Topics
Living summaries of the big running stories.
Census 2027
India's first census since 2011, its first digital count, and its first caste count for all groups since 1931.
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TopicData protection
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act and Rules, the phased deadlines, and the regulator that is yet to be staffed.
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DelimitationDelimitation and the seat freeze
How Lok Sabha and assembly seats are shared among states, the freeze on the 1971 census, and the failed 2026 attempt to change it.
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Elections 2027Elections 2027: seven assemblies and a presidential vote
Five states vote in early 2027, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat late in the year, and the President's term ends in July.
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Electoral rollsElectoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision
The Election Commission's house-to-house re-check of voter lists, now in its third phase, and the dispute over names left off the rolls.
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TopicGST
India's goods and services tax: rates, the GST Council and collections, kept up to date by the LokVox desk.
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India-US tradeIndia-US trade
Where the trade deal, US tariffs on Indian goods and the Russia oil sanctions law stand, as of 11 October 2026.
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TopicInflation
Retail inflation in India, measured on the new 2024-base CPI, has risen every month of 2026. Where it stands and what to watch. Updated 11 October 2026.
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TopicLabour codes
The four codes that replaced India's central labour laws, and the slow work of putting them into practice in the states.
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TopicParliament
India's Parliament after a Monsoon Session that passed laws with little debate: what is pending, what is coming, and the numbers that matter.
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TopicRBI and interest rates
The Reserve Bank's policy rate, who sets it, and where it stands after the October 2026 increase. Updated 11 October 2026.
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Election CommissionThe Election Commission of India
The three-member body that runs India's elections, the dispute over how its members are chosen, and the opposition's attempts to remove the Chief Election Commissioner.
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