Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Parliament passes IBC Amendment Bill, CoC now can call land authorities
Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Lok Sabha on March 30, 2026; Rajya Sabha with a voice vote on April 1, 2026. The...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Budget session to be extended? Parliament may reconvene in 3rd week of April to raise Lok Sabha seats to 816: Report
The government is reportedly planning to extend the Budget Session of Parliament — scheduled to adjourn on April 2, 2026 — by 2 to 3 days in the third week o...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Lok Sabha passes bill to name Amaravati AP capital as YSRCP walks out
The Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 passed a bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, officially designating Amaravati as the sole and permanent...
Polity & Governance
Economics
5 min
New I-T Act marks new chapter in India's tax administration, step towards Viksit Bharat: CBDT
The Income Tax Act, 2025 came into force on April 1, 2026, replacing the six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961 — India's most significant direct tax legislatio...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Bill to recognise Amaravati as sole capital of Andhra introduced in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote on April 1, 2026, giving statutory recognition to Amaravati as t...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Amit Shah self-enumerates for Census 2027, urges people to cooperate in ‘national duty’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah completed the self-enumeration exercise for Census 2027 on April 1, 2026, becoming among the first senior government functionar...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
5 min
FCRA amendment sparks row; Oppn flags minority rights concerns, BJP cites national security
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, sparked a sharp political confrontation between th...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
4 min
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF bill, Opposition walks out
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote on April 1, 2026, amid a walkout by opposition me...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Census 2027 begins: President Murmu, PM Modi among leaders completing self-enumeration
India's Census 2027 officially launched on April 1, 2026, with the first-ever self-enumeration phase allowing citizens to submit their own demographic data o...
Polity & Governance
Economics
5 min
Lok Sabha passes Jan Vishwas amendment bill
The Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026 passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, a sequel to the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023. The Bill ame...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Parliament passes amendments to IBC to quicken resolution process, reduce backlog
Parliament on April 1, 2026 completed passage of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote; th...
Polity & Governance
Economics
4 min
Amaravati bill to restore investor confidence, unlock Rs 56,000-crore for development: Pemmasani
The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, conferring statutory recognition on Amaravati as the sole capit...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
4 min
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Listing of 01 Entry
The Reserve Bank of India issued its first circular of the financial year 2026-27 (RBI/2026-27/01, dated April 1, 2026) updating all regulated financial enti...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
6 min
IT rules may cover social media news
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued draft amendments on March 30, 2026 to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelin...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Census 2027 begins today: First digital headcount, 33 questions in Phase 1; 10 things to know
Phase 1 of Census 2027 — the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) — commenced on April 1, 2026, making it India's first fully digital census. Citizens can ...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Overcrowding, open bathing spaces for women among major issues in Odisha prisons: CAG report
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Odisha Assembly found serious deficiencies in the state's prison system covering the audit perio...
Polity & Governance
Environment & Ecology
6 min
In year NDA passed law to replace MGNREGA, 8% dip in families that availed the rural job scheme
The year in which the NDA government passed legislation to replace MGNREGA saw an 8% decline in the number of families that availed employment under the sche...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
Social Issues
6 min
India recorded 65 internet shutdowns in 2025, highest among democracies: Access Now report
Access Now, a global digital rights advocacy group, released its annual report titled "Rising Repression Meets Global Resistance: Internet Shutdowns in 2025,...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026: Looking back at a decade of legal battles over gender identity
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 has replaced the self-identification framework established by the Supreme Court's 2014 NAL...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
GST collection exceeds ₹2 lakh crore in March
Gross GST collection in March 2026 crossed ₹2 lakh crore — up from ₹1.83 lakh crore in March 2025, a year-on-year growth of approximately 9%. However, the gr...