India's Nuclear Policy: Not New, Not Clear
‘Smiling Buddha’–India’s first nuclear weapon explosion–marked a watershed moment in Indian history, serving as a promising start for further investment in a highly advanced technological field. Since its first nuclear test in 1974, India has both maintained and advanced its nuclear capabilities. It has recently built several new plants and developed more …
Gujarat Riots Remembered as Modi Steps In
On May 26th, India’s new prime minister was officially sworn in. Mr. Narendra Modi won this year’s elections with an overwhelming majority of the votes. There are high hopes for the new leader, but there is a fair amount of doubt within the masses. Religious minorities, especially Muslims, are skeptical …
Researchers Studied Uttarakhand Farm Women for Agriculture Information Needs
A study, “Agriculture information needs of farm women: A study in State of north India,” recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research sought to figure out three key things: (1) to find out the socio- personal, communication characteristics of the farm women; (2) to study their information seeking …
Indian Supreme Court Updates: May 24th-30th
Bal Kishan Giri Found to Be in Contempt Advocate Bal Kishan Giri had challenged a judge in one of his trials for being biased against his client. The council found that the claims were not justified, and so he was to be held in contempt of court. His lawyer attempted …
What Does Modi's Victory Mean?
As the world’s biggest democratic exercise in 5 years came to an end, India’s voters chose a Hindu-Nationalist, pro-business politician to be their next prime minister, tossing out the party that has led the country for most of the past 67 years. Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 284 …
Indian TV Depict Women As More Than Just Roti-Makers
Being unfamiliar with the Delhi gang rape that took away the life of an innocent young woman in 2012 would mean being ignorant of one of India’s major tragedies. The heartbreaking incident has sadly only struck a few Indians to wake up and realize that the prominent issue of rape needs to …
This Prank Reveals Something That Runs Deep In India
This prank functions as an excellent social experiment to help people realize the prevalence of the bystander effect in India! #IfYouSeeSomethingDoSomething
Evolution of Item Songs: Mera Nam Chin Chin Chu to Sheila Ki Jawani
It should be made perfectly clear that item songs never were and never will be something that should be accepted by society. However, in what manner item songs were showed and how they are being shown now is something important that needs to be addressed. The evolution of these “item …
HWGO: Google Empowering Indian Women Through Internet
Google has been working on an initiative, Helping Women Get Online, to empower Indian women to use the Internet. Google describes the problem as being unique to India: India is one of the few countries in the world where the online audience is very skewed towards the male population, with only …
Court to Decide if Guru Dead or Meditating
A wealthy religious leader, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, who resides in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, will be pronounced dead or alive by the Punjab High Court. Doctors had already declared him dead from a heart attack in January. His wife and son agree, and are trying to get possession of his …
