Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
In SC, temple board to defend women's entry ban in Sabarimala temple
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple in Kerala, passed a formal resolution on March 2, 2026, oppos...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
MHA forms 2 more panels to fast-track CAA applications in Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted two additional State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal to accelerate the processing of citizenship...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
New reality: On new series of national accounts data
On February 27, 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new series of GDP estimates shifting India's base year from ...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
5 min
Rethinking tax searches for the digital age
India's new Income Tax Act (Income-Tax No.2 Bill, 2025), passed by Parliament on August 12, 2025, came into effect from April 1, 2026, replacing the six-deca...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
2 more panels for Bengal to fast-track CAA applications
The MHA issued a gazette notification on March 2, 2026, constituting two more State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal, bringing the total to four, to...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
4 min
Iran conflict: Ready to evacuate citizens stuck in Gulf, says Centre; IndiGo to operate 10 flights from Jeddah on Tuesday
The Indian government announced readiness to evacuate Indian citizens from Gulf nations as tensions escalated following US-Israel strikes on Iran in late Feb...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
MHA sets up two empowered panels to process CAA applications in West Bengal
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted two additional State-Level Empowered Committees in West Bengal on March 2, 2026, to process applications for I...
Internal Security
International Relations
Polity & Governance
6 min
Khameini’s killing: J-K Police appeals people to refrain from violence, provocation
Following the US-Israel joint air strikes on Iran (February 28, 2026) and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mass protests broke out acros...
Polity & Governance
Geography
5 min
Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal completes 5-day Odisha visit
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), led by Chairperson Justice Bela M. Trivedi, completed a 5-day field visit to Odisha in late February–early March...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Breaking from tradition, govt & oppn differ over stand on Iran
The US-Israel joint air strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, including the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, created a sharp domestic politi...
Polity & Governance
6 min
In eye of NCERT storm over ‘corruption in judiciary’ section, meet the team behind book
A revised Class 8 Social Science textbook published by NCERT titled "Exploring Society: India and Beyond" (Vol. II) contained a sub-section in Chapter IV ("T...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
5 min
Identify ‘pro-Iran radical preachers’: MHA warns states of possible unrest after Israel-US strikes
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a circular to all state governments on February 28, 2026, warning of possible domestic violence and communal unrest...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
‘Mandated to protect traditions’: Kerala’s state-run temple board to oppose entry of young women in Sabarimala
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) — Kerala's state-run body that administers the Sabarimala temple — passed a resolution formally opposing the entry of wome...