The SC did consider this question, and the recent judgment cites an order of 2023, which dismissed a petition for independent audit of the source code.

There are watchdog authorities for weights, drugs and even schools to protect consumers. But when it comes to the EVM – the heart and soul of the electoral process – we have not been informed of any objective and expert supervision of the machines' programming or deployment.

Linking the buyer with the beneficiary would not take three months, as claimed by the SBI.

The renowned architect Haresh Lalvani is thinking of ways in which the convergence of synthetic biology and nanotechnology will enable us to shape our environment based on the fundamental laws of nature.