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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicParliamentary Committee

Topic: Parliamentary Committee

House panel to Modi govt—empower CBI to probe cybercrime cases without state’s consent

IUML MP in dissent note to House panel chairperson says recommended amendments to DSPE Act, 1946, are ‘sweeping’ and may impinge upon cooperative federalism.

House panel flags 50% staff gap in DGCA, urges whistleblower protection & autonomy for aviation watchdog

Report on review of safety in India’s civil aviation sector tabled in Parliament also recommends specialised recruitment mechanism for DGCA & time-bound resolution of safety gaps.

Will convey displeasure to US over Munir’s nuclear threat from American soil—Centre tells House panel

Lok Sabha Committee on External Affairs was also told that Trump’s imposition of steep tariff on Indian exports may also be connected to India’s presence in BRICS, it is learnt.

Opposing invite to Medha Patkar, BJP MPs force cancellation of LS panel meet on Land Acquisition Act

As Medha Patkar waited outside meeting room, BJP MPs part of parliamentary panel started calling her anti-national and accused her of stalling development, it is learnt.

Rajya Sabha panel to discuss ‘code of conduct for judges’, post-retirement jobs next week

Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice will sit for discussion on 24 June. Members of the 31-member panel include Ranjan Gogoi, Vivek Tankha, & A.Raja.

India’s education spending falls behind other SAARC nations’ like Bhutan & Maldives, notes House panel

Parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports urges a rise in education spending to 6% of GDP, noting it was just 4.12% in 2021-22.

Is a smashed bottle a sign of increasingly polarised Parliament panels? What MPs, ex-officials say

Spat between TMC's Kalyan Banerjee & BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay at Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting not first such instance. Oppn MPs say JPCs are also being undermined.

House panel flags gaps in identifying & registering beneficiaries in Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY

An independent body should be constituted to oversee the process, and authorities should encourage more private hospitals to join the scheme, the panel suggests.

Give CBI wider power to probe crucial cases without ‘state’s consent & interference’ — House panel

Ten states have withdrawn general consent granted to CBI. Opposition-ruled states have been alleging that Centre 'misuses' central agencies for political gains.

States queue up with metro proposals, but housing ministry exercising caution before giving go-ahead

House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.