Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
6 min
Supreme Court closes suo motu case on polluted rivers after five years of near inaction
A Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi closed the suo motu proceedings initiated in 2021 on the remed...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
India aims to raise $20 billion from IPOs of state-run firms by 2030
India plans to raise approximately ₹1.79 lakh crore (~$20 billion) through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) of state-run firms by FY2029-30, as part of the Na...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
6 min
Amid DoT push, WhatsApp appears to test SIM-binding
WhatsApp appears to be developing a SIM-binding feature in response to a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) direction issued on November 28, 2025, requir...
Internal Security
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA
An analysis of India's defence budget over multiple government tenures reveals a persistent gap between the funds allocated at the start of each financial ye...
Polity & Governance
Economics
4 min
Every violation of RBI fraud rules not open to court scrutiny: Bombay High Court on lifting Anil Ambani case stay
In February 2026, a division bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad quashed a single bench or...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Cabinet approves infra projects, farm benefits of ₹12,236 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister, approved a ₹275 per quintal hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw ...
Polity & Governance
Economics
5 min
Government rolls out mobile labs to monitor National Highway quality
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has deployed Mobile Quality Control Vans (MQCVs) — fully equipped non-destructive testing laboratories on...
Polity & Governance
Art & Culture
5 min
CPI welcomes renaming of Kerala, calls it 'intrinsic to the Malayalam'
The Communist Party of India (CPI) welcomed the Union Cabinet's approval of Kerala's renaming to "Keralam," calling it "intrinsic to the Malayalam language" ...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
7 min
Bihar visit: Amit Shah to review Seemanchal demographic shift, border security concerns
Union Home Minister Amit Shah undertook a three-day visit to Bihar to chair the first-ever high-level review of demographic changes, illegal infiltration, an...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Will it be Keralamite or Keralamian? Shashi Tharoor reacts to Kerala’s proposed new name Keralam
The Union Cabinet formally approved the proposal to rename Kerala as "Keralam" — setting in motion the constitutional procedure under Article 3 of the Consti...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
India is conducting exercise for mapping import reliance
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched a nationwide import reliance mapping drive, collecting data from all central...
Polity & Governance
5 min
What happens to terms Keralite, Keralan: Shashi Tharoor’s witty take on state’s Keralam switch
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal to alter the name of the State of "Kerala" to "Keralam" on February 24, 202...
Polity & Governance
5 min
EC–state poll panel talks underway, electoral rolls top agenda
On February 24, 2026, the Election Commission of India (ECI) convened a National Round Table Conference with State Election Commissioners (SECs) of all state...
Polity & Governance
Economics
5 min
Trai backs sale of all available spectrum; proposes lower entry barriers, 35 pc cap
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its recommendations for the 2026 spectrum auction for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT ...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
6 min
MoSPI holds workshop on leveraging administrative data for governance
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) convened a National Level Consultative Workshop on "Using Administrative Data for Governance:...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Coal exchange rollout should be in phases: Coal India Limited
Coal India Limited (CIL) has endorsed a phased rollout of the proposed National Coal Exchange, arguing that market reforms must be carefully balanced with na...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
ET Graphics: Sitharaman launches infra asset recycling program National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0) on February 24, 2026, with a monetisation target of ₹16.72 lakh...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Asset monetisation under NMP 2.0 to boost India's GDP by Rs 40 lakh crore over next 5-10 years: NITI Aayog
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0), prepared by NITI Aayog, covering the period FY 2026–FY 2030. NMP 2...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Cabinet approves alteration of the name of the State of “Kerala” to “Keralam”
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the proposal to alter the name of the State of 'Kerala' to 'Keralam' — aligning the constitutional...