Data: Export of Essential Commodities from India down 27% in 2020-21
The Essential Commodities act lists seven broad categories of items as essential commodities. Data shared…
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Central Govt Debt crossed 100-trillion rupees mark as State Debts also increased disproportionally during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a debilitating impact on the economy forcing governments to borrow…
Data: Value of India’s Human Vaccine exports increased by more than 6 times in the last 10 years
Export data available on the commerce ministry indicates that India’s vaccine exports have considerably increased…
Data: What has been the trend in incidence of Vector-Borne Diseases in India?
Lakhs of people in India are affected by vector-borne diseases every year. But what has…
Data: Utilization of ‘Cesses & Surcharges’ for the intended purpose remains a concern
As we highlighted earlier, the increase in the share of ‘Cesses & Surcharges’ in centre’s…
Data: Where are we on Maternal & Child Mortality indicators?
Over many years, India has made considerable progress on many of the maternal & child…
Data: Share of Cesses & Surcharges increase from 10.4% to 15.3% of Gross Tax Revenue in 10 years
The issue of Central Cesses has been a contentious one since the amount collected through…
Review: Here are a few archaic laws that are irrelevant in today’s times
India has thousands of Central & State laws some of which were passed during the…
Data: 340 deaths of Manual Scavengers in Sewers & Septic tanks between 2016 & 2020
Manual scavenging has been a scourge of the Indian society for decades. Despite legislative efforts,…
Nirbhaya Fund – Low Utilization of Funds is a common feature across various Schemes
As observed in an earlier story, only about 62% of the funds released under the…
