Fast-Track Courts: Justice On The Clock

Editorial

In context: The demand for these courts occasionally resurfaces when incidents like the tragic rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College happen, though the inherent limitations of the judicial system remain largely overlooked About Fast-Track Courts: Fast-track courts in India were established to address the phenomenal judicial backlog and ensure…

India’s Sickle Cell Challenge

Editorial

Why in the News? The Prime Minister has reaffirmed the government’s dedication to addressing sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that alters the shape of red blood cells. What is SCD? Sickle cell disease, a chronic condition, encompasses a group of inherited disorders affecting haemoglobin, the protein responsible for oxygen transport in the body.…