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July 26, 2021

New I.T. Rule and its implication on privacy

The Central Government under the powers conferred to it by sections 69A, 79 and 87 of the Information Technology Act and in super session of the earlier Information Technology Rules 2011, has enacted the Information Technology Rules, 2021 . The Supreme Court in a sou-moto writ appeal guided the Government of India to outline essential…

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The Unmasking of Migrant Workers’ Crises and Reality of Social Security in India

The migrant crisis during the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities faced by migrants. Recently, the Supreme Court issued an important judgment towards the welfare of migrants. The judgment mandated a portal for the registration of all informal/migrant workers. Azim Premji University’s State of Working India Report 2021 presents a survey of surveys along with the findings…

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Mexico crisis

Last winter the carnage in Mexico City was palpable. Black smoke billowed around the clock from overwhelmed cemetery crematoriums. Funereal bottlenecks forced families to take the remains of their loved ones to other parts of the country for timely disposal. In hospitals the bodies were backlogged on gurneys and in autopsy rooms. It took until…

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MEDIATION AS AN ALTERNATE MECHANISM FOR CONSUMER DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019.

There have been lately regular complains against the merchants regarding the quality, quantity, purity, concentration and price of a product or service. The reason is simple- competition. This leads to the consumers suffering from various problems and sometimes being fooled as most of the consumers in today’s time use the online facility to buy products…

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