International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
India co-sponsors resolution at UNSC condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations
India formally co-sponsored a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Iran's "egregious" attacks against GCC member states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, ...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
India co-sponsors GCC-led UNSC resolution against Iran
India co-sponsored UNSC Resolution 2817, a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-led measure that condemns Iran's attacks on civilian and residential areas of Bahra...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
6 min
India co-sponsors resolution passed by UNSC condemning Iran attacks on Gulf
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2817 (2026) on March 11, 2026, condemning "in the strongest terms" Iran's missile and drone attacks on Bahrain, Kuw...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Parental income alone cannot decide OBC creamy layer status: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on March 11, 2026 ruled in favour of children of senior PSU officials who had been selected as OBC candidates in civil service examinations...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
4 min
Supreme Court to look into what constitutes ‘personal data’ in DPDP laws
On March 12, 2026, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection (DP...
Polity & Governance
6 min
193 opposition MPs sign notice seeking motion for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal
As many as 193 Members of Parliament from the INDIA bloc — 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha — signed a formal notice seeking the initiation of a re...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Income cannot be sole decider of OBC creamy layer: SC
In *Union of India v. Rohith Nathan* (decided March 11, 2026), a Supreme Court bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan ruled that the "creamy layer...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
5 min
Why SC ordered a ‘no fault’ compensation policy for Covid vaccine side-effects
In Rachana Gangu v. Union of India (2026 INSC 218), a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the Union of India to formulate and place in t...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
SC verdict on parental income as OBC creamy layer criterion: What has court said, what changes
The Supreme Court held that the "creamy layer" exclusion for OBC reservations cannot be determined solely on the basis of parental income, without also consi...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
7 min
Turkish firms continue to work on metro rail contracts despite Ministry’s security directive
Turkish construction and technology companies continue to execute metro rail contracts worth thousands of crores in India despite formal objections raised by...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26
The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS), which received a massive ₹10,831 crore allocation in Union Budget 2025-26 (up from ₹380 crore in 2024-25), has...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Govt allows commercial use of biomass, kerosene, coal to ease LPG pressure amid West Asia conflict
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) advised State Pollution Control Boards to permit, for a period of one month, the use of bioma...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
High-Level Committee on Banking may suggest review of CRR, SLR, licensing norms
A government-appointed High-Level Committee on Banking — proposed in Union Budget 2026 — is considering recommendations to review the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
India caps commercial LPG supply at 20% to curb price rise, hoarding amid West Asia crisis
The Union government imposed a 20% cap on commercial LPG supply by oil marketing companies (OMCs) from March 12, 2026, effective immediately — an 80% reducti...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
4 min
e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented for strengthening the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha that over 660.36 crore pages of court records — including legac...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
4 min
E-COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
The e-Courts Mission Mode Project Phase III is under active implementation as part of the National e-Governance Plan, aiming to transform India's judicial sy...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Deep-Sea Fishing promotion and incentives
The Ministry of External Affairs (now clarified as the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying) notified the Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries...
Polity & Governance
4 min
Lok Adalat is an important Alternative Disputes Resolution Mechanism available to common people, where the disputes/ cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/compromised amicably
The government highlighted the role of Lok Adalats as a key Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism for pre-litigation and court-pending cases, alongs...
Polity & Governance
4 min
193 opposition MPs sign notice seeking motion to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar
193 opposition Members of Parliament — 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha — signed a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ...