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Minimum Wages Act 1948 and its implementation
Read more: Minimum Wages Act 1948 and its implementationWhile independence in India was a major achievement, India also faced various challenges in uplifting the country that had perished over the colonial period. One of the challenges was to protect the interests of the excess labour who lived in very poor conditions. India continues to be a labour surplus country to this date with…
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Bail, not Jail
Read more: Bail, not JailThe author Madhulika, addresses the issue of unjust provisions in the code of bail and various other fallacies in the criminal jurisprudence. She explains how there is no fixed determination of the bail amount and consequently unreasonably high amounts of bail lead to an unjust system which only the wealthy class can escape.
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Industrial application of blockchain
Read more: Industrial application of blockchainBitcoins and the popularity of other cryptocurrencies have overshadowed the underlying technology which makes cryptocurrencies possible. Following the topic “Simplifying block chain” in a previous post, in this post-Shubham Patel explores the application of blockchain to diverse fields. Towards the end, some major challenges to the technology are also outlined. A simple definition of the…
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The Libra scale of Globalisation
Read more: The Libra scale of GlobalisationWhat if you can no more travel by Uber? What if you can no more buy Apple products from the USA, aircraft from Israel and various other products? What if you could only see the Eiffel Tower of Paris or Kawachi Fuji Garden of Japan in pictures and only dream of going to? Could that…
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Simplifying Blockchain
Read more: Simplifying BlockchainIn the digital age, many new innovations have disrupted several industries and the incumbent players involved therein. However, all the cumulative impact of these innovations fall short of what the Blockchain technology is capable of. Shubham Patel explores the working of blockchain system and the problems that gave rise to such a technology. A comprehensible…
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POCKETS OF DIVERSITY: The need to redefine the development narrative in India.
Read more: POCKETS OF DIVERSITY: The need to redefine the development narrative in India.The rise of the middle class in India has driven arguments that rejoice the growing consumer economy of the nation. In 2007, the McKinsey Quarterly reported, in a very optimistic piece, that consumption patterns pointed toward a positive economic growth trajectory (Eric B. 2007). Ashis Nandy, in his interview, places this rise in the context of…
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Understanding the dynamics of rationality in contemporary legal and economic scholarship.
Read more: Understanding the dynamics of rationality in contemporary legal and economic scholarship.“Meaning is never fixed, it must be constantly won”- these words by Simone de Beauvoir occupies great relevance in the context of understanding the meaning of the term ‘Rationality’. Rationality as a term is very broad and open-ended. The term is subject to constant change and academicians have varying thresholds to evaluate this term. For…
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An Analysis of Brazil’s Bolsa Familia Program
Read more: An Analysis of Brazil’s Bolsa Familia ProgramThe world today, and like it always has, faces myriad challenges. And while a lot many of these challenges like climate change are relatively new, many others like poverty and inequality have always existed, even if their form and extent may have undergone continuous changes. Policymakers across the world generally are in quest of policies…
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A Critical Analysis of India’s Education Policy: Determining Objectives, Outcomes and Flaws
Read more: A Critical Analysis of India’s Education Policy: Determining Objectives, Outcomes and FlawsIndia is regarded as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It is to be noted that over the last sixty-nine years, post-independence, the role of the state has also changed towards its citizens and has somehow been in between a welfare state and a night-watchman state. As the country got its independence…
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How Much Progress Have We Made Since Women Went On Strike In 1970?
Read more: How Much Progress Have We Made Since Women Went On Strike In 1970?Participation of women in the public sphere, has undeniably increased over the last few decades. But the over-arching patriarchy and the denial of agency to women over several issues have stalled this progress. This article discusses the role of several social, political and economic factors that inhibit the move. Protesters march toward Trump Tower for…
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Role of media in the Chinese society and the use of censorship by the Chinese government
Read more: Role of media in the Chinese society and the use of censorship by the Chinese governmentThe United Nation’s declaration of Article 19 of human rights in the year 1948, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”, clearly implies that freedom of speech,…