Union Cabinet Approves ₹38,500-Crore National Critical Grid and Pumped-Hydro Energy Storage Mission
In a landmark overnight infrastructure push, the Union Cabinet sanctioned viability-gap capital for 18 gigawatts…
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CNN-News18 Launches New Official India Digital Edition at cnn-news18.in: Complete Reader & Subscriber Guide
Transitioning our English national digital newsroom from news18.com to cnn-news18.in, the upgraded broadsheet…
Supreme Court Digital Evidence Norms: Mandatory Cryptographic Hash Logs Ordered for Electronic Device Seizures
A three-judge Supreme Court bench directed central and state investigating agencies to generate immediate SHA-256…
Uttarakhand Statehood Day: All-Weather Ropeway and Border Tunnel Corridors Fast-Tracked Across Garhwal and Kumaon
Marking 26 years of statehood in Dehradun, central and state infrastructure agencies cleared accelerated…
Rabi Sowing Update: Wheat and Mustard Acreage Rises 6.4% on Healthy Reservoir Levels Across Northern Plains
Crisp early-November night temperatures, residual post-monsoon soil moisture, and 84% live storage across major…
NHAI Commissions Four Multi-Modal Logistics Parks Along Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Integrated rail-highway cargo terminals spanning Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana have begun commercial container…
Sanand Semiconductor OSAT Milestone: First Commercial Batch of Automotive Power Chips Ships From Gujarat Facility
India’s domestic chip packaging ecosystem crossed a decisive threshold on Thursday as the Sanand outsourced…
Supreme Court Five-Judge Bench Clarifies Constitutional Limits on Acquiring Private Property Under Article 39(b)
Applying precedent on material resources of the community, the Constitution Bench ruled that state governments…
Kavach 4.0 Railway Safety: High-Density Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai Trunk Routes Complete Trackside RFID Tagging
Engineering teams have finished bolting passive radio-frequency transponders and optical-fibre backbones across…
Gross GST Collections Hit ₹1.94 Lakh Crore on Festive Automobile and Consumer Durables Invoicing Surge
Strong factory dispatches ahead of Diwali pushed monthly indirect tax receipts up 9.4% year-on-year, with…
Narmada Basin Micro-Irrigation Expansion Adds 1.8 Lakh Hectares of Drip-Fed Command Area Across Gujarat and Rajasthan
Solar-powered pressurized underground pipeline networks replace open earthen distributaries across semi-arid…
Rural Telemedicine Milestone: Ayushman Arogya Mandir Network Crosses 32 Crore Specialist Tele-Consultations Nationwide
Hub-and-spoke video diagnostics linking village Community Health Officers with district hospital physicians slash…
Winter Session Legislative Agenda: Cabinet Panel Clears Merchant Shipping Modernization Bill and Cooperative Banking Amendments
Union ministries finalize draft statutory overhauls targeting coastal vessel registration, digital maritime…
Education Reform • 2020
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Union Cabinet Approves National Education Policy 2020 Replacing 34-Year Framework With 5+3+3+4 Structure
Sweeping overhaul introduces early-childhood foundational schooling, flexible four-year multidisciplinary degrees…
Supreme Court • 2018
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Supreme Court Unanimously Reads Down Section 377 to Decriminalize Consensual Adult Relations in Landmark Ruling
Overturning its 2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal precedent, a five-judge Constitution Bench held that criminalizing…
Supreme Court • 2017
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Nine-Judge Supreme Court Bench Unanimously Declares Privacy an Intrinsic Fundamental Right Under Article 21
Overruling decades-old M.P. Sharma (1954) and Kharak Singh (1962) precedents, six concurring opinions anchored…
Food Security Law • 2013
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Parliament Enacts National Food Security Act Guaranteeing Subsidized Grain Legal Entitlement to 80 Crore Citizens
Covering 75% of rural and 50% of urban India, the statute provides 5 kg of rice, wheat, or coarse cereals per…
Child Protection Law • 2012
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POCSO Act, 2012 Enters Into Force on Children’s Day Creating Dedicated Gender-Neutral Legal Shield Under 18
Replacing fragmented colonial penal clauses, the comprehensive statute mandates child-friendly Special Courts…
Neighbourhood Policy • 2011
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India and Bangladesh Sign Dhaka Framework Agreement, Land Boundary Protocol, and Duty-Free Textile Access
During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s state visit accompanied by four Northeastern Chief Ministers, New Delhi…
Demographics • 2011
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Census of India 2011 Places Population at 121.02 Crore as Literacy Rises to 74.04% and Growth Slows
India’s 15th decennial headcount records the sharpest decade-on-decade slowing in population growth since…
Digital Identity • 2010
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UIDAI Issues India’s First 12-Digit Aadhaar Numbers in Tembhli Village Launching Biometric Identity Architecture
Tribal resident Ranjana Sonawane became the first citizen to receive a unique 12-digit Aadhaar identity in…
Education Reform • 2010
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Right to Education Act Takes Legal Effect Nationwide Making Schooling a Fundamental Right for Ages 6 to 14
Operationalizing Article 21A of the Constitution, the landmark legislation mandates neighbourhood elementary…