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SPARSH: All 1,45,182 Air Force and Navy Pension Cases Normalised

SPARSH: All 1,45,182 Air Force and Navy Pension Cases Normalised

Why in news? The Ministry of Defence announced on 15 September that all identified discrepant Air Force and Navy pension cases had been normalised on ...

Dam Safety Act: NDSA Reviews Jharkhand's Preparedness

Dam Safety Act: NDSA Reviews Jharkhand's Preparedness

Why in news? The National Dam Safety Authority has pressed Jharkhand to strengthen its dam-safety organisation, evaluations and emergency planning. A ...

DILRMP 3.0: Rs 565.50 Crore to Link Maps, Records and Registration

DILRMP 3.0: Rs 565.50 Crore to Link Maps, Records and Registration

Why in news?The government launched guidelines for the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme, or DILRMP, 3.0 on 10 September 2026. Offici...

Doda VPN Restriction: Section 163 BNSS for Two Months

Doda VPN Restriction: Section 163 BNSS for Two Months

Why in news?Doda’s District Magistrate issued a district-wide Virtual Private Network restriction on 5 September 2026. The reported order lasts two ...

Bar Council of India: No Power over Students Before Enrolment

Bar Council of India: No Power over Students Before Enrolment

Why in news?The Supreme Court delivered an important ruling on 3 September 2026 concerning law students. It set aside Bar Council of India communicati...

Jojari River: Supreme Court Order, Buffers & Rajasthan

Jojari River: Supreme Court Order, Buffers & Rajasthan

Why in news?The Supreme Court ordered interim safeguards for Rajasthan’s Jojari River on 24 August. It barred construction within 100 metres of the ...

PRAGATI: PM's Review, AgriStack & Action on Cyber Fraud

PRAGATI: PM's Review, AgriStack & Action on Cyber Fraud

Why in news?Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth on 25 August. The review covered six railway, road and power ...

Kerala High Court Adds a Patient to the Ribociclib Case

Kerala High Court Adds a Patient to the Ribociclib Case

Why in news?The Kerala High Court allowed a 49-year-old breast-cancer patient to join an ongoing public-interest case on 21 August 2026. She is receiv...

NFRA Outreach in Ahmedabad Targets Small Audit Practices

NFRA Outreach in Ahmedabad Targets Small Audit Practices

Why in news?The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) held its sixth stakeholder outreach programme in Ahmedabad. The event focused on small a...

Draft Proposes a Unique Identity Number for Every Doctor

Draft Proposes a Unique Identity Number for Every Doctor

Why in news? The National Medical Commission published draft amendments concerning registration and licences for medical practitioners. The draft prop...

DRI Seizes 56 kg of Methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port

DRI Seizes 56 kg of Methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port

Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted about 56 kilograms of methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port in Maharashtra. The substan...

Madras High Court Declares Thamirabarani a Juristic Person

Madras High Court Declares Thamirabarani a Juristic Person

Why in news?The Madras High Court recognised the Thamirabarani River as a juristic person for the limited purpose of protection from pollution. The ru...

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