Newly reviewed government actions, updated dossiers and developing items, with sources.https://indiareview.pages.dev/en-INhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/special-intensive-revision-electoral-rolls-2025/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/special-intensive-revision-electoral-rolls-2025/ECI ordered a house-to-house rebuild of Bihar's roll on 24 June 2025 and extended it to other States; the Supreme Court upheld it on 27 May 2026 while limiting the ECI's citizenship inquiry; West Bengal appeals continue.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/chief-election-commissioner-appointment-act-2023/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/chief-election-commissioner-appointment-act-2023/Parliament legislated appointments of election commissioners; the panel is the PM, the Leader of Opposition and a Union Cabinet Minister, replacing the Chief Justice named in the Court's 2023 interim panel.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/pmla-amendments-2019-and-supreme-court-ruling-2022/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/pmla-amendments-2019-and-supreme-court-ruling-2022/The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 amended the 2002 money-laundering law; in July 2022 the Supreme Court upheld the Enforcement Directorate's arrest, attachment and bail provisions, and a review is pending.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/adani-group/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/adani-group/Profile of the Adani Group: its companies and FY26 figures, policy and regulatory touchpoints by government in office, and the status as of 12 October 2026 of Indian, US and foreign proceedings, with the group's stated responses.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/big-business-and-governments-record/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/big-business-and-governments-record/Dated dealings of the Reliance, Adani and other large groups with Centre and state governments led by different parties, set out side by side with each party's recorded statements.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/big-business-groups-concentration/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/big-business-groups-concentration/Measured size of India's largest business groups, their weight in the Nifty 50, their market shares in selected sectors, lender exposure, and how concentration has changed since the 1950s.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/business-and-political-funding/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/business-and-political-funding/How companies may fund Indian parties, the 2017-24 electoral bond scheme struck down by the Supreme Court in February 2024, the data released afterwards, and the contested allegations and responses.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/central-bureau-of-investigation/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/central-bureau-of-investigation/The CBI is India's main central investigating agency under the DSPE Act, 1946; this entry sets out its legal basis, oversight, conviction rates, state consent withdrawals, court remarks and each side's stated position.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/cockroach-janta-party/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/cockroach-janta-party/An online satirical youth movement launched on 16 May 2026 that has since held protests, had its X account blocked and then ordered restored, and seen its leaders detained; it is not a registered party.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/election-commission-of-india/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/election-commission-of-india/Constitutional body that runs Indian elections under Article 324: how its members are appointed and removed, how it enforces the Model Code of Conduct, and the court findings and party complaints on its decisions across eras.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/enforcement-directorate/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/enforcement-directorate/The Enforcement Directorate enforces FEMA, the PMLA and the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act; this entry sets out its legal basis, official case figures, court rulings, and what each side says about how its powers are used.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/large-groups-failed-or-constrained-precedents/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/large-groups-failed-or-constrained-precedents/Documented outcomes for employees, lenders, customers and markets in Satyam, IL&FS, Jet Airways, Yes Bank and other cases, plus contract reviews abroad and the market and lending effects after the January 2023 Hindenburg report.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/reliance-group/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/reliance-group/Profile of Reliance Industries and its businesses: FY26 figures, the 2005 family split, KG-D6, telecom, retail and SEBI matters by government in office, and the status of each proceeding as of 12 October 2026, with the company's responses.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/special-intensive-revision-electoral-rolls/https://indiareview.pages.dev/dossiers/special-intensive-revision-electoral-rolls/The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, begun in Bihar in June 2025 and extended state by state, with figures, court rulings, party positions and disputed claims as of 12 October 2026.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdossierhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/labour-codes-implementation-2025/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/labour-codes-implementation-2025/From 21 November 2025 the Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security and OSH Codes replaced 29 central labour laws. Unions oppose several provisions; most State rules were still pending in early 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/waqf-amendment-act-2025/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/waqf-amendment-act-2025/The Act amended the Waqf Act, 1995 on registration, waqf creation, survey and dispute rules and board membership. In September 2025 the Supreme Court stayed some provisions and declined to stay the whole Act.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023/New criminal code replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860; enacted in December 2023 and in force from 1 July 2024 with companion procedure and evidence laws.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/karnataka-shakti-free-bus-travel-for-women-2023/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/karnataka-shakti-free-bus-travel-for-women-2023/On 11 June 2023 Karnataka's Congress government began free travel for women on state-run non-AC buses, the first of its five poll guarantees. The five guarantees cost about Rs 51,000 crore in 2025-26.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/agnipath-recruitment-scheme-2022/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/agnipath-recruitment-scheme-2022/Announced 14 June 2022, Agnipath recruits personnel below officer rank for four years, with up to 25% retained for a further 15 years, replacing earlier regular recruitment for those ranks.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/it-intermediary-rules-and-digital-media-ethics-code-2021/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/it-intermediary-rules-and-digital-media-ethics-code-2021/Rules under the IT Act set due-diligence duties for social media platforms and a three-tier oversight structure for digital news and streaming. A 2023 amendment on fact-checking was struck down by the Bombay High Court.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-education-policy-2020/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-education-policy-2020/Policy approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 July 2020, replacing the 1986 policy with a 5+3+3+4 school structure, a proposed single higher-education regulator and a 50% higher-education GER target for 2035.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/space-sector-reforms-in-space-2020/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/space-sector-reforms-in-space-2020/In June 2020 the Union Cabinet approved opening space activities to private firms through IN-SPACe as a regulator and promoter, with NSIL as ISRO's commercial arm.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/farm-laws-2020-and-repeal-2021/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/farm-laws-2020-and-repeal-2021/Three Acts of 2020 allowed farm-produce sales outside APMC yards, set a contract-farming framework and eased stock limits. The Supreme Court stayed them in January 2021; Parliament repealed them in November 2021.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/pm-garib-kalyan-anna-yojana-2020/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/pm-garib-kalyan-anna-yojana-2020/Free grain for National Food Security Act beneficiaries, begun in April 2020 as COVID-19 relief; from January 2024 free for five years for about 81.35 crore people, at an estimated Rs 11.80 lakh crore.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/covid-19-national-lockdown-2020/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/covid-19-national-lockdown-2020/Nationwide lockdown under the Disaster Management Act from 25 March 2020. The Government said it slowed spread and bought time; the Supreme Court addressed migrant workers' hardship and GDP fell sharply in 2020-21.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/rcep-withdrawal-2019/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/rcep-withdrawal-2019/On 4 November 2019 India announced it would not join the 15-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, citing unresolved concerns. The pact took effect in 2022 without India.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/jal-jeevan-mission-2019/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/jal-jeevan-mission-2019/Centre-state programme launched 15 August 2019 to give every rural household a functional tap connection; official coverage rose from 17% to about 80% by early 2025, with the 2024 target missed.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/article-370-abrogation-and-j-k-reorganisation-2019/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/article-370-abrogation-and-j-k-reorganisation-2019/In August 2019 the President ended the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and Parliament split the state into two Union Territories; the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation in 2023.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/ews-10-percent-reservation-103rd-amendment-2019/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/ews-10-percent-reservation-103rd-amendment-2019/A 2019 constitutional amendment allows up to 10% reservation in education and public jobs for economically weaker sections outside SC, ST and OBC categories. The Supreme Court upheld it 3-2 in November 2022.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/ayushman-bharat-pm-jay-2018/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/ayushman-bharat-pm-jay-2018/Hospital insurance scheme launched September 2018, extended in 2024 to all aged 70+; 10.98 crore admissions recorded by December 2025 (administrative count); a 2023 CAG audit raised claim-control issues.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/electoral-bond-scheme-2018/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/electoral-bond-scheme-2018/Bearer-type bonds sold by SBI from 2018 let donors fund registered parties without public disclosure of donor names; the Supreme Court struck the scheme down on 15 February 2024.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/khelo-india-programme-2018/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/khelo-india-programme-2018/A centrally funded sports programme revamped from 2017-18, supporting grassroots competitions, infrastructure and a scheme of athlete support. Its outlay was extended in 2021 and again in 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/goods-and-services-tax-2017/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/goods-and-services-tax-2017/GST replaced many central and state indirect taxes from 1 July 2017 under a Constitution amendment and a Centre-State GST Council. Collections and taxpayers grew; rate structure and compliance remain debated.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/real-estate-regulation-and-development-act-2016/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/real-estate-regulation-and-development-act-2016/RERA requires registration of real estate projects with State regulators, sets promoter obligations and complaint timelines. Over 1.5 lakh projects were registered by September 2025; implementation varies by State.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/uttar-pradesh-farm-loan-waiver-2017/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/uttar-pradesh-farm-loan-waiver-2017/In April 2017 Uttar Pradesh's new BJP government announced a waiver of crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh for small and marginal farmers, costed at Rs 36,359 crore. The RBI Governor cautioned against loan waivers generally.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/demonetisation-2016/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/demonetisation-2016/On 8 November 2016 the government withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, about 86% of cash by value. The RBI reported about 99% returned; the Supreme Court upheld the decision 4:1 in January 2023.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/aadhaar-act-2016/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/aadhaar-act-2016/A 12-digit biometric-linked identity number begun by the Planning Commission in 2009 and given statutory backing in 2016; the Supreme Court upheld the Act in 2018 while limiting mandatory linking.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/delhi-aam-aadmi-mohalla-clinics-2015/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/delhi-aam-aadmi-mohalla-clinics-2015/Delhi's AAP government opened the first Mohalla Clinic on 19 July 2015 and planned 1,000 neighbourhood clinics with free consultation, medicines and tests. A CAG audit tabled in 2025 reported 523 clinics by March 2023.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/lokpal-and-lokayuktas-act-2013/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/lokpal-and-lokayuktas-act-2013/The Act created a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in States to inquire into corruption allegations against public servants, including the Prime Minister with safeguards. The first Lokpal took office in 2019.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/land-acquisition-rehabilitation-resettlement-act-2013/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/land-acquisition-rehabilitation-resettlement-act-2013/Replaced the 1894 land acquisition law with consent, social impact assessment and rehabilitation requirements, in force from 1 January 2014; a 2014-15 attempt to amend it lapsed.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-food-security-act-2013/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-food-security-act-2013/2013 law giving a legal entitlement to subsidised grain for up to 75% of rural and 50% of urban people (about 81 crore people on 2011 Census numbers), with 5 kg per person monthly and 35 kg for Antyodaya households.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/right-to-education-act-2009/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/right-to-education-act-2009/Act giving children aged 6-14 a legal entitlement to free and compulsory elementary education, with a 25% entry-level quota for disadvantaged children in non-minority private unaided schools.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/jawaharlal-nehru-national-solar-mission-2010/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/jawaharlal-nehru-national-solar-mission-2010/Mission launched 11 January 2010 under the National Action Plan on Climate Change to scale up grid solar power; the target rose to 100 GW, reached in January 2025, and capacity was about 171 GW in September 2026.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-investigation-agency-act-2008/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-investigation-agency-act-2008/Act creating a national agency to investigate and prosecute scheduled terror and security offences, with Special Courts, enacted weeks after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/unorganised-workers-social-security-act-2008/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/unorganised-workers-social-security-act-2008/The 2008 Act set up a National Social Security Board to recommend welfare schemes for unorganised workers. Enforcement and beneficiary tracking were limited; later registration relied on the e-Shram portal.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/india-us-civil-nuclear-agreement-2008/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/india-us-civil-nuclear-agreement-2008/The 123 Agreement and related waivers of 2008 allowed India civil nuclear trade despite being outside the NPT, in return for placing 14 reactors under IAEA safeguards. It was contested domestically.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/right-to-information-act-2005/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/right-to-information-act-2005/Parliament created an enforceable right to request records held by public authorities, with Central and State Information Commissions as appellate bodies. Backlogs and a 2019 amendment are debated.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/mgnrega-rural-employment-guarantee-2005/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/mgnrega-rural-employment-guarantee-2005/The 2005 Act gave rural households a legal right to at least 100 days of unskilled wage work a year. It was repealed from 1 July 2026 and replaced by the VB-G RAM G Act, which provides 125 days.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-rural-health-mission-2005/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/national-rural-health-mission-2005/Launched in April 2005, the Mission funded rural health facilities and created the ASHA worker cadre and cash incentives for facility births; institutional deliveries were 39% in 2005-06 and 89% in 2019-21.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTactionhttps://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/gujarat-jyotigram-yojana-2003/https://indiareview.pages.dev/actions/gujarat-jyotigram-yojana-2003/From September 2003 Gujarat began separating farm and village electricity feeders to give villages a 24-hour supply and farms scheduled power. Studies find mixed effects on consumption and gains in health-facility power.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTaction