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Back to SearchFIFA 2022 World Cup wrap: What made it fifth time lucky for Lionel Messi?
Celebrations are still going on in Argentina after what many consider as possibly the greatest World Cup final played till date. Billed as a match-up…
3 years, 8 months ago
Decoding the Multistate-Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Union government introduced the Multi-state Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on December 7. The justifications for the Bil…
3 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 Vaccine: How well does India's adverse reaction tracking system work?
Last month, the Central government, in an affidavit to the Supreme Court, said that it cannot be held liable to pay compensation for deaths caused by…
3 years, 8 months ago
Is the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill a missed opportunity?
The Rajya Sabha passed the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2021 earlier this month. The Lok Sabha had cleared it four months ago, in August. Th…
3 years, 8 months ago
Why does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria?
Tensions are rising in northern Syria along the border with Turkey – an area that is already facing a grave humanitarian crisis following a decade-lo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Measles outbreak: How will India deal with another infectious disease?
Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few…
3 years, 8 months ago
Decoding the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Centre is planning to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. It proposes to make more than 60 amendments to this law through an am…
3 years, 8 months ago
What are the concerns around 5G services and the functioning of Altimeters
Spectrum for 5G services was auctioned out by India earlier this year. The pattern followed pretty much what was standard for the rest of the world t…
3 years, 8 months ago
Denied & delayed: Is the RTI process becoming more restrictive and less pro-people
The Right to Information Act was passed in 2005, and it gives citizens access to the records of central and state governments. This act gives people …
3 years, 8 months ago
What do the new e-commerce customer review norms mean?
Last month, the government’s Department of Consumer Affairs brought out norms that e-commerce websites must adhere to for customer reviews. Fake revi…
3 years, 8 months ago