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,…
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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…
Data: What are the trends in Foreign Donations Received under FCRA?
The amount of foreign contributions received under FCRA has been steadily increasing though there has…
Review: How many missions to Mars have been undertaken so far?
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the red planet recently. It was launched on 30…
Review: SC lays down guidelines for the operation of bank lockers
In this roundup of the important court judgments, we look at directions about the duty…
Data: Share of Crude Oil imported for domestic needs crossed 89% in 2019-20
The PM recently spoke about India’s dependence on crude oil imports. Data indicates that the…
The history of FCRA and the trends in FCRA registration cancellations
With the recent amendments to the FCRA 2010, the government has made it difficult in…
RBI Data: Number of Complaints to the Ombudsman increased by 65% in 2019-20
The RBI has three Ombudsman schemes covering Banking, NBFCs, and Digital Transactions. Data from the…
Data: Which State has a better Fish Production ratio corresponding to the Central Funds transfer?
This story is second in the series on centre’s transfer of funds to states under…
Review: Courts make important decisions about the Rights of Persons with Disability, dereliction of duty by government officials, invocation of sedition law, and the rights of LGBT community.
Supreme Court: Conflating the rights of PwDs with the notion of benchmark disabilities does a…
