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Overview of need for Uniform Civil Code
April 2, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
The term uniform civil code determine the idea of replacing the personal laws based on customs and scriptures with the same set of civil laws governing every citizen. Ever since the formation of constitution UCC has always been the topic in controversy or even before the independence of India. Uniform Civil Code will create a balance among protection of fundamental rights and customs prevailing in India.
Timeline of COVID-19 and measures taken in India
March 31, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
Coronavirus aka COVID-19 had an adverse impact worldwide, which not only affected people's livelihood but also led to the implication of biological emergency nationwide under Epidemic Disease Act, 1897. The aim of this article is to spread awareness of laws to be implied under biological emergency.
Key Measures Taken By Reserve Bank Of India In Wake Of Coronavirus: An Analysis
March 30, 2020 • Architi Batra
The article discusses the various changes brought in by the RBI in the monetary policy of the country to ensure stability and liquidity in the wake of coronavirus. It also emphasizes on the probable impact of such changes.
Identifying and combating fake news and disinformation, which spreads hate and divisiveness
March 30, 2020 • Architi Batra
The article takes a look at the current state of mechanisms to combat fake news and analyses what actions are needed forward.
The Epidemic Diseases Act , 1897
March 28, 2020 • Mayank Arya
The deadly COVID-19 has claimed over 28000 lives all across the world and is gradually increasing with each passing day. The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced the Indian Government to invoke the Epidemic Diseases Act. It is a 123 year old law which was first introduced at the time of outbreak of plague at Bombay.
A ban on Pornography in India: pros and cons
March 27, 2020 • Architi Batra
There are some very evident red flags that correctly label pornography as a social ill. But there also exist benefits that need to be recognized. The question of balance that remains unanswered is whether the weight of pros on a weighing scale outweighs the weight of the cons and does pornography create a rewarding work and offers entertainment, education, and inspiration?
Legalising Prostitution in India
March 27, 2020 • Architi Batra
Women Empowerment: Basic Constitutional guarantees to eliminate discrimination
March 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
Women, who have always held a paradoxical position in our developing country are now representing 48.2% of the total population and are getting an approach to education as well as employment. There is no field as such which is left unturned by the Indian women. The questions here arise that how this change came which produced such educate and independent women.
Measures To Strengthen Wildlife Protection
March 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
Natural life preservation is a movement wherein people put forth cognizant attempts to ensure plants and other creature species and their territories. Natural life preservation is significant in light of the fact that untamed life and wild assume a significant job in keeping up the biological adjust and add to human personal satisfaction.
Consumer Complaint
March 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
Stepwise procedure to be followed for filing a consumer complaint, adding to that where and who can file a complaint and specifying the pecuniary and territorial jurisdiction of the forum/commission.
Tale of citizenship: India and its neighbours
March 24, 2020 • Arjun Solanki
The most warmed theme by and by in the country is CAA and NRC. Huge scope fights are going on against it. The vast majority are as yet an alien to it. This article centers around the recorded foundation of NRC and CAA and whether it is hurting secularism.
Brief Review On Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
March 24, 2020 • Architi Batra
By giving a brief idea about the aim and objective of the act the article further focusing on the boards established under the act and what are the functions to be performed by that board? Also, the remedies available before these enterprises and lastly the bill introduced for further amendments in the act.
Jurisdiction ( Still a wider realm to be discovered)
March 24, 2020 • Arjun Solanki
(A)theist Bhagat: Analysis of ‘Why I am an atheist’ by Bhagat Singh
March 23, 2020 • Nitish Rai
For the next 50 years, this alone shall be our keynote — this, our great Mother India. Let all other vain gods disappear for the time from our minds” – Swami Vivekananda, February 14, 1897, Madras
Government’s Proposal On The Ban Of Fairness Creams Anti Ageing Creams Ads
March 22, 2020 • Architi Batra
People of Asian countries are very conscious about complexion. This desire is exploited with advertisements of fairness creams in both the print and visual media which allure youngsters with promises of desired results. Skin lightening products occupy 61% of the dermatological market in India. Cosmetics are supposed to be safe and healthy, but research reports on their toxicities are available. Heavy metals are added intentionally or unintentionally to cosmetics, the presence of which, the consumers are mostly unaware of.
Types of Majorities Used in the Indian Parliament
March 22, 2020 • Mayank Arya
India follows a parliamentary democracy. In a parliamentary democracy, all major decisions are taken by the Parliament. To pass a bill and turn them into laws, the Parliament needs to pass them with a majority. There are different types of majorities which are used in the Indian Parliament.
DATA PROTECTION LAWS
March 15, 2020 • Madhav Gawri
The advancement to technology and dynamism of the legal world provides an outlook on privacy and Data Protection issues in this “Information Age." Privacy has been a growing concern in recent times. Data Protection emphasises on protecting an Individual's liberty, which is under threat due to the enormous developments taking place in media and technology. This article focuses on the nature of Data Protection Laws in India, the legal advancements taking place under this subject, and the need to provide it a special status in the legal field.
Law Relating To Defamation In India
March 15, 2020 • Architi Batra
The meaning of defamation is well known to legal professionals but to ordinary or common person defamation is something new even though it is something that they face in every day in their day-to-day life either by knowing that this statement provided by another person about them or someone else is defamatory in nature or by not.
(1)The science has turned the manner on how this tortuous liability is conducted. The development of science and technology have turned out the meaning of the term defamation to include the digital nature of defamation. Further defamation has been divided into two varieties - slander and libel, where Slander is a spoken form of defamation and libel are printed or broadcast form of defamation. ‘Defamation', in simple terms, means to harm the good reputation of the other person. (2) It can be in the form of abusing someone, publishing defamatory material against a person, malicious gossiping, etc. The defamation may also be called as vilification, traducement, and calumny.
Introduction To Energy Law
March 15, 2020 • Architi Batra
India is one of those countries which has the lowest per capita energy consumption. In spite of this, it has a huge energy demand due to the ever-increasing population size. The integrated 'Energy Policy Report' prepared by an expert committee under the aegis of the planning commission of India clearly mentions that by 2031-32 the power generating capacity in the country must increase to nearly 8,00,000 MW from the current capacity of around 1,60,00 MV inclusive of all captive plants. India is often seen by many countries of the world as one of the parties that prioritize its economic development over environmental concerns. This is possible since being a developing country it has continued with its industrialization goals. However, in spite of this and all criticism, it has to mitigate the impact of continuous climate change, which seems to be inevitable.
Bride Trafficking: An Untold Crime
March 15, 2020 • Architi Batra
The content highlights the unspoken and unknown issue faced by the Indian Brides. How brides in India have become a trade element and an object of childbearing. This heinous act is not yet recognized as a crime in India which is the prime cause of it increasing rapidly as the statistics provide.