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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicGender justice

Topic: gender justice

Forget UCC, amending the Special Marriage Act can do more for gender justice

Everyone needs to understand that a sort of UCC already exists in the form of the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

Uttarakhand UCC delivers status quo for wives & mothers, while promising ‘gender justice’

Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code claims to ensure gender justice by abolishing discriminatory practices among Muslims, but fails to address other unjust laws.

Uttarakhand UCC Bill does a lot of things. Achieving true ‘uniformity’ is not one of them

The Uttarakhand UCC Bill has failed to achieve its intended goal of uniformity. Instead, it appears to be an exercise in shoddy replication of existing laws and selective criminalisation.

CJI Chandrachud’s call for gender justice is timely and hopeful

It would be interesting to see to what extent the court pays heeds to the counsel of its new leader.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.