Polity & Governance

A commentary in The Hindu argues that there is no persuasive case for scrapping the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), pushing bac...

President Droupadi Murmu revoked President's Rule in Manipur on February 4, 2026, with immediate effect under Article 356(2) of the Constitution. The revocat...

The 16th Finance Commission's report flagged that large-group unconditional cash transfers now constitute 20.2% of total state subsidy expenditure (2025-26 B...

The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, has recommended that states actively pursue privatisation of electricity distribution companies (D...

A long-form political analysis examined the trajectory of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 — two decades after its enactment — charting its evolution...

On February 4, 2026, Manipur ended nearly a year under President's Rule with the swearing-in of BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh as Chief Minister, accompan...

The 16th Finance Commission released its report (covering 2026-31), introducing a revised horizontal devolution formula that addresses the long-standing grie...

The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Dr. Arvind Panagariya, submitted its report on February 1, 2026, covering the period 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Commissi...

On January 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of India held that the right to menstrual health and hygiene is an integral part of the right to life and dignity unde...

A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court severely criticised the Haryana government over the destruction of a hillock due to alleged illegal sto...

Union Budget 2026-27 proposed a comprehensive rationalisation of penalty and prosecution provisions under the Income Tax Act, with the objective of reducing ...

The managing committees of the four Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri — proposed barring entry to non-Hindus, ...

Budget 2026-27, in conjunction with the new Income Tax Act, 2025 (coming into force April 1, 2026), signals a deliberate shift in India's direct tax philosop...

Union Budget 2026-27 announced plans to develop 15 archaeological sites across India into immersive cultural tourism destinations, with a focus on transformi...

Budget 2026-27 introduces a new fiscal framework that replaces deficit-targeting with debt-to-GDP ratio as the primary fiscal anchor, marking a departure fro...

The Union Budget 2026-27, tabled alongside the 16th Finance Commission Report (for 2026-31 chaired by Arvind Panagariya), signals a structural shift in India...

The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹15,173.68 crore for the Agnipath scheme, representing an approximately 58% jump over the previous financial year's alloca...

The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹6,000 crore for the upcoming Census and the National Population Register (NPR) exercise. No official notification for the...

The Union Budget 2026-27 announced the formation of a 'High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat' to comprehensively review the financial sector and ...

The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated Rs 95,692 crore to the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), commonly known as VB-G RAM G — th...