OBC creamy layer ruling will not alter past allocations: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that its March 11, 2026 judgment, upholding a 1993 Office Memorandum that excluded parental salary and agricultural income from the income/wealth test for determining OBC non-creamy layer status, did not call for a sweeping revision of service allocations or seniori-ty across successive recruitment years.

SC settles decades-old energy row; Himachal to get 11,973 mn units of power from Punjab and Haryana

In a major relief to Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Friday brought the curtain down on a decades-long inter-State energy dispute over the payment of dues arising from Bhakra Beas Management Board projects since 1966, under which the hill State will get 11,973 million units of electricity from Punjab and Haryana.

Northeast districts have own corridors for jobs in south India: survey

A recent survey across 14 administrative blocks in eight districts of three north-eastern States shows each district studied has its own migration corridor for jobs in south India.

For instance, Tripura's Dhalai district sends more than two in three migrants to Karnataka, Assam's Nagaon district has a distinct Hyderabad route, and Meghalaya's North Garo Hills sends many to Tamil Nadu. In the Northeast, Assam's Guwahati and Meghalaya's Shillong draw the most migrant workers.

Demonetisation and the health costs of cash shortages

On November 8, 2016, 86% of India's currency by value was demonetised at four hours' notice, ostensibly to curb black money and counterfeit currency and promote digital payments. Nearly 99.3% of the withdrawn notes returned to the banking system, according to the Reserve Bank of India. Research has shown that the exercise caused a temporary contraction in money supply.

REACH becomes first Indian civil society group to get Kochon Prize

Resource group for Education and Advocacy for Health Community (REACH), a not-for-profit organisation working to strengthen the tuberculo-sis (TB) response in India, has been awarded the Kochon Prize 2026, becoming the first civil society, non-profit organisation from India to receive this prestigious global recogni-tion for its contributions to combating TB, a press release said.

IT Ministry approves 12 more ECMS projects

The government on Friday approved 12 new projects under the Electronics Component Manufactur-ing Scheme (ECMS), taking the total number of approved applications to 118 and pushing committed in-vestments to ₹77,051 crore -almost 30% above the original target of ₹59,350 crore. The latest approvals entail investments worth ₹7,503 crore.

NPCI sets up tech subsidiary to tap AI, blockchain, GCC

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, NPCI Tech Solutions Ltd. (NTSL), to expand the group's technology capabilities beyond its core pay-ments mandate, with a fo-cus on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital financial infrastructure.

Asian parties reject 'unilateral actions, call for respect for international law

The International Conference of Asian Political Par-ties (ICAPP) on Friday adopted the Seoul Declaration, expressing concern over unilateral actions and reaffirming state sovereignty and territorial integrity, while also calling for strict adherence to the princi-ples of the UN Charter amid growing geopolitical tensions. The declaration was unanimously adopted at the 13th General Assembly of ICAPP, held in Seoul from November 4 to 6, with representatives of 83 political parties from across Asia participating. The summit was jointly hosted by South Korea's governing Democratic Party and the Opposition People Power Party.