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March 12, 2026
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Polity & Governance
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NALSA has also formulated various schemes for the implementation of preventive and strategic legal service programmes, which are implemented by the Legal Services Authorities at various levels i.e. State, District and Taluka level
The government highlighted NALSA's (National Legal Services Authority) role in providing free legal services across State, District, and Taluka levels throug...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
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'Unsustainable in law': SC rules OBC creamy layer status cannot be decided on income alone
On March 11, 2026, a Supreme Court bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha ruled that OBC creamy layer status cannot be determined sol...
Polity & Governance
4 min
How the Supreme Court allowed passive euthanasia for Harish Rana
On March 11, 2026, a Supreme Court bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan permitted withdrawal of life support for Harish Rana — marking the fir...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
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Explained: The draft guidelines for passive euthanasia in India, and the hurdles
Following the Supreme Court's landmark 2026 ruling allowing passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, attention has shifted to India's draft guidelines on withdraw...
Economics Polity & Governance
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Arunachal tops Fiscal Health Index among NE-Himalayan states
NITI Aayog released its Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2026, covering financial year 2023-24, ranking Indian states across two separate categories: 18 general/maj...
March 11, 2026
15 articles
Economics Polity & Governance
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Policy missteps: On the government’s handling of India’s fuel crisis
An editorial analysis identifies systemic policy failures behind India's LPG supply crisis: excessive dependence on West Asian imports routed through the Str...
Geography Polity & Governance
5 min
A seismic decision: On revision to India’s earthquake zoning, rollback
India's Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a revised seismic zonation map in November 2025 under IS 1893 (Part 1): 2025, the seventh revision of the ear...
Polity & Governance Economics
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Next instalment of Kisan Nidhi to reach farmers on March 13
The central government credited the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) to the bank accounts of approximately 9 crore farmers on ...
Geography Polity & Governance
4 min
Recent rise in deaths, property damage due to building collapses: Union Home Secretary
Union Home Secretary flagged a recent increase in deaths and property damage caused by building collapses across India, indicating an escalating urban struct...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
6 min
Government plans to raise income limit for post-matric scholarship for SCs, OBCs, DNTs from 2026-27 onwards
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced plans to raise the parental income ceiling for post-matric scholarships for Scheduled Caste (SC), Ot...
Polity & Governance Science & Technology
6 min
CDSCO issues advisory to prevent misleading promotion of prescription drugs for obesity
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued an advisory on March 11, 2026, directing pharmaceutical companies not to engage in any promoti...
Polity & Governance Economics
5 min
What is Essential Commodities Act, why has it been invoked for LPG supply?
The Government of India invoked the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955 in early March 2026 to address potential LPG and natural gas supply disruptions tri...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
New EPS rules leave out clause on higher pension
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) notified revised Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) rules that omit the provision — formerly under Paragraph 1...
Polity & Governance
6 min
Supreme Court judge distinguishes between active and passive euthanasia
In Harish Rana v. Union of India (2026 INSC 222), a Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan permitted — for the first time in Ind...
Polity & Governance Internal Security
5 min
Parliament likely to take up Bill to codify IPS deputation in CAPFs this session
The Union Cabinet approved a draft of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, expected to be introduced in Parliament during the curre...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Meghalaya govt postpones Garo Hills polls after violence
The Meghalaya government postponed elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), which were scheduled for April 10, 2026, following violen...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Oppn motion against Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla defeated by voice vote
The Lok Sabha on March 11, 2026, defeated the opposition's no-confidence resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, with a voice vote going in favou...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Uttarakhand HC declares state PSC rule on answer sheet verification unconstitutional
A division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, declared as unconstitutional a provi...
Polity & Governance
5 min
For CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s impeachment motion, what are Opposition’s key grounds
Opposition parties led by the Trinamool Congress submitted a formal motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in both the Lok...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
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Supreme Court applies passive euthanasia framework for first time: Here is what the law says
In a historic first, the Supreme Court of India applied its own passive euthanasia framework to a real case — granting permission to withdraw life support fr...