The Latest Breaking News from States

CM Stalin alleges PM Modi has deprived States of their rights, seeks to establish unitary leadership & PM with unitary powers. He urges Centre to accept Rajamannar Committee's recommendations to ensure State autonomy & federal govt at Centre. People should vote for I.N.D.I.A. bloc to protect States & India.

Tamil Nadu CM requests PM Modi to keep NMC notification in abeyance, citing legal untenability. Argues restrictions on new medical colleges will deprive deserving districts of much-needed tertiary institutions. States TN achieved higher doctor-population ratio due to State investments, not Union govt. Urges Union govt. to contribute more, says progressive…

MGNREGA's social audit units meant to detect malpractice have failed, with only 14% of flagged misappropriation recovered.

LDF protests at Raj Bhavan, accuses Centre of hindering progress of States. Convener E.P. Jayarajan accuses Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of subverting legislative power. Accuses Centre of financial strangulation, UDF of playing second fiddle to BJP. LDF on path to scoring third consecutive victory, expanding welfare pension network, KFON project…

The Union government’s trial balloon, exploring the feasibility of simultaneous elections for all levels, militates against the foundational idea of multi-tiered governance and is anti-federalist

The Odisha government has withdrawn a controversial order issued on August 11, which told district officials that ‘deemed forests’ as a category would cease to exist under the recently amended Forest Act. “The order has been withdrawn,” C.P. Goyal, Director-General (Forests), said, giving no further details.

Nearly half of Odisha’s forest land was ‘deemed forest,’ experts told The Hindu and the Odisha government’s interpretation of the Forest Act would end up accelerating the razing of forests

The Sixteenth Finance Commission has much work ahead

The Registration of Birth and Death (RBD) Amendment Bill, 2023 was tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 26. We examine what changes are proposed by it and how it may impact the Indian population at large.

Government proposes Bill to make Aadhaar compulsory for registration of births and deaths. Data to be shared with RGI and used to update NPR, electoral register, Aadhaar, ration card, passport and driving licence databases. Real-time updation of data eliminates need for enumeration and provides clear picture of population figures.

The Centre must have a mechanism that discloses the Har Ghar Jal’s performance on the ground in a transparent way