Explainer: What are the new ‘Direct Selling Rules’ about?
The government recently notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 to regulate the direct…
Browsing: Government of India
Data: The number of Stray Cattle decreased at the national level while it increased in certain states
Stray cattle are a major issue in some states with large cattle population. They cause…
Review: SC makes important observations about exclusion criteria of pre-existing illness in medical insurance
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions about…
Data: Only 20% Conviction rate in ‘Hate Speech’ cases decided between 2016 & 2020
In our first story on ‘hate speech’ cases, it was observed that the number of…
The Curious case of data on Manual Scavengers
Manual Scavenging is an inhuman practice that continues even to this day though the government…
Data: India’s Tourism sector yet to recover as new variants emerge
Tourism numbers reached record lows in 2020 both around the world and in India. As…
Data: Outstanding Credit of SCBs towards personal loans more than doubled in the last five years
Unlike in the case of ‘Outstanding Credit’ of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) to Industry &…
Data: In the last four years, RBI spent 44% of its public awareness campaign expenditure on high profile sports events & KBC
RBI spent a significant amount of money on public awareness in the last four years.…
Data: ‘Outstanding Credit’ of SCBs to Industry decreased by end March 2021
RBI recently released the Handbook of Statistics on the Indian States for 2020-21. Data from…
Review: Supreme Court Directs States/UTs to issue Ration Cards, Voter IDs to Sex Workers
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions about the…
