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Human smuggling must engage Parliament’s attention

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“Every year, countless young Indians attempt what is called ‘irregular migration’”  | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The planeloads of Indians being deported to India from the United States are lucky to be back alive. Shackled, handcuffed, humiliated and in dire straits, they have flown back heartbroken and in shame. But there is also the case … Read more

Gautam Adani U.S. indictment: How are summons issued under the Hague Convention?

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed a New York court on February 18, 2025, that it has sought assistance from the Indian government under the Hague Service Convention—formally known as the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, 1965—to serve summons on billionaire Gautam Adani … Read more

To achieve India’s goal of lowering suicide mortality by 10% by 2030, better data is crucial, say experts

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India recorded 1,70,924 deaths by suicide in 2022, an increase from 2021 (1,64,033 suicides) as per data from the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB). While the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) aims to reduce suicide mortality by 10% by 2030, experts say achieving this target will hinge on strengthening data collection and addressing systemic gaps … Read more

Clicking through barriers, empowering persons with disabilities

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As India strives toward achieving a $1 trillion digital economy by 2028, digital citizenship has become indispensable for accessing e-governance services and basic entitlements. At this critical juncture, where India emphasises the need for “digital inclusion”, it is imperative to evaluate the effectiveness of the government’s strategies vis-à-vis the scale of digital reach, adoption, and … Read more

India’s AI investment, the budgetary push, the need for regulations

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‘There is still a dearth of more nuanced AI-specific legislation to govern this evolving sphere’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images The allocation of ₹2,000 crore to the IndiaAI mission in the Union Budget 2025-26 demonstrates India’s commitment to developing its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. But this also calls for more robust AI regulations. India has … Read more

Supreme Court ruling on scribes for disabled students: Challenges, access issues, and the need for uniform regulations

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Recently, the Supreme Court said that all candidates with disabilities can take scribes to write their exams without meeting the benchmark disabilities criteria. Benchmark disability means a person with 40 percent of a specified disability as per the certificate issued by a government authority. Through a few previous judgments as well the court has upheld the … Read more

Steps to reclaiming India’s cooperative dream

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The announcement by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, in December, of a target of establishing two lakh Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) within five years reflects the government’s commitment to reinvigorating India’s cooperative movement. The inauguration of 10,000 newly established Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies alongside reforms in bylaws and structural frameworks, signifies … Read more

WHO’s new traditional medicine module includes Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani: Explained

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The story so far: To try and put Indian systems of medicine on the world map and provide them with a uniform, standardised language, the Union government, in October 2023, had asked for Ayurveda and related systems of traditional medicine to be included in the 11th revision of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification … Read more