Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
As TG bill becomes law, community uncertain about status of 32000 TG certificates issued on basis of 'self-perceived identity'
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026 and has received Presidential assent, becom...
Polity & Governance
Geography
5 min
Counting people is not counting disaster risk
An opinion piece in *The Hindu* raises structural concerns about the 16th Finance Commission's disaster funding formula, arguing that using population as the...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Congress to protest against FCRA amendment Bill
The BJP-led government tabled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha, seeking to further tighten rules governing foreign fun...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
6 min
NIA, ED bust Maoist extortion, money laundering rackets
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have jointly dismantled Maoist-run extortion and money laundering rackets, with ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
New Income Tax Act 2025: Breaking down benefits for individuals
The Income Tax Act, 2025 — which replaces the 64-year-old Income Tax Act, 1961 — takes effect from April 1, 2026, introducing sweeping changes in how individ...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Odisha’s Late Marriage Incentives fails to reach beneficiaries in PVTGs, says CAG
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found that Odisha's late marriage incentive scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) has f...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
6 min
Personal data isn’t collected: Home Ministry on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sources
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology (chaired by Lok Sabha MP Nishikant ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
6 min
New income-tax act takes effect today
From April 1, 2026, the Income Tax Act, 2025 replaces the 1961 Act, bringing the most comprehensive overhaul of India's direct tax law in six decades. Share ...
Polity & Governance
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
World Bank-funded health scheme in Kerala might need more scrutiny
Kerala's government received World Bank approval for the Kerala Health System Improvement Programme (KHSIP), a ₹3,464-crore ($280 million) project to be impl...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
5 min
Tribunal confirms five-year ban on NSCN (K) imposed by Centre
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, headed by Justice Nelson Sailo of the Gauhati High Court, confirmed the five-year ban imposed by the Centre on...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Money starts flowing again: 5 states get Rs 1,561 crore as Centre reboots Jal Jeevan Mission
The Centre released ₹1,561.53 crore to five states under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 (JJM 2.0) for 2025–26, resuming funding that had been paused due to compl...
Polity & Governance
6 min
AP Reorganisation Bill 2026, recognizing Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh to be introduced in Lok Sabha tomorrow
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 1, 2026, seeking to formally declare Amaravati as the sole ...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
Economics
7 min
Telangana Assembly passes Gig Workers Bill: What is the Bill about, and how other states with such laws have fared
The Telangana Assembly passed the Telangana Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026 on March 30, 2026, making Telan...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
7 min
Explained: What FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 proposes, why it has sparked a row in Kerala
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 26, 2026, proposing significant changes to India's framew...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
How Karnataka’s new law against honour killing affirms absolute right of adults to choose their partners
Karnataka has passed the 'Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Tradition' Bill, 2026 — ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Census 2027 to be entirely in digital mode starting today
India's Census 2027 — the country's 16th decennial census — has formally commenced with the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) Phase I beginning on April...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Census exercise begins in Karnataka today with opening of self-enumeration window
Karnataka is among eight states and Union Territories where the census exercise was launched on March 31, 2026, with the opening of a 15-day self-enumeration...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
GST liability on intermediary services shifts to recipient from supplier
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has effected two major reforms effective April 1, 2026: a structural change in GST liability for inter...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
5 min
India data centres consume Himachal-sized chunk of power, set to match Jharkhand. But no supply roadmap
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report has recorded government testimony that India's data centre power demand could hit 4-5 GW within five years, compara...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
‘Regional imbalance’ bothers Congress as government plans delimitation to roll out women’s reservation
The central government is reportedly planning to proceed with delimitation using the 2011 Census data to fast-track implementation of the Women's Reservation...