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Many a time in India’s history, popular protests have forced governments to roll back controversial laws. The current impasse over the new farm laws signals the history is set to repeat.  

A task force set up by the Centre has recommended that the minimum age for marriage for women in India may be fixed at 21, setting off a debate on marriage, women empowerment and consent. Here’s a dossier on the history of marriageable age for women, and more.  

Covid-19 has introduced a glut in electronic gadgets, courtesy the explosion in remote working and work-from-home. As a result, the world is witnessing an alarming growth in e-waste, which in combination with the bio waste being generated as part of our fight against the pandemic, can pose a great danger to the future of the planet.

With a sharp focus on making publicly funded scientific research open and equitable, the draft science technology and innovation policy aims to create a fresh and modern science ecosystem in the country. But that’s no easy task.

The programme aims to create awareness on the spread of fake news and misinformation among students and other vulnerable populations. But there are challenges.

The WhatsApp privacy rules controversy has brought the vital issue of data privacy back in the news, forcing the general public to sit back and take note of what’s happening in the way data is collected and used by various agencies and whether precious user information is safe in the hands of the companies. Here’s a list of instances where hackers had a ball with private data.

The Covid vaccine is here. As India readies itself for the largest vaccination drive in the world against Covid-19, there’s a lot of hope, anxiety and apprehension in the air. Here’s everything you need to know.

Where is Jack Ma, the world asks. The billionaire entrepreneur from China has been MIA for the past two months. Ma’s absence comes right after his skirmishes with the government. N13 looks at the events, before and after Ma’s vanishing act.

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Countries in Southeast Asia and Pacific region have joined hands to create RCEP, the world’s largest trade agreement. India had withdrawn from the deal negotiations last year. What is India missing out on by deciding to sit out?

Mozilla has released an updated list of IoT gadgets based on how they collect your data. Some devices are ranked ‘not creepy’, while some are ‘super creepy’. Many products owned by Facebook and Amazon fall under the super creepy tag

Virgin Hyperloop has just tested the first human hyperloop ride in Las Vegas. Once a crazy, hypothetical idea, ultra-fast transport powered by pressurised air and magnetic force is gradually becoming a reality that we can afford.

When Covid-19 hit the world and lockdowns were announced, there was an initial trend of more men participating in household chores and childcare responsibilities. But as the work-from-home system continued and the lockdowns turned into boredoms, these duties have fallen back onto women workers and their jobless peers. N13 explores how Covid has stretched the gender inequality in our societies.

The biggest porn websites are all owned by one. company. N13 explores what goes wrong when the porn industry is dominated by one company .

Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube and other platforms have got a $1 million fine under Turkey's new social media law. Why did it happen?