A dipping graph in occupational safety and health
What the editorial is about? Occupational safety and health. Context The CRUSHED Report 2021 was released by Safe in India (SII). Occupational safety and health…
Important Legislation (Bills & Acts)
Marital Rape in India – Issues and Way Forward
While the debate over criminalizing marital rape in India is the news of the hour, the Government of India has informed the Delhi high court that mari…
AFSPA Panel
Why was AFSPA imposed in the first place? In Nagaland, the insurgency issue has been afflicting the state since independence. The insurgents have bases across…
Hong Kong-China Relations
Why is Hong Kong significant? Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997 under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle. For much of the…
Multi-state Cooperative Societies
What is a multistate cooperative society? Multistate cooperative society refers to a society registered under the Multistate Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 or deemed to be…
Beyond Forest Rights Act
What is FRA? In the pre-independence period, the Indian Forest Act was enacted in 1927 to establish the procedure for settling the question on forest…
Linking Electoral Rolls with Aadhaar
What does the Bill propose with regards to Aadhaar? The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been pushed through the Parliament during the Winter Session.…
Punjab Sacrilege Issue
What does sacrilege mean? The term ‘sacrilege’ means disrespecting a religious place or object. In Sikhism, sacrilege is known as ‘beadbi’. This concept emanates from…
Minimum Age of Marriage
What do the marriage laws currently say? Laws prescribe a minimum age of marriage to dissuade child marriages and abuse of minors. The minimum age…
