The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings both promise and skepticism. Skepticism arises from the unpredictable consequences and the complexities of AI technologies, leading to concerns about misuse and potential negative impacts on society. Despite this, encouraging AI development offers significant benefits, from data-driven decision-making to accelerated scientific breakthroughs. However, patentability challenges emerge, especially in India, where AI-related inventions face scrutiny under existing laws.

“Love has no gender – compassion has no religion – character has no race.” – Abhijit Naskar
On October 17, 2023, a Constitutional Bench made up of five Supreme Court judges rejected the idea of legalizing same-sex marriage, sending the issue back to Parliament for further study. The matter described here is whether this demographic has the basic rights while every citizen of the country is entitled to exercise their rights without being discriminated against. Hon’ble Justice Indu Malhotra once said that history owes an apology to these people and their families. Homosexuality is a valid part of the human sexual spectrum. They have the right to dignity and should be free of discrimination. Due to some traditional credence, people have negative perspectives about the community.

Millions of people flee from their home countries every year, seeking safety from persecution, war, or any natural calamities. Yet, instead of finding a home in another country, they end up facing a lot of challenges. The term “refugee” has always had a negative connotation because of the various issues a nation faces due to refugees. But the actual victims here are the refugees themselves. They are the people in a new country, wondering about their rights and facing an existential crisis. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), “Refugees are people who have fled their countries to escape conflict, violence, or persecution and have sought safety in another country.”

Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everybody has the right to participate in the governance of their country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. Suffrage is a civil right which provides the right to vote in elections.
In India according to the National Criminal Record Bureau, out of the total population, 5,73,220 prisoners were in prisons on 31st December 2022. In addition to this, Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights stipulates that each subject should have rights and opportunities, and must not be concerned under Article 2, i.e. race, color, sex, language, religion, politics, or alternative opinions, national or social origin, property status, birth, or other conditions. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),in Article 21(3), states that “The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government,” emphasizing the importance of the right to participate in governance.

The sun blazes on, the wind gushes, the oceans roar, the peaks melt, the trees die…but man carries on. As the earth yelps for help, the human turns deaf only to heed when his mind shows him a selfish reason. Is this not treason?
History serves as a remarkable testament to the existence of sensitivity to the environment since the days of yore. Systematic planning evident in the Indus Valley Civilization, the inclusion of environmental concerns in countless mantras in Vedas, stringent departmentalization of the environment for judicious utilization in Kautilya’s Arthashastra, and the Gupta patronage to environmental pursuits are all evidence of the might and power nature holds over the reasoned fallacies of humans.
As the throes of the Industrial Revolution hit the conscience of mankind, nature was subdued in the growing shadows of economic prowess and development. The pangs of widespread urbanization coupled with burgeoning factors causing pollution have led to the usurpation of nature’s status quo from a worshiped entity to a silent sufferer at the hands of its offspring. The present scenario deals with a startling call to attend to nature’s dissipating and deteriorating condition as, with the wake of each dawn, man realizes the impermanence of resources, the constraint of time, and the weeds of unprecedented development. As the world grapples to find a symbiotic solution to equipoise the teleological aspects of ecology and environment, the primary province that soars in the global skies is the ever-changing hues of the climate crisis. Against the backdrop of surmounting economic development, each country is making amends to remedy the ills inflicted on nature through various legal instruments. India too has taken galloping strides towards mitigating climate change, stabilizing an environmental economy, and imbibing the spirit of sustainable development. Through the kaleidoscope of India’s environmental legislations, policies, and treaties, the country’s judicial and jurisprudential topography of the environment is highlighted.

Criminal cases and investigations in recent times have witnessed the emergence of a new
investigative technique- the Narco-Analysis test. However, this technique comes with a bag of
legal and ethical questions- questions that have been debated for a long time now.
This article reviews the literature of the Narco-Analysis Test in India, how it violates
Constitutional Provisions and International Conventions, its scientific inaccuracy, and how it
tends to violate the rights of the accused against self-incrimination. Finally, this article seeks
to compare the constitutional standpoint of self-incrimination in the United States vis-à-vis
India.

“Some birds aren’t meant to be caged”

– Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The time when the whole world was forced to stay isolated in their houses, similar to the movie
Contagion, the OTT (Over the Top) platforms experienced a spike in their rates of
subscription purchase. There was a robust increase in the viewership of OTT media platforms.

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