Over the last few decades, several legislations like the Right to Education and National Food Security Act have enriched the constitutional rights of Indian citizens. Through the various judgements passed by the Supreme Court, Article 21, i.e, Right to Life has stated that Right to Life isn’t merely survival and Read more…
The idea of monopolies is fascinating. How is it that one specific corporation managed to be the only relevant partaker of that industry? What did they do to get there, and how are they maintaining their position? Is it even beneficial for us to have monopolies? Read on for the Read more…
“Green revolution has repercussion like overuse of pesticide. Now focus should be given on continuous improvement of productivity without harming ecology. That can be done through organic farming or green agriculture.” M. S. Swaminathan, Father of Green Revolution in India Introduction Sustainable agricultural practises in India dates back to nearly Read more…
When in the Second week of July the Cabinet Secretariat announced the creation of the Ministry of Cooperation, a thought arose whether the announcement date was planned or not, for the first Saturday of each year, is celebrated as the international cooperative day. If it was planned, maybe India wants Read more…
Free and fair elections are of prime importance for the healthy functioning of democracy. In recent times we see that money power has come to play a major role in Indian elections which is harmful for the democratic fabric of our country. Corruption caused because of unchecked inflow of political Read more…
On 23 March 2020, a nationwide lockdown was instituted to contain the spread of the deadly Covid-19 in India. At one stroke, almost in a baptism by fire, all educational institutions were closed and so, more than 1.2 billion children around the world were abruptly out of school. Schools and Read more…
Persistence of extensive hunger is one of the terrible and nasty happenings in a world of unprecedented prosperity. In what is seen as a race between the two, is food production really losing the race with the population growth? With overlong queues at food banks, produce left rotting and unpicked Read more…
Education allows people to live a dignified life, improve quality of living and participate in the national development (UNESCO, 1990; 1996., DFID, 2006). But the Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the education system in India, more so for the adolescent population.
“Why are you making my innocent child stand in the rain even after his death?”. This line from the Memories of a Father by T.V. Eachara Warrier points to the agony and deprivation caused by arbitrary state action not only on the rights of an individual but also on their Read more…
Are you someone who throws garbage out on the road? If not, do you throw it in dustbins? Do you dispose the garbage in the municipality’s garbage van or give it to a waste-picker or a rag-picker? Do you wonder where all the solid waste from your households, shops, public Read more…