Without debate and amid chaos, the Lok Sabha on 26th July passed the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023. While environmentalists demand a rollback, citing disaster for the country's forest resources, the government disagrees. The bill seeks to amend the 1980 act - and crucially, if passed, will allow the construction of highways, hydel power projects and other such projects in geographically sensitive areas within 100 km of international borders or the Line of Control without a forest clearance. Tonight, on We The People, we debate the role this new bill will play in the age of climate change.

Forest Bill Cleared: Is This The Law We Need to Fight Climate Change?

The horrific video that shows two naked women being paraded, groped and molested by a mob in the violence-hit Manipur has sent shock waves across the country, once again highlighting the plight of women caught in the crossfire of a deadly conflict. The incident prompts us to ask: Why is it that women continue to pay the highest price for conflict for centuries now?

Manipur Horror: When Sexual Violence Is A Weapon, Is Justice A Far Cry?

As the ruling government continues its push to bring in a Uniform Civil Code, citing the imperative need for a common law across all religions to ensure 'gender justice', on We The People, we ask - will a codification of laws necessarily be able to solve a deeply rooted societal problem that has persisted for centuries?

Uniform Civil Code: Does Uniformity Mean Gender Justice?

Have you ever asked how many drinks are too many drinks? Well, recent studies suggest that binge drinking over the weekend may be worse for your health than moderate or light drinking over the week. But what is binge drinking? And how harmful is it exactly? On this episode of We The People, doctors, mental health professionals and liver transplant survivors weigh in.

Is Weekend Binge Drinking Killing You Softly?

After Tata Consultancy Services, one of India's top IT firms, stopped their work-from-home policy, it triggered a mass resignation from women in the organisation - ironically, the very same organisation that had over 35 per cent women in their workforce. This incident, though, begs a larger question - what changed for working women over the pandemic? And what should the new normal be for women in a post-pandemic world? Is empowering women with flexibility a luxury or a necessity?

Women At Work 2023: Finding A New Normal

While Cyclone Biparjoy has dominated headlines this week, it is not an isolated extreme weather event - rather, the sign of many more to come, say scientists. As more and more bizarre 'natural' disasters hit countries all over the world, we can no longer afford to 'other' the climate crisis staring us in the face. On We The People, we ask - what is the human cost of climate change?

The Human Cost Of Climate Change

700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada because their offer letters for admission to Canadian universities in 2018-19 were found to be fake. But as the number of students going abroad, as well as the number of loans being taken to support foreign study are on the rise, how can one protect oneself from immigration fraud?

How To Save Yourself From Immigration Fraud

In a shocking crime in the national capital, a 16-year-old girl was stabbed 22 times on the middle of a busy street by her jilted lover as people watched on - but nobody helped. This is not the first time that bystanders have watched a crime unfold, but done nothing - and it seems only to be getting worse. On We The People, we ask what is this societal apathy? And why is India afflicted by a particularly terrible case of bystander syndrome?

Delhiites Walked By As Teen Stabbed 22 Times: What's Behind India's Bystander Syndrome?

The Karnataka elections were one of the major elections ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This election also stands out because of the dismal performance and participation of women. The BJP fielded only 12 women candidates and there were only 11 women candidates from Congress. Why are women missing in the landmark Karnataka elections?

Karnataka 2023: Where Are The Women?

The Supreme Court said this week that it can dissolve a marriage in certain circumstances, including on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of relations, and do away with the mandatory six-month waiting period. What exactly does this new verdict change? We get a Reality Check.

Supreme Court's Big Order On Divorce: A Reality Check

This powerful opinion-based show throws the floor open to an enquiring public for discussions on the issues affecting the country and its people and ensuring that the average citizen gets a voice.

Over 2,500 food delivery workers from Zomato-owned Blinkit have been on strike across India. The delivery agents are protesting after the company changed the basis on which they will get paid, and how much they will get paid. They don't have adequate rights and protections under Indian labour laws. Do we need a course correction? According to the Niti Aayog there are over 7.7 million gig workers in India but does anyone have their back?

Blinkit Workers' Strike: The Gig Is Up?

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Gangster Atiq Ahmed was shot dead along with his brother on live television on Saturday while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in Uttar Pradesh. There have been numerous instances of encounters in Maharashtra and Punjab. What does this say about us as a country and society? What does this mean for us as a society?

Gangster Atiq Ahmed's Murder: Vigilante Justice Overrides Rule Of The Law?

India has 3,167 tigers, according to the latest census released today. Let's go behind the numbers with India's most credible conservationists.

50 Years Of Project Tiger: Looking Back And Looking Ahead

A letter co-signed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and various other tech giants has demanded a six-month pause in artificial intelligence research - citing under-researched AI as a 'threat to humanity'. We The People sifts the fact from the fiction and asks - is artificial intelligence a way to elevate or destroy the world?

Artificial Intelligence: Boon Or Bane?

A defamation, conviction and disqualification has taken the world of Indian politics by storm. But it also raises a key question on where does one draw the line between legalities and freedom of speech. Does criticism of the ones in power means censorship and sedition? On We The People, we take on the question: is criticism equal to defamation? And if so, where do we draw the line?

Criticism Same As Defamation? Where Does The Buck Stop

It's a parent's worst nightmare. Having your child taken away from you. Sending your child to school but he doesn't return and you find out that you've been deemed an unfit parent and can't see him again. Now imagine this happening to you while you are abroad. In a country where you don't speak the language or understand the systems and processes and as you try to fight the bureaucracy your child is getting older by the day, apart from you. That's the story of the Rani Mukherjee starrer 'Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway' that just released globally this Friday. Friday. The film focuses on the diplomatic row between India and Norway in 2011, sheds light on cases where Indian parents lose custody of their children over cultural differences in their upbringing. The movie also has parallels to the ongoing dispute involving a child in Germany.

Mother Of All 'Custody' Battles: Indian Parents vs Foreign Laws

India has scored significant gains in various development parameters including economic growth, women's education, and reducing fertility rates. Yet, women participation in the labor force remains amongst the lowest in the world. Studies suggest that unpaid domestic work of women amounts to 7.5% of the country's GDP. On We The People, we discuss whether it is time to start compensating women for unpaid care work.

Women, Housework And The Cost Of Invisible Labour

On 'We The People', we take a look at the horrifying murder of Nikki Yadav in Delhi. Coming on the heels of the murder of Shraddha Walkar, such incidents raise key questions on society, violence against women in India and patriarchy.

In Cold Blood: No Nation For Women?

A young domestic help was rescued from her employer's house in Gurugram - where she suffered horrific abuse over the last few months. The young girl,  from Jharkhand, was found with wounds all over her body. However, this is not the first such case of abuse on domestic workers. On We The People, we discuss what can be done to stop such case from happening again.

Abuse Of Domestic Help : A Horror Story 'Maid' In India

ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) has taken the world of artificial intelligence by storm. From helping users with their university assignments to writing a poem, ChatGPT by Microsoft-backed OpenAI can do it all. While some champions of artificial intelligence hail it as the next big thing, experts have raised fears that systems used by such apps could be misused for plagiarism, fraud, and spreading misinformation or even fake news. On We The People, we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of ChatGPT. Watch now.

ChatGPT: Boon Or Bane?

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