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Kar Saathi Chatbot: CBDT, Income Tax Act 2025 & AI Tax Compliance

Kar Saathi Chatbot: CBDT, Income Tax Act 2025 & AI Tax Compliance

Why in news? On 2 April 2026 the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) unveiled a new e‑filing portal for the forthcoming Income Tax Act 2025. Integr...

SAMPANN Platform: Pension Management, Digital India & Telecommunications

SAMPANN Platform: Pension Management, Digital India & Telecommunications

Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) signed agreements on 2 April 2026 with the Government of Goa and the Cochin Port Authority to ...

eGramSwaraj Portal: Panchayati Raj, Digital Governance & Gram Sabha

eGramSwaraj Portal: Panchayati Raj, Digital Governance & Gram Sabha

Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has announced that over β‚Ή3 lakh crore worth of payments have been processed through the eGramSwaraj port...

NCLAT Dispute Resolution: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Committee of Creditors

NCLAT Dispute Resolution: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Committee of Creditors

Why in news? The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal recently upheld an order of the National Company Law Tribunal regarding the distribution of f...

CCPA Restaurant Charges: Consumer Protection Act, Hidden Fees & Fair Trade

CCPA Restaurant Charges: Consumer Protection Act, Hidden Fees & Fair Trade

Why in news? The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed hotels and restaurants not to levy additional charges such as LPG surcharge...

IVFRT Scheme: Immigration & Visa Digitalisation, FRROs & Border Security

IVFRT Scheme: Immigration & Visa Digitalisation, FRROs & Border Security

Why in news? The Union Cabinet has decided to continue the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) scheme for another five years...

Cabinet Committee on Security: West Asia Crisis, Energy Supply & PM

Cabinet Committee on Security: West Asia Crisis, Energy Supply & PM

Why in news? India’s Prime Minister convened an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in late March 2026 to assess the implic...

PRARAMBH 2026: Income Tax Act 2025, Tax Reforms & Kar Saathi

PRARAMBH 2026: Income Tax Act 2025, Tax Reforms & Kar Saathi

Why in news? The Union Finance Minister launched PRARAMBH 2026 (Policy Reform and Responsible Action for Mission Viksit Bharat) to familiarise citizen...

Garo Hills District Council: Sixth Schedule, Meghalaya & Autonomy

Garo Hills District Council: Sixth Schedule, Meghalaya & Autonomy

Why in news? The Meghalaya cabinet extended the term of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months in March 2026 following prote...

Force Majeure: Indian Contract Act 1872 & Doctrine of Frustration

Force Majeure: Indian Contract Act 1872 & Doctrine of Frustration

Why in news? Recent disruptions in global trade and energy supplies, including the temporary declaration of force majeure on some Gulf oil shipments a...

Sujal Gaon ID: Jal Jeevan Mission, Rural Water Supply & GIS

Sujal Gaon ID: Jal Jeevan Mission, Rural Water Supply & GIS

Why in news? The Union Cabinet’s approval of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 introduced a comprehensive digital framework called Sujalam Bharat to monitor ru...

National Shipping Board: Maritime Vision 2047 & NSB

National Shipping Board: Maritime Vision 2047 & NSB

Why in news? On 12 March 2026, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways chaired a meeting of the National Shipping Board (NSB) in New Delhi...

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