SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act: Pros and Cons
The Supreme Court recently criticised the verdict delivered by its two-judge bench in March 2018 that had virtually di…
Vulnerable Sections
Code on Wages Bill 2019 – Why is it a Game-Changer?
On 23 July 2019, the Code on Wages Bill was introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha. This bill, if made into law, will …
The New National Commission for Backward Classes – Will it be Effective?
The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), a statutory authority established in 1993 was given limited power…
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017 – Pros and Cons
In order to protect the rights of women employees during pregnancy and after childbirth, Indian law makes it mandatory for most establishments to of…
Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) – Critical Analysis
Recently, the union government has introduced 124th Constitution Amendment Bill (10% Quota Bill) in the Parliament to provide for 10% reservation for …
Capital Punishment in India – Should we do away with it?
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There is growing support for abolishing capital punis…
Child Sexual Abuse in India – The Piercing Sound of Silence
Child sexual abuse, also called as child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which a girl or a boy who is under the age of 18 years forced into s…
Draft Indian Forest Act 2019: Dehumanising Forests
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has released the first draft of the comprehensive amendments to the Indian Forest Ac…
Honour Killing in India – Reasons & Responses
Recently, there has been a rise of honor killings in the country and this has led the government as well as the Suprem…
