The problem with Kerala’s compensation rules for human-wildlife conflict

Lack of accessibility and clarity and red tapism are some of the lacunae in the State law

Banning fake news endangers free speech, press freedom

Singapore recently enacted laws to ban fake news, but the problem requires a multi-pronged response instead

Sedition: Anti-national abuse

Most developed countries have repealed sedition laws. But India continues with this colonial law, only to help the government suffocate dissent

Will contract farming law relieve agrarian distress?

Although the proposed law promises to alleviate the suffering of India’s farmers, it needs a research-backed approach 

Nuance and law

The Supreme Court’s ill-timed order on a case of municipal solid waste that is affecting construction workers illustrates how Indian courts …

Online shopping means cutting billions of trees

India’s booming e-commerce industry has huge environmental costs and there are no estimates about the amount of packaging and waste …

How caste is marring mid-day meals

Discrimination against the Dalits is still pervasive in our society, and this is seriously marring the potential of the Mid Day meal scheme

A law for waste pickers

Waste pickers recycle almost 20 per cent of India's wastes. Yet they are unrecognised, face discrimination and are not entitled to government schemes