Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Thursday emphasized that freedom of speech in Parliament is guaranteed, but it is subject to the Constitution and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of Parliament. He said that detailed guidelin
Jishnu Dev Varma was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of Maharashtra on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan. The oath of office was administered by Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
The Union Cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved change in guidelines on investments from countries sharing land border with India (LBCs). The existing policy has been reviewed and amen
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi held a detailed and comprehensive review of the poll preparedness for the forthcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly E
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has approached the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seeking allotment of land in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to expand its operational footprint in the metro. BSE
The final result of Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2025 was declared on Friday, with 11 women among the top 25 candidates. Highlights of the result: The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinati
As the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) accelerates infrastructure expansion, new data obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act has revealed extensive deforestation across the Thane and Shahapur forest divisions, raising serious environ
India’s sanitation landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). From historically high rates of open defecation to near-universal household toilet access, the country has ach
In India, a country of 1.4 billion people where both emissions and exposures vary dramatically across a vast and diverse geography, the monitoring network for air pollution has not kept pace with either the scale or complexity of the problem, says
Geetanjali Minhas, Associate Editor with Governance Now, has been conferred with the Women Public Policy and Governance Award by ENQUBE Collaborations. The award was presented at ‘Season 5 – Connect Future
A study from the Centre for Cancer Epidemiology at the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, has provided new evidence that quitting tobacco, both smoking and chewing, substantially reduces the risk of oral cancer. Published in the International Journal o
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the India AI Impact Expo 2026 as a powerful convergence of ideas, innovation, and intent. Sharing highlights of the event’s inauguration, he said the Expo, which got underway here on Monday, hig
As many as 54 (or 24%) out of the 227 winning candidates of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Mahara
In his very first set of decisions after shifting to Seva Teerth, the new address of the PMO, PM Narendra Modi signed important files relating to decisions that reflect the spirit of Seva. These decisions touch every section of society: farmers, w
Key Takeaways India ranks 3rd in Stanford University`s 2025 Global AI Vibrancy Ranking. Data infrastructure, entrepreneurship and demography are key enablers for AI adoption. &nbs
* India is institutionalising AI for culture and languages through national platforms such as BHASHINI, Anuvadini, Gyan Bharatam and Adi Vaani etc. * AI is being used to make cultural and knowledge assets usable by digitisa
India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank in the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report prepared by Portulans Institute, Washington DC. The report, released on February 4, maps the ne
India and the United States on Saturday announced they had agreed on an interim framework for an interim trade agreement, indicating a broad roadmap of the opening of the markets and reduction in trade tariffs on both sides. In a me
US president Donald Trump has announced a reduction on tariffs on Indian imports from a punitive 50% to 18%. He called prime minister Narendra Modi late Monday (India time) and then announced the decision on social media. Trump said India would no
With animal welfare accounting for just 1.5% of India’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding, India Animal Welfare Forum (IAWF) has launched the country’s first collaborative Animal Welfare Funding Circle, aimed at addressing
