Loopholes in fast-track resolution
Efficiency in the insolvency resolution process must not come at the cost of certainty, argues Debarshi Chakraborty
Efficiency in the insolvency resolution process must not come at the cost of certainty, argues Debarshi Chakraborty
Observed annually on 3 March, International Sex Workers’ Rights Day serves as a global platform to champion the rights and welfare of sex workers. The day traces its origins to 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in Kolkata for a festival, defying attempts by prohibitionist groups to halt the event by pressuring the government to revoke its permit.
To bridge the gap between lack of knowledge and awareness, many non-governments are working to raise awareness, support patients, and push for policy changes to improve the lives of those affected by rare diseases.
In a significant move towards preserving the historical and cultural heritage of India, The Asiatic Society, a renowned institution dedicated to historical and cultural research, has partnered with the Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Development (iLEAD).
In recent years, India has witnessed a disturbing trend—a decline in PhD enrolments in national institutions. According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-22, the total number of PhD enrolments in India stood at approximately 2.02 lakh, accounting for only 0.5 per cent of the total student enrolment.
Well, April has descended on us, and the words return to haunt. Today I ponder the cruelty that we have let loose. Cruelty of different hues. Of the worst kind is the cruelty we have subjected nature to
Rousseau writes in The Social Contract, “The social pact, far from destroying natural equality, substitutes, on the contrary, a moral and lawful equality for whatever physical inequality that nature may have imposed on mankind; so that however unequal in strength and intelligence, men become equal by covenant and by right.”
On the day of the incident, the closest Met stations recorded a maximum temperature of 34–38 °C, along with a relatively high humidity (45 per cent), exacerbating the impact of the heat.
The year 2023 was the hottest year on record, with a global mean temperature of 1.45 °C above pre-industrial values. Due to El Niño conditions in 2023, all days were more than 1ºC above the pre-industrial level
University of Sheffield-led research has examined the environmental impact of plastic products versus non-plastic alternatives across various sectors.
