In the complex tapestry of India’s criminal justice system, the intertwining threads of mental healthcare and incarceration present a particularly challenging weave. The Mental Health Act of 1987, ...

Suffrage movements of the 19th century in Western democracies gained momentum for their insistence on “one person, one vote, one value.” Up to 1976, India was also precautious about this democratic ...

September in Kolkata signals the beginning of the annual period of festivities for which the city momentarily wakes up before retreating into its ascriptive somnolence. During the week of Durga Pujo, ...

Rethinking Conflict at the Margins: Dalits and Borderland Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir by Mohita Bhatia, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020; pp xvi + 211, `850 (hardcover). In Rethinking ...

The current ecosystem of skill development in India is analysed to highlight the challenges faced. Decentralisation of skill development is advocated throughout the skilling chain with a focus on ...

The Journey of Hindi Language Journalism in India: From Raj to Swaraj and Beyond by Mrinal Pande, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2022; pp 176, `1,195. This short monograph on the Hindi language press in ...

The current ecosystem of skill development in India is analysed to highlight the challenges faced. Decentralisation of skill development is advocated throughout the skilling chain with a focus on ...

The release of the factsheet of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey for 2022–23 led government agencies and a section of economists to claim a massive reduction in poverty over the past ...

The electoral bond scheme in its present form legitimises corruption and promotes crony capitalism, with its thrust on quid pro quo. A constitutional bench has unanimously adjudicated to stop issuing ...

India’s urban areas have grown manifold over the years and continue to attract migrants and economic investments. However, governance has not kept pace with the changing needs. The promises of three ...

A major change in the policy of forestry research in India has been from its quantity orientation to quality orientation. Previously forestry research emphasised revenue but now it advocates stress on ...

The exponential growth of artificial intelligence is likely to bring in many opportunities and disruptions. Through proactive policy changes by the government, India could seize these opportunities ...