policy – Itisaras

TIK TOK Ban – Privacy, Truth and more

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments adjuncts, app, authoritarianism, ban, BeautyPlus, boycotting, COVID-19, Crime, cyber war, cyberspace, Dance, data mining, data nationalism, dialogues, digital authoritarianism, domestic, endangered, Entertainment, foreign, Government, Indo-Chinese, influencer, integrity, livelihood, Music, pandemic, phishing, platform, policy, political, privacy, privacy-breach, propaganda, purge, risk, safety, security, Shein, socioeconomic, sovereignty, spy, spyware, swadeshi, techno-nationalism, techno-politics, threat, TikTok, trade-off, trend, unemployment, vulnerability, We-Chat, Xi Jinping

The entertainment app of Tik Tok was banned amidst the ongoing pandemic as it was said to be a national threat and sharing personal data of its users. Millions of people suffered due to the same and Indian Tik Tok users are still facing the reality of living without it.

Polity Society

Affirmative Action – A Poisoned Chalice?

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments affirmative action, Ashok Acharya, backward class, behaviour, Discrimination, diversity, dominant members, electoral incentive, fairness, family, inequalities, inferior, Justice, opportunity, policy, politicization, positive discrimination, reservations, social costs, social groups, suppressed classes, traditions and customs, upper class, validity, violence, vote bank politics, voters

The ghosts of social injustices in the past haunt us even today. And affirmative action was supposed to be its panacea. But, how effective has it been so far? Do such policies hold any rational ground today? Find out in this article.

Culture

Threads of Gold: The Legacy of Kashmiri Saffron

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Editor 1 Comment Change, Culture, environment, Export, Farmers, Government, Import, Indian Saffron, Kashmir, Kashmir Valley, Kashmiri Saffron, Mountains, National Saffron Mission, policy, pollution, Protection, Saffron, Saffron Festival, Spice, Tourism, Zero-waste

One of the most important and oldest commodities of Kashmir, Saffron is an integral part of Kashmiri culture. Over the last few years, the declining yield and the encroachment of farms have
brought the lives of the Saffron cultivators to a standstill. How can production be improved? What is the
Government’s role in protecting the legacy of Kasmiri Saffron? Let’s find out.

Interview Polity

Working Together Towards a Greener Tomorrow: An Interview with Henriette Faergemann

October 24, 2019June 19, 2020 Editor 0 Comments air pollution, clean energy, climate, climate change, environment, environment protection, European Union, international partnerships, policy, pollution, solution, sustainable development, technology, urbanization, water pollution

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesHenriette Faergemann is currently the Environment, Climate and Energy Counsellor in the European Union Delegation to India. She is