Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
How Forest Rights Act was reaffirmed by Allahabad HC order | Explained
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court set aside a March 2021 order of the District Level Committee (DLC) that had rejected forest rights claims of th...
SC nixes Odisha’s ‘odious’ bail conditions to Adivasi, Dalit accused to clean police stations
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of orders issued by Odisha courts — both the High Court and trial courts — imposing bail conditions requiring Adiv...
MRAI asks for dedicated ministry for recycling
The Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) called for the establishment of a central nodal ministry dedicated to the recycling sector, at the Paryava...
TRS chief K Kavitha on Delimitation Bill: "Every state should have fixed number of representatives"
Three interconnected Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, the Union Territories Laws (Amendment...
Discuss and debate the Great Nicobar Project in Parliament: Congress
Parliamentary scrutiny has intensified over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, with demands for a dedicated parliamentary forum or committee debat...
Bomb blast in Manipur on third anniversary of ethnic conflict; no casualty
A bomb explosion occurred near a crematorium at Malom in Imphal West district on May 3, 2026 — the third anniversary of the onset of the Meitei-Kuki-Zo ethni...
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: Congress
Parliamentary calls have been raised for a formal legislative forum to examine the environmental, tribal rights, and strategic governance aspects of the Grea...
Phone sirens startle millions as government rolls out real-time warning system
On May 2, 2026, the government conducted a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) — a new indigenous emergency warning infrastructure that...
Silence, the court is in session
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court tendered his resignation to the President of India on April 9, 2026, citing immediate effect — one year af...
NITI Aayog gets two new full-time members
Two new full-time members have been appointed to NITI Aayog, taking the total count of full-time members to seven — the highest since the body was constitute...
Parliamentary Panels flag ministries’ budget gaps: Funds cut at RE stage, still unspent
Parliamentary Standing Committees have flagged a recurring and systemic pattern across central ministries: funds are cut at the Revised Estimates (RE) stage ...
Three years on, Manipur remains tense amid ongoing violence
May 3, 2026 marked three years since ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in 2023, triggered by protests against a High Court recommendation to extend Schedule...
‘This is a test message’: India launches new emergency messaging system for citizens
India activated its indigenously developed Cell Broadcast System (CBS) on May 2, 2026, sending a nationwide test alert to mobile phones across all capital ci...
What is SACHET, the alert system that India will use from now in emergencies?
India formally launched SACHET, its integrated disaster and emergency alert platform, in conjunction with the rollout of a nationwide indigenous Cell Broadca...
India tests new emergency messaging system for citizens: How cell broadcast works, why it matters
On 2 May 2026, India's Cell Broadcast System (CBS) was officially launched and a nationwide test alert was broadcast to citizens across all 36 states and Uni...
What is India’s new Cell Broadcast System? Everything you need to know
India launched the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBS) on 2 May 2026, developed indigenously by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) under the Depa...
Medical and Wellness Tourism in India
India's medical tourism market, valued at approximately USD 8.7 billion in 2025, is projected to nearly double to USD 16.2 billion by 2030, according to offi...
Two-phase census 2027 in UP to begin in May with 5 lakh personnel deployment
Uttar Pradesh has commenced preparations for Census 2027, to be conducted in two phases — Phase 1 (House Listing and Housing Census) and Phase 2 (Population ...
Finance Ministry notifies 100 pc FDI in insurance sector, amends FEMA Rules
The Finance Ministry published the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 in the Gazette of India on May 2, 2026, ...
NGT order warns of fines to southern States if clean air funds are not utilised
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned all six southern states — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry — of potentia...