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Atal Bhujal Yojana: Rejuvenating India’s Groundwater
By Sajith Anjickal, National Law School of India University, Bangalore. “Water, water, everywhere….nor any drop to drink.” These musings of Samuel Taylor seem nothing less than a foretelling of the looming water crisis in the current century. Water scarcity as a grave concern should be a wake-up call to the world, especially with Cape Town in South…
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Oath Taking Ceremony: A Mockery of the Constitution
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS Kochi. On the 18th day of May, 2018, B. S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. What happened after is no secret. Having sworn in, Yeddyurappa was the Chief Minister on the day of the floor test. He was also the Chief Minister when…
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Essay on Role of Public in Environmental Governance in India
A population is the biggest factor that determines the environmental burden of any country. India’s population of 1.2 billion people exerts a direct influence on its environmental burden. While a large population means an increased risk of environmental pollution, it also means more potential to innovate and resolve environmental challenges. Thus headed in the right…
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Bails and Anticipatory Bails: Part I
By Adv. Shriya Maini and Ms Chethana Venkatraghavan This write-up is for those students who have realized that they have a law exam tomorrow and are looking for a source which discusses the practical and theoretical aspects of law in a deliberately simple form. This is also for those lawyers who are struggling to fill…
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The Conversation Junction
We often come across students and young law & policy professionals who are not familiar with the myriad opportunities which can help them design a desirable career path in their specific areas of interest. While some cannot determine the skills or inclinations that can leverage their career trajectory, others cannot zero down to one area…
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Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016: Domestic Law with a Religious Marker
By Qamar Ali Jafri, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Here’s an interesting and crisp presentation on the much debated and talked about, Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
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From the Lens of Humiliating Stares and Jockstrap Jibes: The Laws Governing Prostitutes in India
By Adv. Shriya Maini. Co-Authored by Pooja Jasani, Gujarat National Law University. 2017 saw the release of an exciting Bollywood flick based on the contentious subject of sex workers in India and their argumentative profession of prostitution. Begum Jaan revolved around a group of prostitutes struggling for survival amidst humiliating stares and jockstrap jibes. The female…
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Institutions of Eminence in the age of Academic Hype
By Qamar Ali Jafri, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Everyone dreams of studying in a premiere world institute. No country ever feels that it can do without a world-class university. Now, in the age of academic hype, who decides what is ‘world-class’ or ‘premiere’ or ‘flagship’ or for that matter, who decides upon the…
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Gandhi’s Harijans: The Misunderstood Sect
By Anmol Kaur Bawa, Symbiosis Law College, Pune. HARIJANS AND THEIR SOCIAL DISABILITIES: The term “harijan” is not Gandhi’s coinage. The name was suggested by several untouchable correspondents who contended the usage of the word “asprishya” meaning literally “untouchable” in the pages of “Navjivan”. Harijan means “man of god”. All the religions of the world…
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Dovetailing Livelihood with Literacy
By Annapurna Sinharay, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Karl Marx vilified the education system as an instrument in the hands of the evil capitalists to train a pliant labour force. However, the widespread unemployment plaguing the country today has reduced the system to one of a much benign nature, hopefully to Marx’s liking. Among the many…