From Trump Tariffs to China’s Subsidies: Why India Must Rethink Its Medical Device Dependence
India’s domestic medical device industry remains highly fragmented, with most firms operating on a small or medium scale and lacking the infrastructure and capital needed to compete globally. Unlike China, India does not provide super deductions for Research and Development, limiting incentives for innovation. While the sector is poised for transformation, the shift from import
Supreme Court’s Dupare Ruling: A Turning Point for Death Penalty Safeguards in India
The judgment underscores that justice in death penalty cases must be both swift and scrupulously fair, leaving no room for error when a life hangs in the balance. On August 25, 2025, the Supreme Court in Vasanta Sampat Dupare v. Union of India delivered a landmark ruling on capital-punishment jurisprudence. A three-judge bench comprising Justice
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Why India’s Urban Transport Fails: Insights from TheRise Survey on Commuters, Traffic, and Safety
In a country where nearly 90 percent of the population earns less than 25,000 a month, 12-15% of the salary is just lost in the daily commute. For a family already counting every rupee, it is almost unimaginable: how do they manage rent, groceries, or even put something aside for their children? Every morning, Indian
Fraud in Vehicle Emission Testing: How Fake Certificates Worsen India’s Air Pollution Crisis
Emission testing fraud isn’t just an environmental crime — it’s a betrayal of public trust. Across India’s cities, centres have been caught handing out certificates prepared in advance, faking tests by merely attaching nozzle pipes, and rigging results to let toxic vehicles stay on the road. Air pollution is choking our cities, and vehicles are
Supreme Court’s Landmark Godavarman Verdict 2025: Balancing Forest Protection with Human Settlements
The judgment improves predictability for rural livelihoods and encourages sustainable planning. The order goes beyond addressing individual encroachments. It attempts to bridge legal gaps while also setting out broader policy implications for forest governance. But with nearly 88,400 environment-related cases still pending across Indian courts, the challenge of judicial backlog remains pressing. On August 25,
Reimagining Education in West Bengal: A Journey from Tradition to Innovation
Education in India is not one-size-fits-all. West Bengal, while acknowledging NEP’s vision, chose its own path by introducing the State Education Policy (SEP) 2023. The policy is tailored to West Bengal’s unique framework. While it adopts selected ideas from the NEP, it rejects others and introduces fresh initiatives to suit the state’s context. “Education is
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Supreme Court Judgment on Election Petitions and Compliance Explained
The judgment clarifies that election petitions should not be dismissed for minor technical errors, as long as curative remedies are possible. Overemphasis on technical compliance can result in the dismissal of meritorious petitions, while ignoring procedural requirements can compromise fairness. On August 22, 2025, a two-judge bench, comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi,
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Digital Fatherhood: How Online Platforms Are Redefining the Role of Fathers in India
In the digital age, fatherhood is a narrative of renewal and reinterpretation. By giving men the resources, support, and self-assurance to take on parental tasks, online platforms have enabled fathers to transcend conventional boundaries. Together, they represent a larger shift in fatherhood, where men are now more than just breadwinners; they are also communicators, nurturers,
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Supreme Court on Extra-Judicial Confessions and Forensic Gaps: Neelam Kumari Case Explained
The wrongful convictions can be a result of bypassing the investigatory steps, unreliable forensic evidence, and uncorroborated testimonies. The judgment highlights the urgent need to bridge gaps in investigatory practices and ensure consistent application of the ‘Five Golden Principles of Circumstantial Evidence’. On August 20, 2025, a two-judge bench, headed by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Driving Against the Odds: The Socio-Economic Realities of Women Taxi Drivers in Delhi
The entry of women into Delhi’s ride-hailing and taxi sector embodies both empowerment and precarity. On one hand, it challenges patriarchal norms and creates new pathways for financial independence, but on the other, the structural inequities continue to limit this empowerment. Gig work in India is marked by deep precarity, and within this, the ride-hailing
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West Bengal Floods and the Women Who Lead: SHGs Building Resilience in the Sundarbans
In the Sundarbans’ socio-economic milieu, where banks rarely reach and formal institutions falter, resilience is not built overnight or left to the government alone. The story of Shitama SHG exemplifies this: ordinary housewives who, armed with a ledger and a loudspeaker, map out lanes of hope and readiness long before a government Jeep or NDRF
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Army’s Gender-Biased JAG Policy: A Win for Merit and Equality
While accepting the government and the Army’s submission that the ‘selection parameters for men and women were essentially identical’, the Court found evidence of indirect discrimination. More meritorious women were losing seats to less meritorious men due to the vacancy split. On August 11, 2025, the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgment in the ‘Arshnoor
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Right to Education Act and Disabled Students: The Unfinished Struggle for Equity
Disabled children under the Indian education system have been systematically “othered,” struggling to integrate with the mainstream. The educational journey of these children often begins with anxiety—finding a nearby, affordable school in itself is a challenge. Admission becomes harder due to a lack of proper guidance for their needs. Poor infrastructure further limits opportunities in
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Israel’s AI Warfare: Lessons for India and the Future of Global Power Politics
Israel’s AI Warfare provide perfect lessons for India and the future of global power politics in the complex geo-political situation in world.
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GST Summons versus Proceedings: M/S Armour Security Case Explained
Supreme Court decision is a step to a more efficient, transparent, and equal GST regime, distinguishing between ‘inquiry’ and ‘proceedings’
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West Bengal Floods: How Women Become the Silent Backbone of Survival and Resilience
Tides of Tenacity: Housewives, Household in Flood-Stricken West Bengal meet crises with ingenuity and resolve.
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Iran’s MENARA Proposal: Can Nuclear Cooperation Replace Rivalry and Reshape the Middle East’s Future?
Iran’s MENARA Proposal: Can Nuclear Cooperation Replace Rivalry and Reshape the Middle East’s Future, or repeat the Atom for Peace paradox?
Shifting Gears: How Women Cab Drivers Are Redefining Delhi’s Urban Mobility
Women Cab Drivers and Urban Mobility in Delhi represent both a cultural statement and a socio-economic negotiation.
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From Kitchens to Commerce: TheRise Survey on How Women Entrepreneurs Are Driving India’s Digital Shift
From kitchen to commerce stories of women empowering themselves through digital platforms are both economic shift and cultural transformation
From Manusmriti to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: What Ancient Laws Teach Us About Justice for Women
Ancient wisdom and modern justice together could help women live a safer life, where the law does not just exist but works.
Supreme Court Uses Article 142 to End 8-Year Matrimonial Battle & False 498A: Anurag Vijaykumar Goel Case Explained
Judgement in Anurag Vijaykumar Goel v. State of Maharashtra provides ‘protection of the spouse’ and ‘prevents misuse of criminal law’.
Who Pays the Price? Stakeholders on the Frontline of Privatized Learning
Who Pays the Price? The stakeholders on the frontline of privatized learning who lead to far-reaching implications in a nation’s future.
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Growth: A History and A Reckoning — Book Review of Daniel Susskind’s Bold Rethink on Economic Progress
Growth and A Reckoning by David Susskind an excellent read serving the purpose of enhanced knowledge and clarity about growth & development.
Supreme Court Rules Civil Courts Can Hear Private School Fee Recovery Cases: Apeejay School Verdict Explained
Supreme Court Rules on Fee Disputes in the Apeejay School v. Dhriti Duggal & Anr. under its civil appellate jurisdiction.
Ancient Indian Laws on Women’s Rights: From Rig Vedic Equality to Modern Patriarchy
Indian Constitution promises freedom; let us not make it a long-lost dream meant to be experienced by some as a women defines power.
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Government Schools in Crisis: Why India’s Public Education System Is Collapsing
Trend of failing Government Schools in India is worrisome and calls for serious introspection on various aspects in the interest of masses.
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Tied by Roots, Driven by Purpose: The Women Entrepreneurs of Nagaland
Report on Women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs)/Cooperatives of Nagaland details how women’s empowerment gaining ground and reversing narrative.
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India’s Tightrope: Leading the Global South or Pleasing Trump?
India’s challenge in 2025 is not about choosing between the Global South and the United States. It is about managing contradictions and maximizing influence without abandoning its principles. India is currently navigating a complex strategic landscape as it balances its role as a leader of the Global South with the challenges posed by President Donald
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India’s Tightrope: Leading Global South or Pleasing Trump?
Leading Global South or Pleasing Trump is the India’s foreign policy challenge as to how to go ahead with U.S. and Global South nations.
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The Broken Ladder: Exam Failures and the Crisis in Indian Education
Reports indicate that the exam failures are eventually leading to a crisis in Indian Education system and there is a need of standardization.
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Breaking Silence on Silent Sufferings
Breaking silence on silent sufferings leading to suicides must become a matter of public discussion because only that solution is sustainable.
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Vulnerability of Energy to Climate: A Perspective on Thermal Power Plant & Scope of Renewable Energy
Climate change’s severity in India is escalating, driven largely by the country’s dependence on coal-based power plants. Recognizing this, the government aims to satisfy 50% of energy needs through renewable sources by 2030 and has taken steps to limit pollution with clean coal technologies. However, the transition from coal presents challenges, including fluctuating costs of natural gas and the reliability of renewable energy. Implementing new technologies and shifting towards renewables requires strong local institutions, community involvement, and private sector participation.
Differential Pricing of COVID Vaccines in India: Moral or Amoral?
With the vaccination drive on the way in the country, the disparate COVID vaccine pricing in India by the native manufacturer is amoral.
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Unravelling India’s Gender Slide
India’s fall in the world ranking based on the gender parity index warrants sincere introspection to strategize for achieving gender parity. We have already lost much of the ‘India 2020’ dream envisioned by Former President Kalam to petty politics and jingoism. Let’s not lose this golden phase of 37-year demographic dividend into which India entered three years ago!
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Educational Supremacy in ‘Vishwaguru’ India: A Long Way to Go
The shortage of institutions and good quality teachers & teaching supporting staff are concerning key enablers of higher education in India.
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Does High Cost of Electioneering Foster Corruption?
The largest democracy of the world is a successfully functional democracy. But, there also exist certain instances where unethical practices woo the voters. It seems that the high cost of electioneering fosters corruption. The money should not play any role in influencing the voters. A nationwide debate to have major reforms in the electoral process is inevitable.
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Air Pollution and COVID-19
Global COVID19 pandemic has been a fallout of the number of factors out of which some are controllable while some cannot be controlled immediately. The scientific community has shown that air pollution is one such factors having some connection with COVID19. The present state of lockdown in a reasonable portion of the world has led
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