Anondeeta Chakraborty
The Essential Defence Service Act was passed by the Parliament with duly attested by the President of India, on the 11th of August 2021. The Act endeavors to accredit the Central government with the power to regulate the...
Srimoyee BiswasKeeping in line with the mission of ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ and ending the TB epidemic by 2025, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoFWM) and Ministry of Tribal Affairs of Government of India have come together to...
Dr. Smita M PatilThis paper attempts to understand the larger meanings that interlink social spaces of Dalits women and COVID-19. It tries to foreground the following questions. How does it determine the realm of social distancing? Does it lead...
Devender SinghThe government has taken back the three farm bills. The Repeal Act has been passed by the parliament. And, as demanded by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella front of 30 farmers’ organizations, the government has given...
Khushi SomaniThe Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched the entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP), to build entrepreneurial skills and abilities in existing and potential entrepreneurs in India. It is one of the many programs introduced...
Sonia SinghUnder Assistance to States for Modernization of Police (ASMP) scheme, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on behalf of the Central government, has been supplementing the state’s efforts in modernizing the state police force. Police” and “law...
Chetan VaidyaThe COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, took place during October- November 2021 in Glasgow, UK. It called for renewed efforts to raise ambition on cutting emissions, climate finance, adaptation, and managing the loss and damage being...
Chintamani MahapatraIn India, some foreign policy analysts declared non-alignment 2.0 to demonstrate the nation’s strategic autonomy. However, the slow but steady evolution of the India-US strategic partnership made the non-alignment strategy moribund for all practical purposes.Russian President...
Tikender Singh Panwar‘Back in the severe zone, Delhi air worst in country; ‘No need for 28-member without teeth, says Supreme Court’; ‘Local sources largely to blame for pollution’; and ‘Schools shut again as air quality turns severe –...
T K ArunThe Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) must be scrapped, and counterinsurgency operations entrusted to the local police, who, in turn, must be retrained and re-equipped for the purpose. Democratic politics must give ordinary people a visible...
