T he Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, was approved in the Lok Sabha on 28th July and passed in the Rajya Sabha on 2nd August. The Bill amends the Mines and. . .

F rom the time land subsidence and cracks appeared in houses in November 2021, the people of Joshimath town have been on a path of struggle. After nearly a year of the people’s movement led. . .

O n June 1st, the Union government announced the “world’s largest grain storage scheme in the cooperative sector”, which is to be implemented through an empowered Inter-Ministerial Committee with an outlay of Rupees One lakh. . .

T he Union Government has recently stated that a draft of the Data protection Bill would be tabled in the monsoon session of Parliament. Our personal data has become a commodity, used by businesses worldwide. . .

T he first term of Modi government witnessed fund cuts in the budget of the University Grants’ Commission (UGC), sciences and overall higher education; decimation of reservations; vilification and harassment of students and teachers; targeting. . .

I ndia is ranked among the bottom 30% among 179 countries in the world ‘academic freedom’ index and has been called out for weakening university autonomy through centralization, bureaucratization and politicization of research. The recent. . .

A lcohol prohibition is a subject of intense debate and public concern in the country. Some states like Haryana and Andhra Pradesh introduced prohibition only to lift the ban even as Gujarat has had prohibition. . .

M odi led BJP government is reportedly introducing several bills in the Monsoon session of the parliament that will provide free access for the corporates and private players to exploit country’s natural resources and it’s. . .

Text of CPIML’s reply dated 16 January 2023 to the communication from the Law Commission seeking views on the proposal of Simultaneous Elections. W e are in receipt of your letter dated 23rd December 2022. . .