The Mumbai-Pune Missing Link Project, a major infrastructure bypass on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, opened to traffic on May 1, 2026. The project reduces the distance by six kilometres and cuts travel time by 20 to 30 minutes by bypassing the difficult 'ghat' section, marking a significant upgrade to India’s first expressway.

The Karnataka Cabinet ratified a revised internal reservation formula within the 15 per cent Scheduled Caste (SC) quota on May 1, 2026. This follows an April 24 resolution and permits the state to proceed with government recruitment. Karnataka Cabinet Ratified Decisions On Internal Quota For Scheduled Castes The latest decision follows the Cabinet's April 24 resolution that cleared a revised internal reservation formula within the overall 15 per cent SC quota, paving the way for.

Mizoram was declared an insurgency-free state on April 30, 2026, after the Sanate faction, the state's last active militant group, laid down its arms. The group’s surrender to state authorities marks the end of active militancy in the region, concluding decades of internal security challenges in the northeastern state.