On 15 December 2025, Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Cabinet had approved it three days earlier, on 12 December 2025. In simple terms, this Bill proposes to completely overhaul the way India regulates its universities and colleges, something that has not happened since Independence.
State water reform framework by Jal Shakti Ministry
The Siliguri Corridor, situated in northern West Bengal, is popularly known as the “Chicken’s Neck.” I
The Delimitation Bill 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026. This bill initiates the process of redrawing parliamentary and also state assembly constituencies based on the 2011 census to align with population changes since 1976.
Historically, India had conducted synchronized elections after the adoption of the constitution between the years 1951-1967, where the elections to the Lok Sabha and most of the State Assemblies took place concurrently.
Across India, religious and charitable institutions have historically played an important role in providing free meals through bhandaras, community kitchens, annadanam programmes, and prasad distribution.
Launched by the Prime Minister in October 2016, the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) was established to foster an ecosystem that supports SC/ST entrepreneurs in fulfilling the mandates of the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012. This policy stipulates that Central Ministries, Departments, and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) must procure a minimum of 25% of their total annual requirements from MSEs, with a specific sub-target of 4% earmarked for SC/ST-owned enterprises.