Nearly three years after two Kuki-Zo women were disrobed, paraded, and gang-raped by a mob in Manipur’s Thoubal district on May 4, 2023, an attack in which the brother and father of one of the survivors were also killed, three of the accused in the case remain absconding, two have been released on bail by…
A Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed the Union government on March 15, 2026, to revisit its existing policy framework and explore better mechanisms to incentivise farmers to diversify from conventional crops like wheat and paddy to pulses. The court directed the Centre, through its Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce,…
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly passed the Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property in Disturbed Areas Bill on March 6, 2026, by voice vote. The legislation seeks to regulate property transactions in areas that the state government declares as disturbed, requiring prior approval from the District Magistrate or Collector before any immovable property, including land,…
The 30th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 and branded the COP of Implementation, marked a decisive shift in global climate governance. For the first time, global adaptation indicators integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene into climate accountability under the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, establishing…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced on March 11, 2026, that it had initiated investigations against sixteen economies, including India, under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, examining whether these economies were using excess manufacturing capacity to export to the United States in a manner that was hurting American businesses….
The Union Public Service Commission has revised the rules governing the empanelment of State Directors-General of Police and Heads of Police Force, introducing a significant new requirement: state governments must now obtain the consent of the Supreme Court before delaying the submission of DGP-rank officer panels to the UPSC. This revision comes after sustained non-compliance…