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  Picture Source: TOI Opinion Introduction: Recently the NEET paper leak set off a series of events, from nationwide protests to bill amendments. The NEET exam conducted on 3 May 2026 was allegedly leaked. It was ultimately re-conducted on 21 June 2026. With NEET being an important central and singular exam written by large numbers of students all over India to secure medical seats, this issue faced backlash by students, academics and the general public. The dissent of the people didn't stop and transformed from the news of just ‘another’ paper leak to a question of administrative responsibility, government accountability and enforced efficiency.    We saw the CJP and its mass protest demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister and relief for NEET students. A paper leak, student suicides, a mass protest, a resignation, an amendment. Throughout this course of events, increasing public distrust, government complacency and student political participation ...

  Source: peshkov / Getty Images Introduction The role of Independent Directors in India has transformed from a passive advisory position into a high-stakes legal tightrope. While the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 attempts to ease procedural compliance, regulatory enforcement by the NFRA and SEBI (LODR) Regulations has exponentially increased statutory liabilities for non-executive directors. This creates a stark regulatory paradox: regulators expect non-executive directors to act as fierce boardroom watchdogs and expose sophisticated corporate fraud, yet keep them locked out from daily operational realities. Without direct access to unvarnished data or independent budgets, expecting IDs to unearth concealed financial wrongdoing remains an unwitting trap. The Statutory Shift The legal architecture governing board composition has undergone continuous recalibration. While the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 primarily targets compliance rationalization and the decriminal...

Introduction  India’s digital growth is moving super-fast these days. You can see it everywhere – UPI payments on every phone, startups popping up, and businesses shifting online. Recent government data shows India crossed 1.03 billion internet users by end- 2025, with UPI hitting a record 21.63 billion transactions in December 2025. But this boom brings serious dangers. Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT job – it has become a core part of company governance. The threats are real .  According to CERT-In, over 29.44 lakh cyber incidents were handled in 2025. Cyber fraud losses crossed ₹20,000 crore, and the average data breach costs companies around ₹22 crore. It’s surprising that India holds Tier 1 “Role Model” status in the ITU Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, yet we remain one of the top targets for ransomware in Asia-Pacific. The government is responding. In the Union Budget 2025-26, it allocated ₹782 crore for cybersecurity to strengthen digital defences. Why Cybersecur...

                                                              Source: AI generated image           Introduction We usually link the concept of energy security with remote issues like oil fields, international agreements, or large policy debates. For instance, it is in our kitchen where an LPG cylinder is placed under the gas stove. For many Indian families, LPG is a major change from firewood and kerosene, not only economically but also socially. Using fuel such as LPG, however, exposes this dependence silently to risk. Besides the LPG leaks being quite frequent, when these accidents happen, they usually do so suddenly and with a lot of harm. With the disturbances in the global supply routes particularly those around the Strait of Hormuz a new element of unpredictability has appeared. Hence, a c...