The pandemic induced a huge negative impact on the lives of many students as educational institutions witnessed a closure. The closure, which still continues after over a year since Covid-19 came into the picture, has led to catastrophic consequences for different sections of students. But most importantly, it has affected the quality of education overall. A recent report, Locked Out: Emergency Report on School Education conducted a survey covering 1400 students concluded that only 8% of students in rural areas and 24% of students in urban areas are studying regularly while 19% students in urban areas and 37% students in rural areas are not studying at all. Both sets of parents (76% in urban and 75% in rural areas) feel that their children’s reading habits have declined during the lockdown. But all this along with many other negative outcomes seem imperative due to different factors that have played a significant role in moulding and transforming the scenario of education for children.

The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the economy, with people losing jobs and being stripped off their livelihoods. The workers have borne the brunt of the crisis, particularly those who are self-employed or working in the platform economy. The gig and platform workers face two major risks: 

Sustainability means “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" and Energy resources with less environmental impact are popularly known as clear or green energy. The business dimension of sustainability covers economic development, efficient use of energy, and security which ensures that each country has constant access to sufficient energy. Energy efficiency means using less energy to achieve the same production goals. Renewable energy sources are essential to sustainable energy, as they generally strengthen energy security and emit far fewer greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. 

Secondary Education in India captures the grade of six to tenth in the Indian case. It roughly demarcates the population falling between ages 14-18. An individual is considered to have accomplished in secondary education if they can be listed as someone who has attained a secondary or matriculation exam certification. While India primarily has catered to ensuring primary education through the Right to Education Act, 2009 the secondary education is still beyond its purview. The compulsory primary education was a helpful addition to Article 21 under the “Right to Life” in the Indian Constitution, which enabled individuals to accesses primary education through government, government aided, private or other institutions recognised by the Ministry of Education, however- there are significant insights when it comes to secondary education especially through the lens of gender and caste which have both acted as factors often determining why a disparity remains.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“DPDP Bill”) on November 18, 2022 for public consultation. While a lot can be written about the fourth iteration of the Bill aimed at data protection, this article covers an overview of the proposed law and its effect on data collection and other forms of processing that have a direct bearing on Outline India research. 

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