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Author: Anirudh Krishnan Editor: Soumya Singhal Abstract Heat waves are among the most dangerous natural hazards. Global temperatures are at an all-time high, and extreme temperature events are more frequent and prolonged. This leads to an increase in the number of people exposed to heat stress. Human health is adversely affected by extreme weather […]
Author: Saksham Malik Editor: Ritwiz Sarma Abstract The digital divide between marginalised and non-marginalised populations of the country has impacted the socio-economic growth of the Scheduled Tribes [STs] in India. The first part of this paper discussed the consequences of the divide for the ST populace. The second part of the paper discusses the […]
Authors: Saksham Malik, Nausheen Akhtar Editors: Soumya Singhal and Ritwiz Sarma Abstract In India, Scheduled Tribes [STs] face disadvantages in accessing almost all tools required for socio-economic development– including education, healthcare, and information and communications technologies. This disadvantage results in a digital divide between the STs and the non-ST population of the country. […]
Author: Mihir Vikrant Kaulgud Editors: Soumya Singhal and Ritwiz Sarma Abstract India’s coal dependency is the focus of investigation of this paper, with an understanding of energy security and human security to meet its rising energy consumption. This study examines the current justifications for this trend, considering how coal is intertwined with India’s politics and […]
Author: Fahad Nahvi Editors: Riya Singh Rathore and Ritwiz Sarma SERIES INTRODUCTION This series looks at the legal category of ‘Criminal Tribes’ in India, today known as Vimukta Jatis or Denotified Tribes. Although, stereotypes of hereditary criminality are as old as untouchability, DNTs, like SCs have not been able to access equal opportunities because of […]
Author: Natasha Singh Editors: Riya Singh Rathore and Ritwiz Sarma ABSTRACT This article seeks to identify the scale at which cyber crimes and cyberattacks are increasing in India by taking women and children as the focus group. India’s cyberspace is expanding faster than ever before, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. People have […]
Author: Yashoroop Dey Editor: Ritwiz Sarma and Soumya Singhal ABSTRACT Indian democracy shows a steady decline across various globally cited indicators of democracy, even while the practice remains strong and consistent. The Freedom House Index has changed India’s status from “free” to “partly free” in 2021. Peculiarly, India has performed well on indicators of political […]
Author: Naresh Singaravelu Editor(s): Soumya Singhal and Ritwiz Sarma Abstract Admission into professional courses via highly competitive entrance examinations is becoming the norm in universities. The Union government’s decision to make the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test [NEET] the sole criterion for admission to medical and dental colleges is a significant step in this direction. However, studies […]
Fatima Juned Editor: Riya Singh Rathore ABSTRACT Muslim women donning hijab, burqa, or the veil has been a contentious issue and a source of discrimination against them worldwide. In India, this issue resurfaced in December after the Udupi Women’s PU College, a pre-university college in Karnataka, denied entry to several girls since they were wearing […]
Author: Fatima Juned Editors: Soumya Singhal and Riya Singh Rathore ABSTRACT In 2021 ‘Fenty Beauty’, a leading makeup brand owned by the pop-star Rihanna, was criticised for using mica from mines in Giridih and Koderma, Jharkhand (Sirur, 2021). The news brought into limelight the discourse around industries thriving on cheap raw materials, especially ones acquired […]
Author: Fatima Juned (Discussion Paper) Editors: Soumya Singhal, Riya Singh Rathore ABSTRACT For more than six decades now, Nagaland has been under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act [AFSPA] 1958. Despite the violence and impunity, the act grants the security forces, it is still in force. To bring peace to the region the Framework Agreement […]
Author: Riya Singh Rathore ABSTRACT Rohingya refugee camps in India witnessed the highest number of fires in 2021 than any other year prior. Most refugee-camp fires demonstrated a peculiar trend of beginning at midnight, often on a disputed property, preceded by threats of eviction or bigotry but said to be the result of bad urban […]
Authored by: Barkha Tripathi, Co-Founder, The Zero Period Edited by: Riya Singh Rathore and Avishi Gupta ABSTRACT India is the second-most populous country globally, with the largest youth population between ages 10 to 24. Despite a young and culturally diverse demography, India has consistently deprioritised knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of comprehensive sexuality education [CSE] […]
Authored by: Sara Bardhan Edited by: Soumya Singhal and Riya Singh Rathore INTRODUCTION In June 2021, Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] MP John Barla raised a controversial demand for the separation of select North Bengal districts into a Union Territory. He argued that North Bengal has remained significantly underdeveloped in comparison to the rest […]