walkout; MoS says will strengthen federal structure
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, through a voice vote after the entire Opposition staged a walkout...
Lok Sabha takes up CAPF Bill today, MHA seeks exemption from House rule
The Lok Sabha took up the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026; the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought exempti...
PM Modi completes self-enumeration as digital census begins
India's Census 2027 — the country's first fully digital census — formally commenced on April 1, 2026, with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narend...
NHAI exceeds FY26 highway construction target by 15%
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) constructed 5,313 km of national highways in FY2025–26, exceeding its annual target of 4,640 km by 15%. Capit...
Amit Shah asks Manipur CM to accelerate peace process, approves formation of all-woman police battalion
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and directed him to accelerate the peace process and strengthen inter-communi...
Modi chairs Cabinet panel meet on West Asia crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review India's preparedness in the face of disruption...
55,000 households use Census self-enumeration portal on day one
India launched Census 2027 on April 1, 2026, beginning with Phase 1: the House Listing and Housing Census — the first fully digital census in the country's h...
NSCN-K aims at religious conversion, demographic consolidation, Arunachal government tells UAPA tribunal
The Arunachal Pradesh government submitted before an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Kha...
Government skips FCRA amendment Bill; Rijiju accuses Opposition of spreading ‘wrong things’ before Kerala polls
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the government would not proceed with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 i...
SKILL INDIA DIGITAL HUB (SIDH) 2.0
Parliament was informed that the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) has been integrated with the e-Shram portal, enabling e-Shram's registered unorganised sector...
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF SANITATION WORKERS
Parliament was informed that under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme, the identification and profiling of sanitation w...
Impactful AI solutions being promoted and developed under IndiaAI Mission to address major societal challenges, including in healthcare
The government highlighted that impactful AI solutions are being promoted and developed under the IndiaAI Mission to address major societal challenges, with ...
Railways Sets a New Record of Cargo Transport in 2025–26
Indian Railways achieved a record freight loading of 1,670 Million Tonnes (MT) in FY 2025-26, registering a growth of 3.25% over the previous year's figure o...
Parliament session likely to be extended, to reconvene after a gap in April itself
Parliament's Budget Session is expected to be extended and reconvene in the third week of April 2026, with the government planning to introduce legislation t...
NASHA MUKT BHARAT ABHIYAN
Parliament was informed that Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), launched on 15 August 2020 in 272 most-vulnerable districts, has been extended to all distric...