Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Census 2027: Caste enumeration to be conducted in Phase 2 as self-enumeration begins on April 1
The first phase of Census 2027 — House Listing and Housing Operations — formally begins on April 1, 2026, making it the first phase of India's 16th national ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Sitharaman says law helped improve banking sector’s health
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introducing a new pre-packaged insolvency mechanism alongside the existing Co...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
Internal Security
7 min
Home ministry’s AI vision: Predictive policing, dark web monitoring, and end of mule accounts
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report titled "Impact of emergence of Artificial Intelligence and related issues" was tabled in Lok Sabha on 30 March 2026...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Bill seeking divisional status for Jammu’s Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley: Politics behind it, and financial implications
PDP MLA Waheed Para has introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Territorial Administrative Reorganisation Bill, 2026, a Private Member's Bill in the J&K Legislative...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
IBC amendments boost transparency, strengthen insolvency framework: Sitharaman
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 — tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget Session 2026 — was passed by Lok ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
India’s Apr-Feb fiscal deficit hits 80% of FY26 target
India's central government fiscal deficit for the April–February period of FY2025–26 stood at ₹12.53 lakh crore — equivalent to 80.4% of the full-year budget...
Science & Technology
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report
The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology tabled its 27th Report in Lok Sabha, titled "Impact of Emergence of Artificial Intelligen...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
West Asia conflict: Centre allows kerosene supply to ‘kerosene-free’ states, LPG supply ramped up
The Central government issued an emergency notification restoring Public Distribution System (PDS) kerosene allocation to 21 states and Union Territories tha...
Polity & Governance
6 min
No jail for defecating in public in Delhi or smoking on Metro: Jan Vishwas Bill softens law on nuisance
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 27 March 2026 by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Pr...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Delimitation row: Revanth Reddy wants current gap in seats be maintained, as 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats will leave South at a disadvantage
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has formally demanded that the proportional gap in Lok Sabha seats between northern and southern states be maintain...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
5 min
Comply or lose safe harbour: MeitY’s draft amendment to IT Rules lets govt give platforms binding orders
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has circulated a draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
IBC Amendments target delays, governance; experts see gains but urge balance on litigation risks
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on March 30, 2026, introducing 12 significant amendments aimed at reducing res...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
LS passes insolvency law amendments; FM says bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating the amendments are designed ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Sitharaman defends IBC citing higher recoveries and post-resolution performance of firms
During the Lok Sabha debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the IBC framework by citing ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Lok Sabha passes insolvency law amendments; Sitharaman says Bill will help maximise value for stakeholders
The Lok Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on March 30, 2026 with a voice vote during the Budget Session. Finance Ministe...
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
6 min
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)
A joint committee inspection ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) found rampant debris dumping by construction contractors during the Jowai bypass ro...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
5 min
NDA, opposition spar in Lok Sabha over efforts to free country of Naxalism
The Lok Sabha held a Rule 193 short-duration discussion on "efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism" on March 30, 2026 — one day before the gove...
Polity & Governance
8 min
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha hit out at Centre over CAPF Bill
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha strongly opposed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 during the Budget Session of Parliamen...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
5 min
Meity moots IT rules tweaks to mandate platforms’ compliance with advisories, SOPs
MeitY has proposed tweaks to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, that would formally mandate digital platforms' compl...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
4 min
FCRA amendment bill draws opposition flak in Kerala ahead of polls
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging withdrawal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill,...