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Is Right to Internet a Fundamental Right ?

It was Finland who went ahead to legislate the right to broadband, although in practice it was to achieve a universal service obligation requiring all telecom companies to...

July 26, 2023

Ten years of Competition Commission of India

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has completed 10 years while achieving milestones with its market initiatives touching multiple sectors. The government with an aim to review the...

July 25, 2023

Inclusivity in Health, Education & Employment

Inclusiveness in Health Care Health care in India has witnessed a noticeable improvement, with the average life span of a person improving from 32 to 68 years in...

July 25, 2023

RTI & Locus Standi

There is no doubt that RTI has played an essential role to make the government accountable for its role. However there have been certain persistent misgivings. Section 4...

July 22, 2023

In light of the recent incidents of rape and abuse against women in the country, discuss the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill 2019.

The Andhra Pradesh government passed the Disha Bill, 2019 (Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2019. Disha is the name given to a veterinarian who was raped and...

July 20, 2023

Pharamaceutical Policy & India’s Dependence

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified a one time increase of 50% in price of 21 essential drugs. The pharmaceutical policy aims to regulate the drug prices...

July 16, 2023

National Population Register & its linkage with National Register of Citizens

The Central Government has approved the National Population Register (NPR) for over Rs 3900 crore. It comes in the backdrop of the protests over the recently passed Citizenship...

July 15, 2023

Tackling mental health issues

Mental health is defined as the state of well being in which an individual recognises his/her potential and can cope with the normal stress of life to work...

July 15, 2023

There is a need for realizing projects under ‘open source’ license for the welfare of society at large. Critically examine the above statement in the context of intellectual property rights.

Intellectual Property Rights provide protection to innovation – in products, processes, etc to incentivize investments and outputs in innovation. India’s IPR policy provides overarching framework for same. Open...

July 14, 2023

Tackling Malnutrition with Biofortification

In the Global Hunger Index, India has ranked at 103rd position among 119 countries. It is continuous focus on calories rather than nutritional aspects of diet which has...

July 11, 2023

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