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Polity & Governance — Monthly Current Affairs Recaps | Vaidra
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Polity & Governance

211 topics across every published month

June 2026

  • Tungabhadra River Water-Sharing Disputeboth
  • High-Level Committee on Demographic Change (Illegal Immigration)both
  • Human Trafficking — Supreme Court Ruling on Consentboth
  • Balancing DNA Test and Right to Privacyboth
  • Supreme Court Upholds GST on Online Gamingboth
  • India's Public Distribution System (PDS) — Status, Issues and Reformsboth
  • Article 142 — Right to Safe Travel on Highways as a Fundamental Rightboth
  • Supreme Court's Revival of Sedition (Section 124A) Trialsboth
  • Judicial Decorum in the Digital Ageboth
  • Three-Language Formula and Nagaland's Linguistic Challengeboth
  • Assam UCC Bill 2026 and the Uniform Civil Code Debateboth
  • Building Viksit Bharat Through Empowered Panchayatsboth
  • Challenges of Journalism in Indiaboth
  • Telegram Ban and Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000both
  • India's Journey Towards Universal Health Coverageboth
  • EAC-PM Recommendations on Delimitationboth
  • Navigating Federalism in Higher Educationboth
  • Ordinance-Created Supreme Court Posts and Judicial Independenceboth
  • Landmark Supreme Court Judgments Shaping the IBC, 2016both
  • Expansion of Women's Participation in Governance and Leadershipboth
  • Prison Statistics India Report 2024both
  • Concerns Associated with Prison Overcrowding in Indiamains
  • Steps to Strengthen India's Prison Systemmains
  • UK Parliamentary System vs Indiaboth
  • Right to Trauma Careboth
  • Right to Be Forgottenboth
  • Right to Walkboth
  • Proof of Citizenshipboth
  • FCRA 2010 — Proposed Stricter Rulesboth
  • Steps to Counter Illegal Immigrationboth
  • Gallantry Awardsboth
  • NDMA's "Resilient India 2047" Driveboth
  • Right to Travel Abroad vs Speedy Trialboth
  • ED Cadre Restructuringboth
  • National Sports Board & Tribunal Rules, 2026both
  • Concerns on Article 142's Frequent Useboth
  • Raghav Chadha — Rajya Sabha Committee on Petitionsboth
  • 11th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meetingboth
  • Datasets for State Finance Commissionsboth
  • Bombay High Court Permanent Judgesboth
  • Delhi-NCR Old Vehicle Replacement Schemeboth
  • Telangana Statehood Dayboth
  • Government Prison Reformsboth
  • 73rd North Eastern Council Plenaryboth
  • Assam-Meghalaya Border Conflictboth

May 2026

  • Constitutionalism vs Majoritarianismboth
  • Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Rising Misuseboth
  • Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0both
  • Appointment Procedure of the Election Commission of India (ECI)both
  • Sports Governance in India — National Sports Governance Board & Tribunal Rules, 2026both
  • Framework for Effective Governance in Million-Plus Citiesboth
  • Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026prelims
  • Disqualification of MPs under the Anti-Defection Lawboth
  • Prison Statistics India (PSI) 2024 Reportboth
  • Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026both
  • Central Information Commission (CIC) Exempts BCCI from RTI Actboth
  • Election Commission Announces Phase 3 of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)both
  • Insulting Vande Mataram Proposed as a Punishable Offenceboth
  • Supreme Court to Review the Apnoea Test for Brain Deathboth
  • Making the Right to Vote a Fundamental Rightboth
  • Public Accounts Committee (PAC) — K.C. Venugopal Reappointed Chairmanboth
  • Right to Safe Travel on National Highways under Article 21both
  • Indian Federalism Under Stressboth
  • NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak: Crisis in India's Examination Systemboth
  • SC Collegium Recommends 9 Judges to Calcutta High Courtprelims
  • NCRB's Crime in India 2024 Reportboth
  • Governor's Power in Post-Election Stalematesboth
  • Hate Speech in India — SC Observations and Curbsboth
  • Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)both
  • Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 and Social Inclusionboth
  • Reconstitution of NITI Aayogboth
  • National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) 2026 and the 73rd Constitutional Amendmentboth
  • Creamy Layer Principle and SC/ST Reservation — State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh (2024)both
  • e-Courts Mission — Sikkimboth
  • Deregulation driveboth
  • Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023both
  • SC digital initiativesboth
  • Prasar Bharatiboth

April 2026

  • Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026both
  • Census 2027both
  • AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)both
  • Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 Defeatedboth
  • Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 Notifiedboth
  • Nominated Member Elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for Third Termprelims
  • Removal of Judges — Justice Yashwant Varma's Resignationboth
  • Recusal of Judgesboth
  • Privilege Notice and Parliamentary Privileges in Indiaboth
  • Welfare vs Developmentmains
  • Digital Piracy in Indiaboth
  • Hate Speech in Indiaboth
  • Debate on Prime Minister's Tenure in Indiaboth
  • One Health Approachboth
  • Article 324 and the Election Commission's Transfer of Officialsboth
  • Political Funding Reformsboth
  • AI-Driven Tax Governance in Indiaboth
  • Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Disability Ceilingboth
  • Balancing the North-South Divide in Delimitationboth
  • SC Status and Religious Conversion (Chinthada Anand Case)both
  • Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 — Captive Generating Plantsprelims
  • Punjab-Rajasthan Water Disputeboth
  • Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026both
  • Supreme Court Flags Gender Bias Against Women Officers in the Armed Forcesboth
  • Amaravati Declared Permanent Capital of Andhra Pradeshboth
  • Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Re-elected for Third Termboth
  • Election Petition and Appellate Court Limitsboth
  • NCERT deemed universityboth
  • NCBC leadershipboth
  • National Civil Services Dayboth

March 2026

  • Model Code of Conduct (MCC) — 2026 Assembly Electionsboth
  • Statehood and Sixth Schedule Demand in Ladakhboth
  • Removal of the Chief Election Commissioner — Impeachment Motionboth
  • Governor and Lieutenant Governor Appointment — 2026 Reshuffleprelims
  • Bulldozer Justice — Allahabad High Court Concernsboth
  • Reforming Tribunals in Indiaboth
  • Independence of the Election Commission of Indiaboth
  • 16th Finance Commission on Centre-State Fiscal Relationsboth
  • Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Plan Social Media Ban for Minorsboth
  • Renaming Kerala to "Keralam"both
  • Guillotine Procedure in Budget Passageboth
  • Supreme Court Clarifies OBC Creamy Layer Criteriaboth
  • Uniform Civil Code (UCC)both
  • Passive Euthanasia — SC Guidelines, Procedure and Debateboth
  • President's visit protocolboth
  • ECI-SEC National Declaration 2026both
  • Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections postponedboth
  • Look Out Circular (LOC) guidelines revisedboth
  • Lok Sabha Committee of Privileges reconstitutedboth
  • Consumer Justice Report 2026both
  • Postal ballot extended to elderly and disabled votersboth
  • Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC)both
  • National Shipping Board (NSB)both

February 2026

  • 16th Finance Commission Report and Recommendationsboth
  • Urbanisation in India and Union Budget 2026-27 ULB Provisionsboth
  • Rural Transformation Through Decentralizationboth
  • Freebies Culture and Supreme Court Observationsboth
  • Removal Procedure of Lok Sabha Speakerboth
  • NOTA (None of the Above) Option in Electionsboth
  • Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA)both
  • India's M.A.N.A.V. Vision for AIboth
  • Hate Speech and Hate Crimeboth
  • Death Penalty in Indiaboth
  • Rajya Sabha Elections 2026prelims
  • Tribal Protests Over Forest Rights Actboth
  • NDMA Guidelines for Disaster Victim Identificationboth
  • Split Verdict on Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Actboth
  • Governor's Discretionary Powers and Article 176 Address Controversyboth
  • Arbitration Council of India (ACI) — Constitution Pendingboth
  • National Voters' Day (NVD) 2026both
  • Freedom of Speech in Parliament and Article 105both
  • Private Member's Bill on Judicial Diversity and SC Regional Benchesboth
  • Anti-Defection Law — Telangana Speaker Deadlineboth
  • Judicial Oversight of Religious Practices — Essential Religious Practices (ERP) Testboth
  • New MHA Protocol on Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Manaboth
  • CPI 2025both
  • Motion of Thanks disruptedboth
  • Right to Recallboth
  • Kerala renamed Keralamboth
  • Substantive Motionboth
  • PM CARES questions barredboth
  • NCW's 34th Foundation Dayboth
  • NCST's 23rd Foundation Dayboth
  • Padma Awards 2026both
  • Statehood Day, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradeshboth
  • Manipur Assembly deadlockboth
  • Himachal Pradesh's 56th Statehood Dayboth
  • Seva Teerth inauguratedboth
  • Spectrum is a public resourceboth
  • IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Amendment Rules, 2026both
  • Right to Disconnect Billboth
  • Stem cell therapy barred for autismboth
  • Mandatory decennial Census billboth
  • DGP appointment delays flaggedboth
  • Ad hoc judges, Article 224Aboth
  • NBDSA flags communal-code violationsboth
  • Personality rightsboth
  • Uniform police-media briefing policyboth
  • Tamil Nadu vs UGC on third languageboth

January 2026

  • Delimitation Freeze and the 2026 Deadlineboth
  • Split Verdict on Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Actboth
  • Urban Water Governance After the Indore Crisisboth
  • Task Force on Capacity Building of Sports Administratorsboth
  • Census 2027 — India's First Digital, Caste-Inclusive Censusboth
  • Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025both
  • SC's Article 142 Directions on Student Suicides in HEIsboth
  • Menstrual Health in Schools as Part of Right to Lifeboth
  • Padma Awards 2026both
  • Foundation Day of the Lokpal of Indiaboth
  • Euthanasia Debate Revived by the Harish Rana Caseboth
  • Central Vigilance Commission — New Appointmentprelims
  • Department of Justice — 2025 Year-End Reviewboth
  • Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs — 2025 Year-End Reviewboth
  • Is the ED a 'Juristic Person'?both
  • Panchayati Raj Institutions — Devolution Deficit and Reformboth
  • Good Governance Day and the State of Governance in Indiaboth
  • National Consumer Day and the Consumer Commission Backlogboth
  • Governor's Rule Extended in the Chakma Autonomous District Councilboth
  • Reforming State Public Service Commissionsboth
  • 28th Commonwealth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officersprelims
  • National Sports Governance Rules, 2026both
  • National Sports Board (NSB), 2026both
  • PRAGATI's 50th meetingboth
  • ECINETboth
  • Gallantry Awardsboth
  • POCSO misuse and adolescent relationshipsboth
  • Statehood Day — Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripuraboth
  • Online betting/gambling crackdownboth
  • Smartphone source-code clarificationboth
  • Good Governance Indexboth
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayeeboth
  • Responsible Nations Indexboth
  • Coverage noteboth