What are 'Urban Commons'? Commons, then, as the historian Peter Linebaugh (2009) reminds us, involve “being-in-common”, or using resources in more or less shared, more or less non-subtractable ways through…
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Coronavirus and deglobalisation
The coronavirus that has seeped out of China, insinuating itself into at least 81 countries while killing more than 3,200 people, has effectively accelerated and intensified the pushback to global…
Power of Speaker to suspend an MP
The Speaker is the head of the Lok Sabha, and its representative. He is the guardian of powers and privileges of the members, the House as a whole and its committees. He…
Water Conservation in India as CSR measure
Philanthropic initiatives have a long history in India. But the idea was brought into a legal framework in 2014 when Corporate Social Responsibility was introduced as a statutory obligation under…
The Blue Dot Network
U.S. and India, are expected to have discussed the Blue Dot Network, a proposal that will certify infrastructure and development projects, during Trump's maiden visit to India. Observers have referred…
What is Mediation?
The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran to persuade anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters to end their blockade of a public road. This was an attempt at court-ordered mediation…
Uniform Civil Code
What is Uniform Civil Code? A Uniform Civil Code is one that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in their personal matters…
The Locust Attack -‘Tiddi Dal’
The Locust Attack -'Tiddi Dal' During the past few weeks, major locust attacks have been observed in several countries in western and southern Asia and in eastern Africa.Pakistan and Somalia…
RSTV(The Big Picture)- Indo-German Economic Ties
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMF08MmBN_M Indo-German Economic Ties 1.India and Germany signed multiple pacts and joint declarations of intent and exchanged agreements after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela…