Public Interest

Delhi HC reserves order on PIL seeking ban on deities' images on walls

The Delhi High Court reserved its order in a plea against the practice of sticking gods' images and posters on walls in order to prevent public urination, spitting, and throwing garbage

Updated On: 11 Dec 2022 | 8:03 AM IST

Sebi receives over 30,000 whistleblower complaints: Chief vigilance officer

If we continue to misuse this policy with frivolous and mischievous complaints, then we are blunting it," she said

Updated On: 08 Dec 2022 | 9:49 PM IST

Delhi HC seeks RBI response on implementation of Uniform Banking Code

Court also asks Centre to file a reply in the case in six weeks; next hearing on March 20

Updated On: 05 Dec 2022 | 9:32 PM IST

Private channels to have 30-min slot for 'public interest' programmes

Part of new uplinking-downlinking rules prescribed by I&B ministry

Updated On: 09 Nov 2022 | 10:48 PM IST

SC begins live streaming of constitutional bench cases on Sept 27

Check https://webcast.gov.in/scindia/ to view the proceedings

Updated On: 27 Sep 2022 | 10:14 PM IST

14 of 25 HCs registered a decline in pending PILs in 2021, shows data

Overall, they cleared 83.7 per cent of instituted cases until August 2021- the highest in four years

Updated On: 23 Sep 2022 | 8:58 PM IST

DOLO-650 makers distributed freebies worth Rs 1,000 cr to doctors: FMRAI

The petitioner, while seeking statutory backing to the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP), said that corruption in pharma marketing practices is yet unregulated in India

Updated On: 18 Aug 2022 | 5:03 PM IST

RBI cancels Rupee Co-operative's licence; lender to cease business Sep 22

More than 99% of depositors of Pune-based lender to receive the full amount, says regulator

Updated On: 11 Aug 2022 | 12:25 AM IST

PIL business stealing attention from other important matters: SC

This PIL business is stealing attention from other important matters, the Supreme Court observed when a matter related to the expansion of Karwar port in Karnataka was mentioned for urgent listing

Updated On: 21 Feb 2022 | 8:41 PM IST

Bombay HC refuses to hear PIL seeking uniform rate of Covid-19 vaccines

Bench says Supreme Court is already hearing the matter.

Updated On: 29 Apr 2021 | 12:35 PM IST

Letter to BS: Spike in PILs a wake-up call for legislature, executive

While the states expect they be respected as fe­deral units, the Centre behaves as if it is a unitary government

Updated On: 25 Jun 2020 | 2:23 AM IST

PIL cannot be used as a weapon to challenge our decision: RBI in Delhi HC

The RBI made the submission in response to a PIL alleging that online payments platform Paytm was providing lending facilities in violation of the law regulating such activity

Updated On: 04 Sep 2019 | 9:48 PM IST

Policies & the public interest

The public interest calls for real reforms for equitable growth

Updated On: 04 Oct 2018 | 2:17 AM IST

Netizen Report: Working in the public's interest can get you arrested

Across the world, journalists, human rights activists, advocators of govt transparency are at a risk

Updated On: 11 Jul 2017 | 11:56 AM IST

Netizen Report: Working in the public's interest can get you arrested

Across the world, journalists, human rights activists, advocators of govt transparency are at a risk

Updated On: 11 Jul 2017 | 11:53 AM IST

Universal Basic Income: A disturbing admission

In its simplest form, UBI is a negative income tax

Updated On: 02 Mar 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

Rathin Roy: RBI as uncertain as the rest of us

The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India has left the repo rate unchanged at 6.25%

Updated On: 08 Dec 2016 | 10:55 PM IST

Rathin Roy: Reforming the UN development system

The increasing importance of EMEs has the potential to simultaneously bring new ideas and broader ownership to the UNDS

Updated On: 10 Nov 2016 | 11:42 PM IST

Rathin Roy: Visioning India 2032

PM has tasked NITI Aayog to deliver a 15 year vision for India. Underpinning this commendable initiative is the widely shared assumption that India will grow at least at 8& on average every year

Updated On: 20 Oct 2016 | 9:48 PM IST

Rathin Roy: Need for simple macro-framework

An explicit, simple and public analytical macro-framework imposes accountability on macroeconomic policymakers

Updated On: 01 Sep 2016 | 9:57 PM IST