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A major new study shows how the media have failed to give an equal voice to women More... India on alert: Implications of the avian influenza outbreakThe outbreak of bird flu in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, is particularly worrisome for a country like India, which has a weak public health system and an annual per capita public health expenditure of just Rs 200 More... Cartoon crisis: Globalisation and alienationEven as it connects the world, globalisation is creating a sense of alienation, injustice and inequality amongst communities. 24X7 media coverage of the controversy over the Danish cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed has reinforced this sense of alienation More... Everybody loves a good floodAlthough the intensity of floods has been increasing, it is not primarily due to deforestation. It is the failure of the so-called modern world to come to terms with this natural phenomenon that is aggravating the situation. As long ago as 1937, the chief engineer of Bihar, Captain G F Hall, said that by building embankments "we are storing disaster for the future" More... The significance of the Lancet study on skewed sex ratiosWhile Census 2001 showed sex ratio distortions that could be correlated with the availability of sex selection technology, the Lancet study reporting 1 crore "missing" girls in India over the last generation actually analyses the reasons behind this phenomenon and quantifies the impact More... We need strong legislation to prevent sexual harassment in the workplaceBecause there is no clear legislation, only a set of guidelines by the Supreme Court, to deal with the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, allegations of this nature are often not dealt with properly. The recent case, where the head of the political science department at Delhi University was found guilty yet no action was taken against him, is a case in point More... Raped woman's testimony overrides medical evidenceThe sexist attitudes of a patriarchal society ensure that convictions in rape cases in India are rare. The recent Supreme Court judgment, convicting the accused solely on the basis of the complainant's testimony, is therefore a welcome departure from the norm More... At odds with the Domestic Violence ActIn its first ever judgment involving the Domestic Violence Act, the Supreme Court gives an interpretation clearly at odds with the objectives of the Act and against the interests of women who face domestic violence More... Defining mental crueltyIn a recent judgment the Supreme Court attempted to clarify the concept of 'mental cruelty' in matrimonial law. Do these conditions and definitions work in a country like India with so much gender inequality? More... A setback for the battle against dowryA recent Supreme Court judgment stating that money demanded on account of financial stringency or to meet urgent domestic expenses does not constitute dowry has serious repercussions for ongoing and future dowry-related cases More... Children of void marriages and inheritance rightsWhat is the status and rights of children from marriages that are declared null and void? Can they legally inherit property? More... Multiple testimonies by victims of gender violenceThe courts tend to take an insensitive stand on the multiple, and often contradictory, versions of victims/survivors of gender violence - whether it's Zaheera Sheikh of the Best Bakery case or a woman widowed in the 1984 riots. Surely the trauma of the individual concerned should be taken into consideration? More... |
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