Is Right to Internet a Fundamental Right ?

It was Finland who went ahead to legislate the right to broadband, although in practice it was to achieve a universal service obligation requiring all telecom companies to provide residents with a line of at least 1 Mbps. A number ..

Ten years of Competition Commission of India

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has completed 10 years while achieving milestones with its market initiatives touching multiple sectors. The government with an aim to review the working of CCI and make it future ready, the Ministry of Corporate ..

Inclusivity in Health, Education & Employment

Inclusiveness in Health Care Health care in India has witnessed a noticeable improvement, with the average life span of a person improving from 32 to 68 years in the last seventy years. It is in search of affordable health care ..

RTI & Locus Standi

There is no doubt that RTI has played an essential role to make the government accountable for its role. However there have been certain persistent misgivings. Section 4 of the act calls of voluntary and pro-active dissemination of information, with ..

In light of the recent incidents of rape and abuse against women in the country, discuss the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill 2019.

The Andhra Pradesh government passed the Disha Bill, 2019 (Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2019. Disha is the name given to a veterinarian who was raped and murdered in Hyderabad.  It provides for awarding death sentence in case of ..

Pharamaceutical Policy & India’s Dependence

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified a one time increase of 50% in price of 21 essential drugs. The pharmaceutical policy aims to regulate the drug prices with most of the formulations priced below Rs 1 and only two ..

National Population Register & its linkage with National Register of Citizens

The Central Government has approved the National Population Register (NPR) for over Rs 3900 crore. It comes in the backdrop of the protests over the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens. The NPR is ..

Tackling mental health issues

Mental health is defined as the state of well being in which an individual recognises his/her potential and can cope with the normal stress of life to work productively and fruitfully and make contribution to the community. A study by ..