First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 Words’ Launched “First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 words” was launched by Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment at a function here today. The dictionary has been developed byIndian Sign Language Research & Training Centre (ISLR&TC) under Department of Empowerment of Persons with […]
Read MoreRe-imagining federalism to fulfil India’s potential In no other democracy does the federal constitution impose a uniform structure, electoral system, and bureaucratic apparatus on states and local governments The Union-state relationship has become one of the core issues ahead of the next general election. Part of the rhetoric is political hyperbole and electoral posturing, and […]
Read MoreIndian Penal Code requires a thorough revision The IPC is one of the legislative fiats of the British Indian regime which, on account of its fair accuracy, has withstood the test of time. As Sir James Stephen had mentioned about the qualities of a strong law and I quote: “It is not enough to attain […]
Read MorePadma Awards 2016 Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, […]
Read MoreAddress by the President of India to the institutes of higher learning and civil service academies through video-conferencing using the national knowledge network on the topic, “Youth and Nation-Building” Vice Chancellors of Central Universities; Directors of IITs, NITs, IISERs and other institutes of higher learning and civil service academies; Faculty members; My […]
Read MoreCourts coming down heavily on litigants is not a new phenomenon, especially in public interest litigation (PIL). Recently, chief justice of India T.S. Thakur asked if the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), a non-profit organisation, was a “professional litigant”. In response, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said CPIL was not a professional litigant, citing the […]
Read MoreMaking a money bill of it The bankruptcy code, not a money bill, was introduced in Lok Sabha as one. Is this the first of a new trend? On December 21, 2015, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill, 2015, was introduced as a money bill in the Lok Sabha. This is disconcerting because money bills have a […]
Read MoreDisenfranchising the poor The right to contest elections may not be a statutory or legal right but it definitely is the essential feature of democratic process Last month, the Supreme Court in a far reaching judgement upheld the Haryana government’s decision to bar certain categories of citizens from contesting local elections. The judgement delivered by […]
Read MoreIs the Internet a public good? As an enabler of development, its primary value is for providing access to other basic goods and services The growth of the Internet in the 1990s led to the fear of a new kind of social inequity in the form of the digital divide. A contrary view was that […]
Read MoreKey Initiatives and Achievements of Ministry of Law & Justice Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015 and Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment ) Ordinance, 2015 Promulgated Draft National Litigation Policy Formulated Web Portal for Centralized Data Regarding Cases by or against the Union of […]
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