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In a monumental breakthrough for inter-state water management, the governments of Rajasthan and Haryana signed a historic Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Monday to implement the long-delayed Yamuna Water Project. The pact, signed in the national capital, operationalizes the 1994 Upper Yamuna River Board Agreement, effectively ending a 32-year-old water-sharing dispute.
Stand tall, be a pineapple. Pineapple, the state fruit of Tripura seems to be on the verge of living up to the old adage as the state gears up for Tripura Global Pineapple Festival at New Delhi this month
In a major push for women’s empowerment and social inclusion, the Kerala government has announced that women and transgender individuals can travel free of cost on state-run buses starting June 15, 2026. Named the ‘Priyadarshini’ scheme, the initiative fulfills a key election promise made under the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s ‘Indira Guarantee’ welfare programme.
In a significant move aimed at safeguarding individual liberty, the government of Karnataka has introduced the Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill, 2026. The proposed legislation seeks to protect consenting adults from family or community interference, particularly in cases of inter-caste and interfaith relationships.
In a significant move toward the 2027 Ardh Kumbh Mela, the Haridwar Municipal
Corporation is set to table a proposal that could see the sale of all meat and eggs banned
across the entire municipal area. The resolution, scheduled for discussion on April 6, 2026, aims
to expand current restrictions and relocate all non-vegetarian trade to the city’s outskirts.
Expanding the “Sacred Zone”
A bill seeking to recognise Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), with the Congress, the BJP as well as the TDP expressing support for it.
The Telangana government has passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Bill, 2026, marking a major step toward regulating the state’s growing gig economy and improving working conditions for app-based workers.
The law aims to provide social security and legal protection
A pall of shock and grief has descended on Malda after a 20-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in a deeply disturbing incident that unfolded during a video call with his parents.
On March 29, 2026, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge officially launched the party’s “Five Guarantees” campaign during a high-profile election rally in Naoboicha, Lakhimpur district.
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