Society
Prabhjote Gill,Sriram Iyer
Datacracy: Indian Prime Minister's 'data democracy' must avoid the flaws of the country’s political system
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country’s “data has been democratised” with India’s new data laws expected to be tabled during t...
Prabhjote Gill
For Facebook and Twitter, the changes to India's IT (Amendment) Act is just what the doctor ordered — or not
In the tale of two social networks, Facebook and Twitter face two sides of the same coin in India and India's IT (Amendment) Act may not be enough to solve the problem.
No data localisation -- no linking Aadhaar for social media account verification
"Role of courts is to interpret the law as it is.We are not concerned with what the law ought to be," it said, adding that in exceptional cases where there is a gap in the law, the courts can step in.
Prabhjote Gill
India’s national capital is giving the ‘odd-even’ scheme another go to battle air pollution
Delhi's CM announced that the 'odd-even' scheme is making a comeback starting November 4 and offenders will have to pay a massive ₹4,000 fine.
Prerna Sindwani
India stopped counting suicides 3 years ago — now, it’s the worst in all of South East Asia
On the heels of the World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is focussing on suicide prevention. India r...
Prerna Sindwani
India wants more IITs to have wellness centers to curb stress and depression
The Indian government wants to address mental disorders and well-being of students and prevent suicides at the higher educat...
