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After the Budget’s ‘crypto signal’, India awaits reforms

News: With the recent Budget announcement of a flat tax rate of 30% on Crypto assets, the Govt has set the ball rolling in the right direction. Although this is being seen as a move towards legalisation of Cryptocurrency, the Finance Min has made it clear in the Parliament that taxing Crypto assets is not… Continue reading After the Budget’s ‘crypto signal’, India awaits reforms

The case for clarity over India’s policy on online betting

News: Karnataka had imposed a blanket prohibition on all online games. The order was stayed by the Madras High Court judgment. Similarly, some states have imposed a complete ban while others have made restrictive amendments to existing laws governing online gambling. Read here: Gaming and banning: On ban on online games What is the present legal framework… Continue reading The case for clarity over India’s policy on online betting

India has still to get a good grip on road safety

News: Government aims to reduce 50% of road accidents by 2025 and to achieve zero deaths due to road accidents by 2030. Read here: 3rd High Level Global Conference on Road Safety What is the present condition of road safety in India? According to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, number of deaths in road accidents… Continue reading India has still to get a good grip on road safety

Moving on from India@75 dreams

News: NITI Aayog had released her ambitious report titled India@75 in 2017. It was a 200 page document which had a total of 1400 stakeholders. Contents1 What were the targets of the document?2 What has been the achievement of the targets identified in the report?3 What did the government do?4 What should be the way… Continue reading Moving on from India@75 dreams

Appeal to the appeals system

News:  Recently the Allahabad High Court decided the criminal plea of Raj Kumar, which was filed approximately four decades ago. It acquitted the accused of all criminal charges after such a long time. Read here: Undertrials comprise 75% of India’s prison population The Supreme Court has frequently held that the right to speedy justice is a… Continue reading Appeal to the appeals system

Questioning the ban on online gaming platforms

News: The Karnataka High Court has delivered a judgement striking down major portions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021. This law was introduced to ban online gambling and skill-based gaming platforms like rummy, poker and fantasy sports that involved risking money on an uncertain event. Apart from Karnataka, a similar law introduced by the… Continue reading Questioning the ban on online gaming platforms

Tapping the promise of Philanthropy

Contents1 News2 What is the current scenario in Philanthropy sector in India?3 What are the challenges that still remain?4 How has the Pandemic affected the Philanthropic efforts across sectors? News India has had a centuries old tradition of philanthropy , which was dominated by a few business houses in few decades before and post-independence who… Continue reading Tapping the promise of Philanthropy

Ghost of 497IPC

News Recently Gujarat high court has reinstated a police constable to his service who lost his job over adultery and has outlined that Individual’s Personal choices professional career. What has been high court’s observation in the case? The court noted that the constable’s superiors or society may view the relationship from the prism of immorality… Continue reading Ghost of 497IPC

Teachers mustn’t be blamed for India’s poor learning outcomes

News:There is need to address the systemic and societal problems that are at the heart of poor learning outcomes. Teacher is expected to be the sole agent of education, gradually she becomes demotivated and become the target of the blame. However, the roots to the problem lie in larger systemic and societal causes. The article… Continue reading Teachers mustn’t be blamed for India’s poor learning outcomes

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