Anganwadis in India – Challenges and Way Forward
The debate over the reopening of Anganwadis in India has been the centre of discussion since the effects of the pandemic seemed to subside. The Anganw…
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Ending Witch Hunting in India
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Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) – Main Features and Effects
Recently, a Tamil movie Jai Bhim has been released which portrays the plight of the Irula community of Tamil Nadu. People of this community are rat-ca…
Errors of Judgement- Allahabad HC Ruling on POCSO
What was the Allahabad HC ruling? A Single Judge Bench of the Allahabad High Court recently reduced the sentence of a convict who had assaulted…
Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)
Civilizations have always relied on varied techniques and practices for their survival, pastoralism is one such. It forms an integral part of human ci…
On EWS Quota Income Limit
How does the EWS Quota work? The 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 2019 introduced the 10% Economically Weaker Section or EWS quota into the Indian…
Caste System in India – Origin, Features and Evil Effects
Divisions in society based on various parameters have been there for ages. India is not an exception. Rather India, being a land of diversity has been…
e-Shram: Database of Unorganized Sector Workers
What is e-Shram? E-Shram is a portal that is to serve as a database of unorganized sector workers in India. It was launched by the…
Adoption in India – Laws, Stakeholders and Pandemic Orphans.
Given the gloomy Covid-19 situation in the country, several issues have come to the fore. Beginning from the economic slowdown to the inter-state migr…
