GM Crops in India – Pros & Cons
Under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, growing GM crops that are not approved by the government can result in a five-year jail term and a hefty …
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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…
Clinical Trials in India – Conflict between Public Health Vs Safety
The New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019 released by the government seeks to enable faster approvals and to cut do…
Indus Waters Treaty: All you need to know
After the terror attack in Pulwama, the government has decided to stop India’s share of waters in the Indus river system from flowing into Pakistan.…
Anti-Doping Regulations in India – Ensuring Ethics in Sports
Recently, the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has blacklisted 2 persons with respect to the illegal supply of meldo…
[Premium] Surrogacy Regulation in India: The Big-Picture Analysis
Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) bill, 2016 which prohibits commercial surrogacy and allows only altruistic surrogacy. Th…
Transgender Rights in India – Key Issues and Challenges
Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 with some amendments. The bill aims at empowering the tra…
[Premium] Begging in India – Legal Status in light of court verdicts
In August 2018, Delhi High Court decriminalized beggary by striking down some sections of the Bombay Prevention of Beggary Act, 1959, as extended to D…
Adultery law in India (Section 497) – Morality Vs Infidelity
The Supreme Court recently heard the petition seeking the nullification of Section 497 in Indian Penal Code (IPC) mentioning that it only punishes mar…
