India's demand for electricity in the year 2018-19 was 1,196,309 GWh. Total electricity generation, on the other hand, was 1,547,000 GWh. Though India has the infrastructure for generating surplus power, its distribution infrastructure was lacking. Thankfully, various programmes, such...
The Indian Judiciary uses 11 billion sheets of paper per year in just filing of cases. The number excludes the orders/ judgments passed, applications / documents, et cetera, filed during the pendency of the case that may go on...
Corruption/ Money Laundering remains an issue everywhere throughout the world. Corruption like bribery and theft of public goods generate an additional, illegal amount of revenue. Consequently, this revenue is laundered to enter the economic system without the shame of...
A scandal of epic proportions rocked social media this month. An Instagram group was revealed, where certain males passed lewd comments on and objectified girls, including minors. After a few screenshots from this group were leaked; a massive controversy...
The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is the main legislation that deals with procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. It was instituted in the year 1973 and came into power on 1st April, 1974. It gives the hardware to the examination of crime, apprehension of...
The Aarogya Setu app remains, purportedly, a big part of India's multi-pronged approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), the government has been pushing aggressively for its adoption. According to the current lockdown guidelines,...
Earlier there was no provision to safeguard the women from being sexually harassed, every day the woman were being harassed in one way or the other by their employers. The offences related to the harassment of the women at...
Criminal Law is one of the most intimate branches of law when viewed from a societal standpoint. Crime stands intertwined with society itself, and with the lives of almost every person within society. Often, victims or witnesses of crime...
After decades of unchecked exploitation and deterioration of natural resources now is the time for the National Green Tribunal's role in addressing the problem of environmental pollution and degradation. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established on October 18, 2010...
"Chennaiyileh mazha peyyarthilla"(It doesn't rain there in Chennai), complained my roommate, 2 months ago when we were talking about home. I was from a place where it rained often and I boasted of it. Little did we know that,...
The idea of freedom of speech and expression was put forth and advocated by John Stuart Mill. More than 150 years ago. Its importance, over time, has only magnified with the rise of a rule of the people, for...
In Pakistan, at present a MNA is entitled to a monthly salary of Rs. 27,377, in addition to an ad-hoc allowance of Rs.11,903 per month (as of 2010), office maintenance allowance of Rs. 8,000, a telephone allowance of Rs....
Never before has the city of Delhi been so obsessed with elementary math. From autowallahs to neighbourhood aunties, all everyone seems to be talking about is Kejriwal’s odd-even formula, and every Tom Dick and Harry seems to have something...
The Constitution of India grants the right to freedom of religion under Articles 25 to 28. The sub-section 2 of Article 28 does not bar an educational institution, which is administered by the State but has been established under any endowment or...
"Human Rights are not a privilege conferred by the government. They are every human being's entitlement by the virtue of their humanity."~Mother Teresa Human Rights, Law, and Justice are the pillars on which the entire edifice of the society is...
The article focuses on the issue of rising levels of air pollution in the capital city and the measures taken to combat the same. It traces the evolution of environmental jurisprudence in India, with regard to the various domestic legislation and international...
“We are not just fighting an epidemic; we are fighting an infodemic. Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.” -Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO). It is a no-brainer that...
The city of Mumbai was threatened on the 26th of November 2008 - a gruesome attack was carried out by a band of notorious terrorists. At the hour of crisis was a moment of reckoning for the Mumbai police...
'Homophobia is the act of victimizing a person emotionally, physically, sexually, or verbally because they are transgender .' Hate speech directed at transgenders and other homosexuals are also covered under homophobia.  Of course, the root cause of this problem...
This article seeks to explain the very basis for reservation and its relevance in the present times. It analyses what the aims of the Constitution Makers were regarding reservation when they drafted this Suprema Lex and whether in the...
The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy; or other wise known as the Ministry of AYUSH; has the objective to develop education, conduct research and spread awareness about alternative medicine systems in India. The Ministry was formed on 9th of November' 2014. Before...
In our minds, at some time, all of us have thought of killing or abducting someone. When angry or apprehended at the wicket-keeper for dropping a catch, or just pissed off at someone for splashing cold water, we often...
We all know that the current issue in our judicial system is the debate regarding the appointment of Judges to High Courts and Supreme Court. The debate arose on the enactment of National Judicial Appointment Commission Act replacing the...
India is indeed hypnotised by the baby steps it is taking to cope with COVID-19. Yet, there always remained certain loopholes, that haunt the nation till date. Pseudo-science is followed by both the vulnerable as well as the educated...
The environment is the key to satisfying all of human needs. It can be stated with surety that there will not exist a society without the environment. Right from the most important human necessity, which is food to the...
In simpler words, discrimination refers to the practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups of people. Often inciting hatred and hostility for a person or groups of person. Once the hatred triggered...
For most of the human history Marijuana has been completely legal. Marijuana has been illegal for less than 1% of the time that it’s been in use.  Cannabis and its derivatives (marijuana, hashish/charas and bhang) is the most traditional...
India has been hanging on a shoestring since the COVID-19 pandemic has been infiltrating across the nation. On March 14, 2020 the Government notified the nation about the extremity of the pandemic. In envisioning the complexities and threats, it...
India is in the midst of a pandemic, just like the rest of the world. As the country combats COVID-19, millions are starving. Food security in India during the pandemic has concerned many, including the World Trade Organisation. Food...
The much-awaited Winter Session of the Parliament begins today (November 26th to December 23rd, 2015). The top developments are that the current legislative agenda includes 19 Bills that are presently pending in Parliament for consideration and passing and 14 new Bills...