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July 21, 2021

Constitutional Provisions related to Environment Protection in India

Environment: Environment refers to the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. Descending from the Middle French preposition environ (around), environment means “that which surrounds.”The natural environment is a sum up of all living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) elements. These elements influence human life. Human beings use these natural…

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Marriage: A License To Rape

Introduction On 6th October 1860, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was drafted on the recommendation of first law commission of India under the chairmanship of Thomas Babington Macaulay. It came into force in British India. Section 375 of IPC exempts Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen…

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Cruelty to Women and Section 498A

Section 498-A was introduced in the year 1983 to protect married women from being subjected to cruelty by the husband or his relatives. A punishment extending to 3 years and fine has been prescribed. The expression cruelty has been defined in wide terms so as to include inflicting physical or mental harm to the body…

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White collar crimes in India

White collar crimes are nonviolent crimes performed primarily by businesses and government officials and are related to the corporate sector. White collar crimes are defined as crimes perpetrated by those who hold positions of power in a company.• It is a crime.• That is committed by an important person of the company.• Who enjoys a…

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ONLINE LEARNING – A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD

Introduction: The Covid-19 era has impacted everyone, whether directly or indirectly. As they say change is the only constant, us humans have adapted with the pandemic just like every other change. Online learning has been established as the new normal, learning has been made accessible with just a few clicks. But the question here is…

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language and identity

LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY Nelson Mandela said- If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his mother language that goes to his heart. The language we use forms an important part of our sense of who we are – of our identity.…

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MARXIST THEORY OF DEMOCRACY; PART-1

INTRODUCTION Marxism, which derives its name from Karl Marx (1818-83); the basic concept of Marxism was first developed in around 1840s by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1820-95), after severe criticism of ‘Utopian Socialists’, who first recognised the problems with liberalism and how with the passage of time liberalism in its bid to provide human…

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