Tag: India
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Public Policy Toolkit by LQF
While ensuring public awareness of various laws & policies, we also work to make the domain of public policy accessible for everyone. Our consistent efforts in this direction have led to the creation of a Public Policy Toolkit (Primer if you will!), which makes understanding the subject extremely simple for you! If you believe that…
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The Perils of Climate Change
By Vignesh Ganesh, G.J. Advani Law College, Mumbai. With the world growing in economic prosperity by making rapid strides in various fields, there is no question that the human civilization has developed and prospered over the millennium.
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Tax Reformation in India: An Analysis
By Syashu Pesswani, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. President Pranab Mukherjee, with the press of a button at the midnight of July 1, 2017 in the Parliament’s Central Hall of India, switched to GST, the single biggest reform undertaken by the country in its 70 years of independence. It is basically established to subsume various…
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: A Success or a Failure?
By Anusmita Mazumder, Department of Law, University of Calcutta. In the wake of the declaration by the Union Ministry of Urban Development of an extensive survey to study the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission, questions on the actual success of the Mission are being raised across the country. The survey named Swachh Sarvekshan, will be conducted…
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Accessible India Campaign: Building an Inclusive Society
By Shalvi Singh, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, formulated the Accessible India Campaign as a nation-wide campaign for achieving universal accessibility for People with Disabilities (PwDs). Consequently, the government on 3rd December 2015 (which is also celebrated as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities) launched…
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Heart of Asia: An Initiative to Heal the Heart of Afghanistan
By Sonal Srivastava, Amity Law School, Lucknow. The “Heart of Asia” provides a platform to discuss regional issues, particularly with a view to encourage security, and political and economic co-operation among Afghanistan and its neighbours. This region led dialogue was initiated on 2nd November, 2011, in the city of Istanbul of Turkey, to expand practical coordination between…
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Review: “The Story of India” by Michael Wood
By Sandhya Shyamsundar, WBNUJS, Kolkata. It is only seldom when one gets to see a documentary series which is visually so extravagant, narrated with such depth and one that almost covers the entire historical saga of a country that has withstood the ravages of time. Michael Wood’s ‘The Story of India’ is a BBC TV…
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India-Belgium MoU on Energy: Joining Hands for a Greener Environment
By Shalvi Singh, WBNUJS, Kolkata. The diplomatic relations between India and Belgium were established in 1948. Of late, Belgium has acknowledged the importance of India’s global role in economic spheres. In the past, both the countries had co-operated in the field of trade, investment and education. The Union Cabinet on 5th November 2015, approved a Memorandum of…
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Need For Sentencing Policy in India
By Dipti Khatri, UPES, Dehradun. “Sentencing” is the final stage of delivering Justice to the convict and victim. In India, punishment is given according to own applied thoughts of Judges and within statutory limit. For some offences, the maximum punishment is prescribed and for some, it is minimum. In some cases, Judges lower down the punishment using…