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Authored by: Anshu Chaudhery The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM, hereafter) was introduced in 2014 as an ambitious national project to eradicate open defecation, improve living conditions, ensure women’s safety, and achieve universal sanitation coverage. Open defecation, and the resultant contamination of water, has been an endemic problem associated with sanitation in India. The Lancet Journal, […]
Authored by: Shubhangi Priya This piece attempts to explore the relationship between the historical criminality of rape and the laws which govern sexually violent behaviour in India. The Bombay High Court’s affirmation of the constitutional validity of Article 376E, which sanctions the death penalty in cases of multiple sexual offences, presents an urgent inquiry into […]
Authored by: Karun Gupta Updated by Shubhangi Priya ‘Delimitation’ is defined by the Election Commission of India as, “the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body” [1]. The foundation of delimitation is grounded in the tenets of the democratic process, of […]
Authored by: Jasmine Bhalla In its biennial report, the Indian government has pointed out the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters, including floods, droughts, and cyclones, exacerbated by changing demographics and socio-economic conditions [1]. The issue of climate change has also featured on the manifesto of two major political parties, against the backdrop of the 17th […]
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 […]