As India steps into its 77thyear of Independence, it has moved a considerable distance from its lofty founding vision of ushering in a new
In many countries across the world, the active omnipresence of conflicting ideologies is nowhere as apparent as when it comes to official textbooks. G
What are schools meant to do for adolescent-aged children? Are they merely institutions that instil conformity while imparting basic knowledge of the
Sedition laws sit at the crossroads of politics and society, and law and justice. The political nature of this “offence against the state” tests the l
Article 124A, characterised aptly by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, as the “prince among the political sections of the Indian Penal Code de
In India's hierarchy of roadways, its millions of pedestrians are reduced to helpless trundlers. Despite the reality that they constitute the single l
Calamities throw a critical spotlight on state policies. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to mutate, governments of the world, medical researchers, c
Views of leaders occupy prominent positions in the popular narrative in any society: they set a tone for political and social discourse and play a rol
India's road network carries close to 90 per cent of the country's passenger traffic and about 60 per cent of its freight. This sector also includes t
In most developed countries, ports are managed by municipal or provincial governments, with the federal government overseeing only border control, com
India's political discourse, which reached a national characteristic during the freedom struggle, has travelled through several phases since Independe
For more than 100 days now India’s farmers have protested at the Shinghu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders outside the national capital, New Delhi. Earlier,
A common challenge faced by governments across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic is to identify patients affected by the virus. The two tests ado
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (CPA), which came into effect on July 24, 2020, is expected to go a long way in serving the interests of consumers a
Disasters are testing times for institutions and individuals, processes and procedures, and policies and their implementation mechanisms. When COVID-1
As India steps into its 77thyear of Independence, it has moved a considerable distance from its lofty founding vision of ushering in a new
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What are schools meant to do for adolescent-aged children? Are they merely institutions that instil conformity while imparting basic knowledge of the
Sedition laws sit at the crossroads of politics and society, and law and justice. The political nature of this “offence against the state” tests the l
Article 124A, characterised aptly by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, as the “prince among the political sections of the Indian Penal Code de
In India's hierarchy of roadways, its millions of pedestrians are reduced to helpless trundlers. Despite the reality that they constitute the single l