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Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 vs. RTI Act: A Clash of Privacy and Transparency

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  Imagine a location where all of the personal information you have provided online—from your preferred holiday destinations to your culinary and shopping preferences—is saved, assessed, and may be shared without your knowledge. This is a reality that we are navigating. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 is the primary safeguard against the misuse of our data. The delicate balance between individual privacy and governmental transparency has emerged as a significant issue at a time of rapid digitization and growing reliance on technology. The conflict between the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023 and the Right to Information (RTI) Act has sparked a nuanced discussion that weighs the importance of having an open and accountable government against the need to protect personal information. Background: The Supreme Court of India determined in the case of Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1 that the right to privacy is a basic right guaran...
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The Bleeding Struggle: Unraveling the Menace of Period Poverty in India

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Menstruation or periods is one of the biggest known taboos associated with India. Period cycle- a natural process of every woman's life is still discussed in hushed voices. Women in this country are still kept in isolation during their periods. It's a history old long discussed topic.  However, another big challenge associated with this issue is the lack of access to free menstrual hygiene products. In a nation teeming with vibrant cultures and deep-rooted traditions, it is disheartening to confront the issue of period poverty that continues to undermine the dignity of countless women. India, despite its economic progress, grapples with the harsh reality that many women and girls lack access to proper menstrual hygiene products, education, and resources during their periods.  Period poverty isn't only about poor access to resources, it is also about the pervasive problem which perpetuates gender inequality and denies women the chance to lead productive and empowered ...
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Amarjeet Sada - Unraveling the Chilling Story of the World's Youngest Serial Killer

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Psychopaths- A trait that researchers are researching even today. If we look at the definition, it says: a person having an ego-centric and antisocial personality marked by a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal intentions.  A psychopath has no feelings towards anything, not even humans, that's why they don't even think before taking any action- even if it is something serious like murder. They are so out of touch with the reality that they don't even realize that their action is a crime, it's an offence, he's hurting someone.  During medical treatment, a psychologist shows his patient an image of a scared person to see his reaction. The patient says that he has no idea about such emotions, but it excites him when he kills people, stabs them, and before dying they have the same look on their faces.  And just like this, there is a similar crazy story of Amarjeet Sada, but the surprising element of this stor...
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Divorce is not for live-in couples- Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has held that live-in relationships are not legally recognized as a marriage in India, and thus, such couples cannot seek divorce. The court observed that in live-in relationships, two parties decide to live together under a mere agreement not based on personal law or the Special Marriage Act. Let's understand what happened in the case. An inter-faith couple (one a Hindu, the other a Christian)  after registering an agreement  have lived together as husband and wife since 2006. They also had a child, who's now 16 years old. Their marriage was never registered under the Special Marriage Act. As they no longer wanted to continue their relationship, they moved to the family court with a joint petition for mutual divorce under the Special Marriage Act. But the court rejected their plea as they were not married under the Special Marriage Act. They appealed to the High Court, which again was disposed of. The court said that the law recognizes divorce as a...
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GOOGLE is all set to launch a new ChatGPT rival, says CEO Sundar Pichai

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  Picture credit: Google  When it comes to disruption use data, not dogma. The war on Artificial Intelligence has begun. It was unpredictable that 2023 would be the year that Google Search will fight to keep its crown against Bing, but that’s exactly what could play out in the next few months. Microsoft has announced that Bing could be powered with ChatGPT which was planning an official showcase on 7th February, 20023. In a quick response to this, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai broke the news about ‘Bard’- which is their very own conversational AI powered by LaMDA. Google will also host an event on 8th February to delve more into this. This shows that the race for Artificial Intelligence is at its peak. In January 2023, Microsoft announced to make a multi-billion investment of around $10 billion in Open AI over years. Microsoft will be providing cloud-computing power to the research lab in its software and across its products including Bing. If we discuss Google’s announcement in ...
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Beef Ban in India

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Image credit: Google Meat from dairy animals like cows, bulls, calves, and buffalo is known as beef. People have been consuming beef for a very ancient period. Beef is full of nutrients, protein, and carbs. India is the 3rd-most beef-consumed country in the world and contributes about 25% to the global meat output. The United States, Brazil, and China are the top three beef consumers in the world.  Reports say in 2012 there were only 5 million stray cattle in the Indian streets, but now there are an estimated 40 million unproductive cattle at risk of being abandoned. The Hindus have never supported cattle slaughter and their consumption as they consider cows to be sacred and refer to them as “Mother cows.” They demand a complete ban on this practice.  Cattle slaughter is also an example of animal cruelty. PETA and other organizations accused slaughterhouses in India of treating animals cruelly and demanded humane treatment in such places. In the 2017 beef ban case of All I...
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Beware- You can be the Next Victim of Cyber Crime

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  Image Credit: Google You wake up in the morning, open your phone and receive a message: Dear customer, you have won a lottery of Rs. 10 Lakh. Please provide your bank verification details to proceed with the transaction. It is a SCAM ALERT !  You are going to be the next victim of cyber fraud if you provide your details. Don’t fall for them anymore. Online payments and banking systems have made it easy to pay and shop, and complete major transactions and investments digitally, but it has also invited cyber fraud. But one wrong click on the website can land you straight in the hands of fraudsters looking to catch and rob all your money.  How does this cheating works?   QR Code Scam : Scammers will pretend that the payment has failed and will ask the sellers/ customers to scan a QR code and enter the UPI pin.  SIM Swap Fraud : The fraudster will the sim by getting a new card from the mobile service provider, and then they will do multiple money transfe...
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