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Examining the Fundamental Dichotomies of Personal Laws and Human Rights with Reference to a Growing Consensus for a Uniform Civil Code
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An Insight on the Menace of Drug Abuse in Sports: With Special Emphasis on Sportsmen of North East India
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Income tax law: Semantics and beyond
No full textThe op-ed explains why income tax laws tend to be complex with specific examples from the Indian statute and identifies some simplification measures that one may expect to see in the proposed reform. The piece further argues that the reform must go beyond simple language edits if we are to tackle low tax morale which is a systemic issue in India
Caste Inequality in Occupational Exposure to Heat Waves in India
No full textIndia is a leading global hot spot for extreme heat waves induced by climate change. The social demography of India is centered on its caste hierarchy rooted in endogamous occupational groups. We investigate the association between caste and climate inequality by studying occupational exposure during the 2019 and 2022 heat waves. We combine high spatiotemporal resolution heat stress information from satellite imagery with a large nationally and regionally representative labor force survey with rich socioeconomic and demographic information (n \u3e 100,000 individuals). The slope of the heat stress dose–workhours curve corresponding to the marginalized caste groups is between 25% and 150% steeper than that for dominant caste groups for UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate Index) thresholds between 26°C and 35°C. Our models control for other economic-demographic confounders, including age, gender, education, and economic status, besides political-geographic controls and fixed effects. Our robust evidence for the association between caste identity and exposure to heat stress shows why adaptation and mitigation plans in India must account for the hierarchical social order characterized by the “division of laborers” along caste lines rather than the mere division of labor. Methodologically, our analysis demonstrates the utility of pairing satellite imagery and detailed demographic data
Carl Schmitt was right: The sovereign decides the exception
No full textCarl Schmitt\u27s idea of sovereignty as the power to declare exceptions explains today’s political crises better than the fading certainties of liberal theory. At a time when liberal optimism is fading, and countries that held liberal democracy as an ideal are changing in their political landscape, Schmitt\u27s works provide a powerful theoretical framework to look at the world
Flakes, Feelings, and Finesse: Experiential Studies of Skill Acquisition in Novice Knappers
No full textThe paper studies knowledge acquisition amongst novice knappers in issues such as raw material selection and technological strategies comprising bipolar knapping, flaking cobbles, and handaxe façonnage. Experiments were set in a highly social and experiential framework and focused on investigating skill acquisition based on observation, mimicry, and direct or indirect intervention of an expert knapper. Results suggest variability in skill acquisition in different technological processes through time and the effects of differing teaching methods. Large databases of lithic assemblages generated from novice knapping would facilitate global comparative studies investigating learning processes in lithic knapping, thereby enhancing an understanding of the archeological record
