A committee set up by the Ministry of Education has come up with key ideas to change how high school education works in India. These ideas focus on cutting down the time students spend in coaching classes to just 2-3 hours a day, making school lessons more like the tests for JEE and NEET, and giving more importance to board exam scores for getting into colleges. This comes as a response to growing worries about too many coaching centres, the stress they cause on students, and how they make education unfair for those who cannot afford extra classes.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has announced that starting next year, all proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, along with related official paperwork, will be translated into India's 22 scheduled languages using Artificial Intelligence. This step aims to make parliamentary work more accessible to people across the country, marking the first time such full translations will be available to the public. The announcement was made during a press conference ahead of a major international speakers' meeting, highlighting efforts to use technology for better democracy.

The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Central government and the Election Commission on a public interest litigation challenging a key provision in the 2023 law that grants lifelong immunity to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) from civil or criminal proceedings for actions taken during their official duties. This move comes amid growing concerns about the potential for unchecked power in the electoral body, especially as it could affect the fairness of elections, and the court has agreed to examine the law's validity without staying its operation for now.

The Supreme Court and several High Courts have increasingly adopted AI-powered tools to tackle persistent issues like case delays, translation barriers, and heavy workloads, with recent implementations showing significant efficiency gains. This comes amid a growing backlog of over 50 million cases across Indian courts, prompting the judiciary to leverage technology for faster justice delivery while maintaining human oversight.

The Assam government has recommended granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities through a new three-tier framework, aiming to include them without diluting existing ST rights. However, this proposal has been rejected by a representative group of existing ST communities, who call it unconstitutional and a threat to their political representation. This comes amid heated discussions as Assam prepares for elections, highlighting tensions between inclusion demands and protection of tribal interests.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on October 27, 2025, kicked off the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and six Union Territories, impacting 51 crore voters. This nationwide drive, starting with training from October 28 and house-to-house checks from November 4, aims to clean up voter lists by removing duplicates, deceased entries, and migrants while adding new eligible voters. Drawing lessons from Bihar's first phase—where over 68 lakh names were deleted—the process has been simplified to avoid overburdening citizens, especially with assembly elections looming in four states next year. Assam is notably excluded for now due to ongoing citizenship verification under the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a detailed advisory on October 25, 2025, directing all political parties to prominently label videos, images, and audio clips that are created or altered using artificial intelligence (AI). This move addresses the rising threat of deepfakes, which the ECI says are "contaminating the level-playing field" in elections by spreading misleading information that looks real. The advisory builds on earlier warnings and aligns closely with recent draft amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, proposed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It comes amid growing concerns over AI's role in shaping public opinion during campaigns, as seen in past elections where synthetic content disrupted voter trust.

The Supreme Court has expressed strong disappointment over the slow disposal of execution petitions in lower courts, extending a six-month deadline for high courts to monitor and clear backlogs after an initial March 2024 order showed limited progress. With 8.82 lakh cases still pending—many for up to five years—the court warned that such delays turn court victories into hollow promises, eroding public trust in the judiciary, as highlighted in recent reports from The Hindu and Indian Express.

The National Health Authority released its annual report for 2024-25, revealing that over half of the hospitalisations under the Ayushman Bharat scheme occur in private hospitals, which also account for two-thirds of the total treatment costs. Haemodialysis stands out as the most accessed treatment, highlighting how the scheme is helping people manage chronic conditions like kidney failure without financial ruin, especially as private care dominates utilisation patterns. This development is significant now because it shows the scheme's growing impact on making expensive treatments affordable, while also pointing to the need for better public hospital involvement.

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment on October 7, 2025, issued comprehensive directives to enhance pedestrian safety, including mandatory audits of footpaths in major cities and the creation of online grievance portals, in response to the sharp rise in road accident fatalities where pedestrians account for over 20 percent of deaths as per the latest Ministry of Road Transport and Highways report.

A recent analysis has brought attention to the use of President's Rule in India since Independence, showing it has been imposed 135 times, and in 87 of those cases, a different party or group took over after it ended. This comes as Manipur remains under President's Rule for eight months due to ongoing ethnic issues, with talks about how this tool affects state governments and politics.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently raised serious concerns about an attempt to delete over 6,000 voter names from the electoral rolls in Karnataka's Aland Assembly constituency in 2023. He claimed that fake deletion forms were filed online without the voters' knowledge, mostly targeting Congress supporters, and that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not shared key details with investigators despite multiple requests. This has sparked a debate on the safety of voter lists and how deletions happen, highlighting potential misuse in the system.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) convened a key conference with Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) from all states and Union Territories on September 11, 2025, to prepare for a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Highlighting Bihar's ongoing SIR, where over 75% of existing voters were successfully linked to the 2003 rolls, the ECI directed states to focus on similar matching exercises with their last intensive revision records. This step aims to reduce the burden of document submission for voters and maintain the integrity of electoral rolls amid concerns over duplicates and ineligible entries, especially ahead of upcoming assembly elections in several states.

The Supreme Court, during a hearing on a presidential reference, stressed that governors are expected to grant assent to state assembly-passed bills within a reasonable time, while cautioning against setting rigid time limits due to potential risks of excessive judicial intervention in legislative processes. This observation came amid pleas from opposition-ruled states like Kerala, Karnataka, and Punjab, highlighting delays by governors in acting on bills, prompting debates on constitutional obligations and gubernatorial discretion.

The Supreme Court, on September 8, 2025, issued a directive to the Election Commission of India to include Aadhaar as the 12th document for verifying voter identity during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. This step addresses fears of large-scale voter exclusion ahead of the state's Assembly elections, while the court made it clear that Aadhaar does not serve as evidence of citizenship. The order came during hearings on petitions challenging the revision process, which has sparked political debates and confusion over document requirements for proving eligibility.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the 2027 Census will be India's first fully digital exercise, where nearly 34 lakh enumerators will use their own smartphones and dedicated mobile apps to collect data, replacing traditional paper-based methods. This move aims to ensure real-time data processing, faster publication, and enhanced accuracy for policy-making. The announcement comes amid preparations for the census, delayed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes new features like self-enumeration and caste data collection to support welfare schemes and delimitation of constituencies.

The Women's Reservation Act 2023, passed by Parliament in September, mandates 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. However, its implementation depends on delimitation exercises and constitutional amendments that may take several years.