By Aarya Deshpande and Sourabh Balwani Background The Indian e-commerce industry has seen phenomenal growth in the past few years and is expected to vitalise its accretion owing to broadening internet penetration and augmentation of smartphone users in the country. The growth of the e-commerce sector began in 2009, but has soared manifold since 2014, […]
Month: May 2020
By Dhruti Lunker and Isiri SD Introduction Acts of insider trading have been plaguing the securities market, thereby undermining its integrity and presenting an unfair and disadvantaged trading platform for the investors. SEBI under Sec. 12A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act read with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of […]
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The Gendered Impact of Coronavirus
By Dhanishta Mittal “The fact that we do not have enough women in leadership roles in the context of decision-making on the response to this pandemic means that we are missing huge pieces of information, of experience and that impacts all.”[1] Coronavirus pandemic exacerbates inequalities for women, UN warns, THE GUARDIAN The COVID-19 pandemic has […]
By Mayur Kulkarni Background At a time when the State of Maharashtra struggles to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a constitutional crisis looms over Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, potentially forcing him to resign from his position. On November 28, 2019 Uddhav Thackeray took oath[1] as the Chief Minister, as the leader of the Maha Vikas […]
By Urshila Pandit Introduction Slow and sudden environmental changes brought about by climate change are forcibly displacing individuals to different countries due to the uninhabitable nature of such regions. The current scenario can be analysed utilising two legal instruments- the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 and Article 6 of the International Covenant […]
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