SPRF
Authored by: Neha Simlai, Apurav Maggu With the results of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections on the 23rd, India’s 17th Lok Sabha (House of the People), and indeed the next government, will come in with its own challenges, new priorities (national and regional), improved schemes and revised metrics to measure successes and failures. To […]
Authored by: Sitara Srinivas The 2019 General Election has been characterised by questions and doubt over the efficacy, security, and tamperability of Electronic Voting Machine or EVMs (1). The introduction of Verifiable Voter Paper Audit Trail (2) (VVPAT) Machines across India’s 543 constituencies for the first time ever in the General Elections, has raised questions […]
Authored by: Bishwa Pandey In the first half of 2018, 945 incidents of online hacking all over the world led to a staggering 4.5 billion (450 crore) data records[1] being compromised, equivalent to 291 records being exposed every second (Gemalto, Netherlands)[2]. Digitalisation of lifestyles is making cybersecurity increasingly important to governments, organizations and people. It […]
Authored by: Smridhi Khanna UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME (UBI) gained massive traction in India towards the end of 2018. As an idea, it rests on three principles or hallmarks: Universality – Is applicable to all citizens of a region, area, state, or country Unconditionality – Is not subject to any conditions such as employment status, […]
Authored by: Anhad Hundal Following up on India’s ranking [1] in UNDP’s Gender Inequality Index 2017, an array of studies has shown the linkages between the lack of education, constrained economic choices, and sexual and reproductive health and violence. These linkages not only point to conditions of access, but also to the scope and nature […]