Polity & Governance
4 min
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...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
5 min
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...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
5 min
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...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
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...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
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...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
5 min
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...
Economics
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
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...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
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...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
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...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
5 min
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...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
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...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
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...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
4 min
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 ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
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...
Polity & Governance
5 min
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...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
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...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
Scrutiny of pre-bankruptcy deals of businesses expanded: Nirmala Sitharaman
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed by both Houses of Parliament — the Lok Sabha passed it on March 30, 2026, and the Rajya ...
Polity & Governance
Economics
4 min
Centre Disburses Over Rs. 1536 Crores as XV FC Grants Across 8 States to Boost Rural Local Governance
The Union Government has disbursed over Rs 1,536 crore as Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) grants to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local B...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
GAAR shadow over payments abroad worries India Inc
Indian corporates are seeking clarity on the applicability of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) to routine payments made to foreign entities — such as divi...