New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The government introduced the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, proposing to repeal the 1959 ISI law and replace the premier institution's society-based governance structure with a statutory framework centred on a government-accountable Board of Governors (BoG). The government said the legislation would modernise the institute and enable it to emerge as a globally recognised centre for statistical sciences and allied disciplines. However, sections of the ISI faculty, students and staff have opposed the move, arguing that it would dilute the institute's autonomy by centralising decision-making through BoG and increasing the Centre's control over academic and administrative affairs....