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Aravalli Enforcement Vacuum During Judicial Abeyance I. Procedural Background On 29 December 2025, the Supreme Court of India, acting suo motu, placed its earlier directions issued in November 2025 concerning the application of the 100-metre hill definition in the Aravalli region in abeyance and constituted a High-Powered Expert Committee to reassess scientific and regulatory parameters. … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 18 of 25 How Institutional Signals Shape Democratic Engagement SUMMARY India’s youth and first-time voters represent the largest democratic cohort in the country’s history. Their engagement is shaped not only by campaigns or turnout drives, but by institutional signals—how rules are enforced, how disputes are resolved, and how transparently … Read more
Updated: January 2026 Water Crisis in India is not running out of rain.It is running out of safe, usable water. That difference explains why the water crisis in India persists even after “normal” monsoons. Scarcity today is not only about how much water exists, but how polluted it is, who controls it, and how poorly … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 17 of 25 State-Wise Enforcement Gaps: Why Election Rules Apply Unevenly Across India SUMMARY India conducts elections across vastly different administrative, political, and security environments. While election laws are uniform, enforcement outcomes often vary by state. Block 17 examines how differences in administrative capacity, policing structures, and political context … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 16 of 25 SUMMARY India has conducted regular, large-scale elections with high voter turnout. Yet, over time, public confidence in electoral fairness has shown signs of strain. Block 16 examines how voter trust can erode even when elections occur on schedule—and why perception, consistency, and enforcement matter as much … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 15 of 25 SUMMARY Election enforcement is not determined only by rules, but by when and how those rules are applied. In India, delays in decision-making, selective timing of action, and procedural caution have often shaped the impact of Election Commission interventions. Block 15 examines how timing itself became … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 14 of 25 SUMMARY India’s Election Commission of India (ECI) is constitutionally independent, yet operationally dependent. While it supervises elections, its enforcement capacity relies heavily on government-controlled machinery. Block 14 explains how administrative dependence—over staff, police, and state authorities—limits the ECI’s ability to act decisively, even when legal authority … Read more
By TruthWave Investigative Desk Introduction: Why This Investigation Matters Now For nearly three decades, environmental protection in India followed a settled constitutional principle: a forest is defined by its ecological character, not by paperwork or technical labels.(Primary source: Supreme Court of India judgments database – https://main.sci.gov.in/judgments) That principle weakened in late 2024–2025. During continuing forest-conservation … Read more
TruthWave Level-5 Public Investigation | Block 13 of 25 SUMMARY Between 2004 and 2024, India witnessed repeated judicial warnings, expert committee recommendations, and public debates on electoral reform. Yet, comprehensive legislative action remained limited. Block 13 examines how Parliament consistently deferred structural reform of election laws—forcing courts and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to … Read more
How the Water Tanker Business Works in Indian Cities — Who Profits, Who Pays At 5 a.m. in a Bengaluru neighbourhood, a queue forms around a blue tanker truck. Each household waits with plastic drums, calculating how many litres they can afford today. The price has increased again. This is not an emergency arrangement anymore.It … Read more