Month: February 2017

  • Trafficking as Modern Slavery and the Youth of Today: A Socio-Legal Study

    By Minakshi Goswami, Research Fellow, Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture, Assam. Human trafficking refers to a process wherein individuals are placed or maintained in an exploitative situation for monetary gain. Trafficking can occur within a country or may involve movement across borders. Anyone anytime may become a victim of trafficking. Whether women, men or children. The motive…

  • Cashless India: Utopia or Reality?

    By Somya Pahi Jena, NALSAR, Hyderabad. India’s Dependence on Cash India’s cash to GDP ratio indicating the dependence of an economy on cash stands at 12.2% as per the data revealed by the International Labour Organisation. India is considered to be one of the most cash intensive economies in the world with its cash to…