Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: Decriminalization & Penalty Reforms
This Act aims to make laws less punitive, more facilitative, and citizen-friendly, while maintaining regulatory discipline.
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Elections 2026: ECI Calls for Responsible Use of Social Media and AI Tools
ECI has instructed stakeholders to ensure responsible use of social media and AI tools and to act promptly on unlawful content in Elections 2026.
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Delhi Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: Decriminalization of Minor Offences & Rationalized Penalties
The Delhi Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 amends select Delhi laws to decriminalize minor offences and rationalize penalties.
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Cabinet Approves Additional 2% DA/DR for Central Government Employees and Pensioners
Cabinet approves 2% increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government employees and pensioners, effective from January 2026.
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Special Session and Constitutional Limits: Why the Lok Sabha Bills Did Not Pass
In the special session, the Lok Sabha did not adopt the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill after it failed to secure the special majority required under Article 368, resulting in the withdrawal of the associated Delimitation and Union Territories Laws Bills.
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Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Changes to Delimitation, Representation and Women’s Reservation in UT Legislatures
The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to align key Union Territory—specific statutes with recent constitutional changes relating to delimitation, representation, and reservation in legislatures.
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Uttar Pradesh Revises Minimum Wages Following Industrial Unrest in Noida: Effective April 2026
UP Government has announced the revision of minimum wages effective April 2026 in response to labour unrest in Noida and Greater Noida, aiming to ensure fair wages and sustained industrial harmony.
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131st Constitutional Amendment: Linking Delimitation with Women’s Reservation
The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty First Amendment) Bill, 2026 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha with the objective of reforming delimitation and representation provisions to reflect contemporary demographic realities.
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Delimitation Bill, 2026: Redrawing Constituencies and Advancing Women’s Representation
Delimitation Bill, 2026 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha to restructure parliamentary and assembly constituencies in line with contemporary demographic realities and recent constitutional mandates, including women’s reservation.
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Heavier Loads, Higher Costs: Key Changes under Fourth Amendment to National Highways Fee Rules
MoRTH has notified the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2026 with graded fees for overloaded vehicles.
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Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2026: Key Changes to Section 52-A on Allowance for Duty
The Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2026 introduces significant changes to Section 52-A of the Maharashtra Stamp Act relating to Allowance for duty. The revisions aim to bring greater clarity, administrative efficiency, and hierarchy-based accountability in granting stamp duty allowances.
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RBI Guidelines 2026: Faster Cross-Border Inward Payments & Timely Credit
These Guidelines aims to reduce delays at the beneficiary stage, the guidelines require timely customer intimation, faster nostro account reconciliation, same-day or next-day credit of funds, adoption of straight-through processing, and development of digital platforms for foreign exchange transactions.
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RBI Monetary Policy April 2026: Repo Rate Unchanged Amid Global Uncertainty
RBI has decided to keep policy rates unchanged at its MPC meeting, due to global geo-political risks and supply side inflationary pressures.
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UGC Declares Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management’s Degrees Invalid
UGC has declared Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management a fake university and warned students against enrolling in programmes leading to invalid degrees.
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Govt. Revises Variable Dearness Allowance Rates, Effective 1 April 2026
Ministry of Labour and Employment has revised Variable Dearness Allowance rates for multiple scheduled employments with effect from 1 April 2026.
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CCPA Advisory: No Separate LPG and Fuel Charges on Restaurant Bills
CCPA has issued an advisory strengthening consumer protection by prohibiting restaurants from levying separate LPG and fuel charges.
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Punjab Professional Tax Registration SOP with 14-Day Deemed Approval Timeline
The formulation of SOP and Timeline is a step to enhance transparency, streamline approval timelines, and improve ease of compliance for taxpayers.
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From Withdrawal to Creditor Control: Key Shifts under the IBC Amendment Act, 2026
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 amends the IBC to ensure faster resolution, greater creditor oversight, improved accountability, and modernised insolvency and liquidation processes.
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Amaravati Declared Capital under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026
Parliament passes the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026, declaring Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh and ending post bifurcation uncertainty.
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Haryana Government Grants Exemptions from Fixed Working Hours under the Shops and Establishments Act
Haryana Labour Department allows shops and establishments to set their own working hours, subject to compliance with employee protection rules.
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