Not a criminal act
Context: There are striking similarities between the offence of ‘theft’ and ‘adultery’ under the Indian Penal Code. Encyclopedia of Diderot & d’Alembert, Vol. 1 (1751) also equated adultery with theft: “adultery…
T.N. children severely malnourished: report
Context: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is high among children (under the age of five) at 8% in Tamil Nadu, according to National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS) data released in 2017.…
Thinking beyond quotas
Context: The Gujjars in Rajasthan, the Jats in Haryana and the Patels in Gujarat have shown that politically powerful communities nurturing a sense of victimhood can mount a powerful challenge…
Unclear abortion law on mother’s mental health has High Court in a fix
Context: A woman’s plea in the Bombay High Court seeking to terminate her 28-week-old pregnancy because the foetus has grave medical abnormalities has the court in a quandary: in the…
Enabling a law: rights of the disabled
Context: The Supreme Court has struck a blow for the rights of the disabled, with a direction to the Central and State governments to provide full access to public facilities, such as…
Tamil Nadu leads the nation in higher education enrolment
Context: Tamil Nadu has emerged as the leader in the country in terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education. The All India Survey on Higher Education report (2106-2017), released…
Six States, same problem
Context: Concerned over high prevalence of child marriage in six States — Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal — the National Human Rights Commission has directed the State governments to…
Iceland Becomes The First Country To Criminalize Unequal Pay Based On Gender
Context: Iceland becomes the first country to make more pay for men than women illegal. Now, according to their law, both men and women will earn the same amount of…
Health Burden In India-Analysis
A report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) links air pollution to respiratory diseases. As much as 30 per cent of all premature deaths due to air pollution…
National Medical Commission Bill, 2017
National Medical Commission Bill, 2017: With an objective of ensuring transparency, the Union Cabinet today gave approval for the draft National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, which would replace the existing…
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