Dr. Ananth Padmanabhan is the Dean at Daksha Fellowship, Chennai. After completing his B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Ananth went on to complete his...
ODR- Balancing Innovation & Access
Online dispute resolution (ODR) strategies have gradually expanded in the past two decades, to now reach a potential point of exponential traction in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. No better...
Public Law Lawyering
Public law practitioners are at the forefront of limiting governmental authority or defending State action. While the petitioner’s counsel has to often work against the presumption of...
An Interview With Dr. Suchithra Menon C, Faculty at Daksha Fellowship
Dr. Suchithra Menon C currently holds an Assistant Professor position at Sai University, Chennai, and faculty at Daksha fellowship. She has worked closely with the Government of Karnataka and the...
Baghjan blowout shows why we need to fix liabilities
After nearly two weeks of uncontrolled leakage at an oil well in Upper Assam’s Baghjan village, a massive explosion followed by an all-engulfing fire is ravaging the area. Two people have already...
COVID-19: India Must Act Quickly to Open the Eyes of Its Laws to Exotic Species
The novel coronavirus outbreak has, among other things, cast in sharp relief one of the downsides of the illegal wildlife trade: the heightened risk of zoonotic spillovers. One important subset of...
Why the Etalin Hydroelectric Power Project Is Flawed
Hydroelectric dams have been polarising for some time now, mostly because of where they’re located. In the Dibang valley, in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian government has been planning to set up the...
THE ART OF NARRATIVE : Using stories to shape Law & Policy
The art of storytelling is the secret for a successful career in the law and policy world that most experts don’t give out. Good lawyers and policy-makers are also great storytellers. Their stories...
Data Protection in Practice: Compliance and Penalties
When the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (or a version thereof) comes into effect, organizations that handle the personal data of Indian citizens will have to make various operational changes...
Concepts and Principles of Data Protection
The Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP Bill), introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2019 and subsequently referred to a Joint Select Committee, is setting rules for how personal data should be...