Updated 9:48 pm PST, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, photo, people take early morning walk amidst smog in New Delhi, India. Authorities have ordered fire services to sprinkle water from high rise building to settle dust particles and stop burning of garbage and building activity in the Indian capital as the air quality hovered between severe and very poor this week posing a serious health hazard for millions of people. less In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, photo, people take early morning walk amidst smog in New Delhi, India. Authorities have ordered fire services to sprinkle water from high rise building to settle dust particles ... more Photo: Manish Swarup, AP Photo: Manish Swarup, AP Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 In this … [Read more...] about Indian firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi
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Justice Dipak Misra to Deliver Address in Jus Dicere’s Varta [21st Dec; New Delhi]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: aasavri Rai December 20, 2018 12:33 pm Change Font Size On the occasion of 2nd Anniversary of Jus Dicere, discussions would be conducted with some esteemed lawyers and judges of the country. Date: December 21st, 2018 The discussion would focus on how the things that aren’t taught in law school should be practiced by the education system. This discussion will be held in order to make the students aware of different teaching practices that should be adopted by the law schools in order to create more talented and expert professionals in the law industry. The panel will be discussing the different things that they wish their law schools could have taught them. Through the voices of these experts who have achieved accolades in their professional career, Jus Dicere aims to create a better path in the teaching practices. The discussion would be joined by students from all over India and by the teachers and employees related … [Read more...] about Justice Dipak Misra to Deliver Address in Jus Dicere’s Varta [21st Dec; New Delhi]
Hindu monks, activists rally in New Delhi demanding Ayodhya temple
By Mayank BhardwajNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Hindu monks and activists linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party gathered in the Indian capital New Delhi on Sunday to urge the government to build a temple at the ruins of a 16th century mosque.gi The calls for a new temple in the northern town of Ayodhya come ahead of an election that must be held by May 2019, when Modi will seek a second term. Most analysts expect his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to fare far less well than it did in 2014, and critics often accuse the party of using communal issues to whip up support. For the past three decades, the BJP and Hindu outfits associated with it have resurrected the Ayodhya controversy before elections, stoking tensions between Hindus and a Muslim minority who make up 14 percent of India's 1.3 billion people.In 1992 a militant Hindu mob tore down the centuries-old mosque in Ayodhya, triggering riots that killed about 2,000 people across India in one of the worst … [Read more...] about Hindu monks, activists rally in New Delhi demanding Ayodhya temple
Call For Interns: Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy’s Nyaaya [New Delhi]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: aasavri Rai November 17, 2018 11:16 pm Change Font Size Nyaaya, the legal-tech initiative of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, is inviting internship applications for their Delhi office. Nyaaya aims to provide an accessible, user-friendly and single window platform which documents and explains all Indian laws, and is looking for a long-term intern who wants to contribute. Eligibility: Any law student based out of Delhi in their 4th or 5th year of law school (5-year law program) or 2nd/3rd year of a 3-year law program. Role: Interns would be contributing mainly to creating content for the website that explains legal topics in a simple, easy to understand way. This will require doing competent, comprehensive research and drafting short, factually accurate, concise explanations of particular facets of a legal topic. Depending on their interests, the time available, they can also be involved in developing infographics, tech, … [Read more...] about Call For Interns: Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy’s Nyaaya [New Delhi]
International Seminar On Women And Children Rights [12th Jan, New Delhi]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: aasavri Rai November 10, 2018 10:52 pm Change Font Size Law Mantra, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad and International Council for Jurists, London, are organising a one-day international seminar on Protection of Women and Children Rights: Issues and Challenges. The organisers invite submissions for the same. Date: 12th January 2019 Venue: The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi Sub-Themes: Child Protection Laws in India. Child Protection Laws and Role of NHRC and other agencies. Specific issues with regard to protection of children in India. Protection of Children: International Laws framework. Sexual Harassment at Work Place. Women empowerment and domestic violence. Cyber Space and Women. Reproductive Technologies and Rights of Women. Eve- teasing, Molestation, Sexual Abuse and Rape. Selected papers will be published in UGC Referred Book bearing ISBN. … [Read more...] about International Seminar On Women And Children Rights [12th Jan, New Delhi]