Join the Rally for the Conservation of our Rivers
It goes without saying that out of all the natural resources bestowed by nature upon us, water is the foremost essential thing we have. Although nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, it is a bizarre fact that we are facing water crisis since decades. We do …
The Vijay Nair Case: Exploring Twisted Realities In Sexual Harassment Cases
The Vijay Nair Case “Sexual harassment legislation in its present form makes all men unequal to all women,” says Warren Farrell, the author of The Myth Of Male Power. Vijay Nair is the CEO of Only Much Louder (OML) and is the lead behind one of India’s premier music festivals, …
Merry Celebrations: SC Banned Firecrackers Ahead of Diwali
Diwali, once known and celebrated as the festival of lights, has today come to represent a fatal show of noise and air pollution. Amid the setup of crackers burning at every nook and corner of the country during this auspicious festival, the people of New Delhi have endeavored to burn …
Acquittal of Mahmood Farooqui: How Does it Affect the Discourse of Rape in India?
Mahmood Farooqui, renowned Indian writer and director, was acquitted of rape charges on 25th September, 2017 by Justice Ashutosh Kumar of the Delhi High Court. Farooqui allegedly forced himself on a Columbia University researcher at his house in New Delhi in March 2015. The woman returned to the US soon …
Digital India: Trotting Towards Realization of a Distant Dream
Recent data from the Reserve Bank of India show that the value of paper-clearing transactions have fallen from Rs 100 lakh crore to Rs 80.9 lakh crore, a fifth of the number by the end of the financial year 2016-17. The volume of these transactions has also fallen from a …
Water Pollution in India Has Caused Some Dogs to Turn “Blue”
Introduction Before India gained its independence in 1947, the performance of the indian economy was solely based on the agricultural aspect of India. It was after the independence when Indians decided to venture into a whole new path and delve into ways of acquiring income besides depending on agriculture. In …
The World’s Worst Job: Manual Scavenging
Introduction The idea of ‘Swachh Bharat’ has been hailed in loud unison for many years, but in bits and pieces. A result of which, nobody knows what the whole picture is all about. While the country is getting set to build toilets, the aspect of cleaning the toilets and ‘who …
The Ken-Batwa River-Linking Project
The dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh over India’s ambitious river linking project, connecting Ken river in MP with Betwa in U.P., has been resolved and an agreement has been framed. Emphasizing the plight of people in 13 drought-prone and seven flood-prone regions of the country, Union water resources …
Elphinstone Stampede: The Tragedy of Indian Governance
The morning of 29 September 2017, a day before the festival of Dussehra, the bustling suburbs of Mumbai witnessed a heart-wrenching accident which took over 30 lives and left many injured. A common foot overbridge between connecting the Elphinstone road and Parel station was the prime scene of the incident …
Ram Rahim: A Baba Turned Criminal
Gurmeet Ram Rahim baba, a self styled god-man, and the head of Dera Sacha Sauda turned into a criminal and is charged with two rape cases. Who Is Ram Rahim? Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a self-styled Godman, was once a self-appointed spiritual guru, actor, action hero, producer, director, singer and …
