Medhavi Mishra

India, as a data economy, can no longer afford a lackadaisical approach to dealing with intermediaries that compromise citizens’ data, writes Medhavi Mishra

Government surveillance, internet shutdowns and more: Decrypting the novel telecom bill

During the lockdown, when most people around the world were cloistered inside their homes, a few animal rights activists in India ventured

The new Bill prescribes a whopping 250 Crores penalty for noncompliance but cryptically sneaks out government agencies from its ambit.

Instead of increasing punishments for pharma companies, they are reducing them, and there will be long-term public health consequences if pharmaceutical companies do not have the right incentives under the law to produce the highest quality medicine, says Prashant Reddy, advocate and author of “The Truth Pill.”