Polity & Governance
Constitutional bodies, Parliament, judiciary and governance reforms
MoSPI proposes Index of Service Production with 2024-25 as base year
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), through its National Statistics Office (NSO), proposed a new Index of Service Production (IS...
Govt may give legislative powers to Ladakh local bodies in May 22 talks
The Union Home Ministry scheduled a sub-committee meeting for May 22, 2026 with representatives of Ladakh's civil society bodies — the Leh Apex Body (LAB) an...
CJI bats for structured national registry of former judges willing to serve in ADR
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant advocated for a structured national registry of former judges willing to serve in Alternative Dispute Resolution ...
How AI helped promote community-led development in Rajasthan
A pilot project named AI4WaterPolicy was conducted across 50 villages in two Rajasthan districts — Sirohi and Pali — over a six-month period to test whether ...
Mapped every village in country from space, says Isro; satellite data to help in better rollout of rural projects
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed high-resolution satellite-based land use and land cover mapping of all approximately 6.5 lakh (65...
Govt. may establish labs in varsities to train students for space sector
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology announced the establishment of seven specialised space laboratories in universities and colleges in the initial ...
Disqualify all seven defecting MPs, AAP says in petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman
A petition was filed before the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking disqualification of seven Members of Parliament who quit the party on whose ticket they were ele...
NGT issues notice to Centre over risks from hanging glaciers in central Himalaya
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance on 24 April 2026 of a news report titled "Study Flags Overlooked Danger Posed By Hanging Glaciers ...
UAE-Iran differences and India’s plans to dilute language on Israel-Palestine derail joint statement at BRICS meet
BRICS Deputy Foreign Ministers and Special Envoys on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) convened in New Delhi on April 23–24, 2026, under India's BRICS ...
AAP seeks termination of Raghav Chadha, 6 'defector' MPs in plea to Rajya Sabha chairman
A petition was filed before the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking disqualification of seven Rajya Sabha MPs under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law), after t...
MoEFCC and NBA launch five-year project to strengthen Grassroots Biodiversity Governance in Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) launched a five-year project titled "Stre...
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App launched to strengthen monitoring and institutional coordination under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the upgraded Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App on April 24, 2026, in Chandigarh during the op...
NITI Aayog releases report on “Moving Towards Effective City Government – A Framework for Million-Plus Cities”
NITI Aayog released the report "Moving Towards Effective City Government – A Framework for Million-plus Cities" on 25 April 2026 at India Habitat Centre, New...
Prime Minister extends best wishes on reconstitution of NITI Aayog
The Union government reconstituted the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) with a near-complete change of full-time members; former Chie...
DPIIT Issues Operational Guidelines for ?10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Streamline Capital Deployment
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued operational guidelines for the S...
The anti-defection law — political facts, legal fiction
The Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, which governs anti-defection, has come under renewed scrutiny following a series of high-profile political rea...
Will AAP MPs face disqualification after joining BJP?
Seven of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) ten Rajya Sabha members announced their decision to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party on 24 April 2026. The departin...
What rules govern international waters?
The geopolitical and legal status of the Strait of Hormuz has come under scrutiny following tensions between Iran and the United States over freedom of navig...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman pushes unified KYC framework, asks Sebi to lead
The Finance Ministry called for a single, unified Know Your Customer (KYC) framework across India's entire financial sector, asking SEBI to take the lead in ...
AIIMS Delhi director, DST Secretary appointed members of NITI Aayog
The Government reconstituted NITI Aayog in April 2026, appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice-Chairman, replacing Suman Bery. Dr. M. Srinivas, Director of AII...