Safeguarding the interests of farmers-A Tamilnadu Way
Transformational changes are taking place in India currently, improving the way we live. These changes are impacting all our lives in small or significant ways. It is gratifying to know…
The Hague Convention and why India has been reluctant to ratify it
A significant piece of legislation was introduced in the US Congress last week — the Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017 seeks to punish countries that…
Temperature rise, damage crops and farmer suicides-An Analysis
Introduction: There is a wide array of factors that has led to the increasing spate of farmer suicides in India. The lands are not as productive as before, the markets…
Understanding the new DNA tech Bill
After a gap of two years, a proposed legislation to regulate and standardise DNA testing is back in discussion. Last week, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that it was…
What is genome editing?
What is it? In a first, researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University along with colleagues in California, China and South Korea repaired a mutation in human embryos by…
Article 35A comes under scrutiny
The question whether Article 35A, relating to special rights and privileges of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir, is ultra vires of the Constitution or not is likely to head…
The crisis facing by Indian Agriculture today
Why can’t the government provide a higher income for farmers, asks M.S. Swaminathan; The greatest challenge facing Indian agriculture 50 years back was achieving self-sufficiency in foodgrain production. What is…
The impact of caste on economic mobility in India
The caste system is arguably the most distinctive feature of Indian society. The Indian population is divided into four hierarchical classes, or varnas, with a large sub-population of untouchables excluded entirely…
Bill to fix minimum wage for unorganised sector introduced in Lok Sabha
The govt. has introduced The Code on Wages Bill in Lok Sabha that seeks to fix a national minimum wage for all categories of over 40 crore unorganised sector workers…
India ratifies 2nd commitment period of Kyoto Protocol
India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that commits countries to contain the emission of greenhouse gases, reaffirming its stand on climate action. With this, India…
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