Question Hour and Other Instruments for Executive Accountability
The recent decision to abandon “Question Hour” during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, has evoked serious concerns about the democratic withou…
Policies/Plans/Guidelines/Frameworks
UN Guidelines on Access to Social Justice for People with Disabilities
Access to justice is a fundamental right, as well as a prerequisite for the protection of all other human rights. Norms and standards relating to acce…
National Digital Health Blueprint – Need, Objectives, Challenges and Way Forward
Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been launched the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), while he was addressing the nation on India's 74th…
Hate Speech in India- Causes, Impacts, Way forward
Recently, the report by The Wall Street Journal highlighting the challenges of monitoring content with a large social media userbase specifically in a…
Euthanasia – All You Need to Know
In January 2020, the Supreme Court sought response from the health ministry and environment ministry to the Public Interest Litigation seeking the rig…
Human Challenge Trial – Need, Benefits and Challenges
As Companies race to bring out a vaccine against the Covid-19, Experts are divided on whet…
Elections during Pandemic – Challenges and Measures Taken
Some experts estimate the coronavirus pandemic to last for two years. De…
