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Back to SearchWhy are medical students protesting over the bond policy
This month, Haryana has been rocked by agitations and healthcare services have been disrupted, as medical students have been protesting against the S…
3 years, 10 months ago
Is escalation built into the Russia-Ukraine war?
The killing of two persons inside Polish territory on November 15 by a missile strike had the world on edge till it became known that the likely culp…
3 years, 10 months ago
Should the age criteria for consensual sex be lowered in India?
This November marks 10 years of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, or the POCSO Act as it is commonly known. POCSO has been in the …
3 years, 10 months ago
FIFA World Cup 2022: What to expect in Qatar?
The 22nd edition of the FIFA men’s World Cup will kick off in Qatar on November 20. The month-long tournament is one of biggest sporting events on th…
3 years, 10 months ago
Decoding PARAKH: Why does India need a centralised assessment regulator?
The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), among other things, also envisaged what is being called ‘assessment reform’ – that is, changing the wa…
3 years, 11 months ago
COP 27: Where will the funds for mitigation and adaptation come from?
The 27th summit of the Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt comes on the back of extreme weather events that seem like a trailer of the climate cat…
3 years, 11 months ago
The significance of Xi Jinping meeting Jo Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Jo Biden met for over three hours on November 14, ahead of the G-20 meeting in Indonesia. I…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why has the CCI levied multiple penalties on Google
In late October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) levied penalties exceeding Rs. 2000 crore, totally across two cases for anticompetitive pr…
3 years, 11 months ago
Two finger test for sexual assault: What the latest ban says
On October 31 this year, the Supreme Court declared that the two-finger test - a test used on survivors of rape or sexual assault, was not only regre…
3 years, 11 months ago
Is the BJP all set to return to power once again in Gujarat?
The dates for the Gujarat assembly elections are out – polls will be held in two phases, on December 1 and 5, and the results will be declared on Dec…
3 years, 11 months ago