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45 stories for “Polity & Governance” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Meghalaya government has extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months.The decision came at a Cabinet meeting in Shillong amid protests and unrest in the Garo Hills.The dispu...
The Lok Sabha invoked the guillotine to clear the Demands for Grants for the 2026–27 financial year.The guillotine is a parliamentary device to fast-track approval of financial demands within limited time.The Speaker app...
Parliament has passed the Appropriation Bill 2026, enabling the Union Government to draw and spend money for the financial year.It permits withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the expenses of ministries...
The Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 to curb forced religious conversions. The Bill seeks to ensure that any conversion is voluntary and free from coercion, fraud or induceme...
The Union government has withdrawn the Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, 2025 from the Lok Sabha after its examination by a Select Committee, so that the committee's detailed recommendations can be built in. The Bill seeks t...
The Supreme Court has closed the four-decade-old MC Mehta v. Union of India case on air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Filed in 1985 by environmentalist MC Mehta, it became a landmark Public Interest Litigation in Indian enviro...
The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the age limit on maternity leave for adoptive mothers. It held that Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, violated the right to equality and the right to life un...
Protests in Leh and Kargil have pressed for statehood, Sixth Schedule status, a Public Service Commission and greater representation for Ladakh. Ladakh became a Union Territory without a legislature under the Jammu and K...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has revised the procedure for appointing a State Director General of Police (DGP). States must send proposals to UPSC at least three months before the serving DGP retires, and a...
The Election Commission of India announced that Assembly elections in Assam, Keralam, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu will be conducted in a single phase, whereas West Bengal will vote in two phases. Chief Election Commissione...
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) took effect in Tamil Nadu on the evening of March 15, after the Assembly election schedule was announced. The MCC is a set of Election Commission guidelines for parties and candidates, roo...
The Union Government has introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.The amendment redefines "transgender person" and drops the provision for self-perceived gender id...
