The Probe Podumentary
Fake Encounters: Extra-judicial Killings By Rogue Cops
The Indian police force of late has been in the thick of controversy for alleged extrajudicial killings or fake encounters. The motivation of the police behind the killings in many recent cases has come into question. The Supreme Court has categorically declared that extrajudicial killings violate …
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LGBTQIA Rights: Can Government Institutionalise Stereotypes?
India’s first trans photojournalist was stripped naked by a cop for refusing sexual favours. The Transgender community was mocked in the UP assembly. The Centre recently told the top court that it could not recognise same-sex marriages. The government has also barred gay and transgender persons fro…
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Pending Bail Cases: Do We Need Reforms or Revolution?
The second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court of India had recently said that it would take at least 500 to 700 years to dispose of India’s pending bail applications. Why are bail cases pending in India? Hear this latest episode of our Podumentary! Speakers: Dushyant Dave Senior Advocate, Sup…
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Why has the government put the census on hold?
Description The last government of India census was conducted in 2011, and the next exercise was to have taken place in 2021. The government could not meet the 2021 timeline because of the Covid pandemic. But unfortunately, the census exercise continues to be delayed even when other pandemic-relat…
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Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Corruption and Controversies
Description The Mid-Day Meal scheme, which is the government’s scheme for free Mid-Day meals in schools, was initially designed to better the nutritional standing of school-going children, but since the inception of this programme, the Mid-Day Meal scheme has been in the thick of controversy over …
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Delhi Nurses Strike For Basic Rights
Description Delhi Nurses Federation (DNF), a conglomeration of thousands of nurses, have decided to intensify their protests. The federation has stated that they have repeatedly written to the Delhi government to redress their grievances, but their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Why are the nurse…
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Unlock The Power Of The Northeast
The United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative released the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report last month. According to the report, Meghalaya and Assam are some of the poorest states in India. The Niti Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Inde…
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Electoral Bonds: The curse of Indian democracy
When the government of India introduced the electoral bonds, it claimed they would bring transparency to political party funding. But the bonds have just done the opposite. It compromised electoral transparency and has made political party funding murky in the world’s largest democracy. Why are ele…
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Child Brides: Victims of Pandemic, Poverty & Patriarchy
According to the latest demographic sample survey by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jharkhand and West Bengal are the two states in India where more than half of the women are married off before attaining 21 years of age. As per UNICEF, one in three of the world’s child brides live in India. Of the …
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How sound is the Indian economy?
Recently, it was reported that India overtook the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world. The IMF projections placed India in the fifth position after the US, China, Japan and Germany. The premise of India overtaking the UK was based on the calculations of Bloomberg, which …
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