Daily Current Affairs

On February 1, 2026, the Ministry of Finance issued an Explanatory Memorandum responding to the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission (FC16). On the surface, the Union government appeared cooperative: it accepted the States’ share in the divisible pool at 41%, accepted the horizontal devolution formula, the local body grants, and the disaster management corpus….

On March 11, 2026, the Lok Sabha took up a no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Speaker Om Birla, marking only the fourth such attempt in independent India’s parliamentary history. The motion was initiated by Congress MPs K. Suresh, Mohammad Jawed, and Mallu Ravi, with Deputy Leader Gaurav Gogoi leading the debate. Parliamentary Affairs…

The Musi River Rejuvenation Project in Hyderabad, Telangana, has re-entered public controversy following the issuance of three land acquisition notifications by the state government, triggering opposition from slum dwellers, civil society organisations, and even middle-class residents of gated communities whose properties fall within the acquisition zone for the proposed “Gandhi Sarovar” cultural precinct. The Telangana…

The Union government has sent informal feelers to Opposition leaders seeking their views on amending the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 — commonly known as the Women’s Reservation Act or Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — to advance its implementation timeline by decoupling it from the mandatory triggers of Census completion and delimitation….

Scientists have now identified, with molecular precision, why a small but significant proportion of recipients of adenoviral vector COVID-19 vaccines — specifically AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson — developed a rare but potentially fatal combination of blood clots and low platelet counts known as Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis, or VITT. A study published in…

Crude oil prices surged past $100 per barrel on March 10, 2026, breaching a threshold last crossed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israel military strikes created an acute supply disruption of historic proportions. The BSE Sensex fell 1,352 points on the day,…

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has evolved from an administrative exercise into a full-blown constitutional confrontation between the Election Commission of India (ECI), the West Bengal state government, and the Supreme Court. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution…

The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint American-Israeli strike on February 28, 2026, has fundamentally altered the geopolitical landscape of West Asia. India, with nearly ten million nationals residing in the Gulf region, a remittance inflow of approximately Rs. 51,000 crore annually, and a profound dependence on West Asian energy…

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) confirmed on Sunday that two cheetahs — KP2 and KP3, among the first generation of cubs born in India to African cheetahs translocated in 2022 — have dispersed from Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to Baran district in Rajasthan, covering a distance of 60 to 70 kilometres. Both…

The 16th Finance Commission has recommended that urban local bodies (ULBs) receive approximately ₹3.56 lakh crore between 2026 and 2031 — roughly ₹75,000 crore per year. While this appears substantial in absolute terms, a detailed analysis reveals that the urban transfer amounts to approximately 0.13% of projected GDP, an almost identical ratio to the 15th…