Context: The 2027 Census population enumeration questionnaire contains 40 questions, including several personal details such as Aadhaar, mobile, voter ID, passport and bank-account information.Concerns have been raised that some questions may have li...

Context: Recent student deaths due to incidents such as the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi and the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre basement flooding tragedy have raised deeper questions about safety, accountability and the vulnerabilitie...

Context: Since 2020, Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) have increasingly become an electoral strategy in India, particularly for attracting women voters. While they provide direct financial support and recognise women’s unpaid care work, their...

Context: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) regulates foreign donations to organisations in India, balancing legitimate concerns of national security, transparency and public accountability with the autonomy of civil society institution...

Context: Thailand’s Peaceful Society Promotion Act, an amnesty law aimed at political reconciliation, came into force on August 24, 2026, after being passed by lawmakers in July.The initiative comes amid continuing political polarisation involvi...

UPI: India’s Digital Payments BackboneUnified Payments Interface (UPI) enables instant bank-to-bank payments by connecting users, banks and payment apps through infrastructure operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).In July 2026...

Context: Meta has agreed to pay over $17 billion over the next decade to settle claims brought by 47 U.S. states, Washington DC and other territories alleging addictive platform design, misleading claims about harms and improper collection of data fr...