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AnalysisWe need strong legislation to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
Because 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... 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... Love, inter-caste marriage and criminal lawThe Supreme Court recently ruled that there is no bar on inter-caste or inter-religion marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act. Anyone who harasses, threatens or subjects such a couple to acts of violence will be prosecuted More... Looking after children of women prisonersIn response to a public interest litigation, the Supreme Court of India has issued directions to the central and state governments to provide children of women prisoners in jail, and their mothers, the facilities and opportunity to lead normal healthy lives More... WTO Ministerial: Story of a farce foretoldThe protests and demonstrations outside the Hong Kong Convention Centre were more telling than the predictable negotiations inside it, reports John Samuel. They indicated that the WTO debate is spilling out of the mystified ivory towers of policy into the political domain of the streets and slums More... WTO: Getting the jargon rightOn the shaky terminological grounds of the WTO and its alphabet soup of acronyms such as NAMA and TRIPS, rests the future of 800 million farmers, industrial workers and artisans in India alone. Developing countries must be empowered to decipher the jargon More... Why isn't rainwater harvesting taken seriously?What is it about rainwater harvesting that fails to get the attention of people, institutions and the government? At the 12th International Rainwater Catchment Systems Conference, that opens in Delhi on November 15, proponents of water harvesting from several countries will gather to discuss an idea that unfortunately does not feature very high on the water agenda of most nations More... The media: Holding up a mirror to ourselvesIs the media no more than a mouthpiece for those in power? More... GIS and tellGeographic Information Systems are a way of compiling and presenting electronic data in an intelligible and ordered manner, especially significant in disaster management. India has made some inroads into this new technology, but will 'security considerations' and lethargy come in the way of its development? More... |
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