8.7 Lakh Missing in India in 2023: Half Still Untraced, Women and Teens Most at Risk
TL;DR India faces a persistent missing persons crisis. In 2023, 8.68 lakh people were reported…
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Rural-Urban Divide Persists in Causes of Infant Mortality
TL;DR Infant deaths in India remain high, especially in the first 29 days, mostly due…
Data: Disparities Persist Despite Significant Reduction in IMR Across States & Regions
India’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) was 80 in 1991 but significantly reduced to 27 in…
Data: More Than 75% of Juveniles Apprehended for Crimes in 16 to 18 Age Group; 99% Are Boys
Data from the NCRB indicates that between 2017 and 2022, close to 90% of juvenile…
Data: NCRB Data Indicates that Crimes Committed by Juveniles Down 30% Between 2013 & 2022
Data from the NCRB’s CII report indicates number of reported crimes by juveniles decreased from…
Data: 60% of the Adopted Children are Female, 80% in the 0-2 Age Group
Data from the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) indicates that in the last 10 years,…
Data: Crimes Against Children Related to Kidnapping & Abduction, Sexual Offences Show a Steep Increase in the Last 6 Years
Data from the NCRB shows that crimes against children are reported under 42 different crime…
Data: Number of Adoptions Down Even in 2021-22 While Estimates Indicate an Increase in Orphaned Children
Multiple estimates from different agencies indicate a very high number of orphaned children in the…
Data: Despite 9-fold increase in registered cases of Child Marriage between 2011 & 2021, reporting still poor
The NCRB’s Crime in India (CII) report for 2021 indicates that more than 1000 cases…
Data: Number of registered cases of Child Marriage increased by about 50% in 2020 as per NCRB
As per the NCRB’s annual Crime in India report, a total of 782 cases were…
