Review: Global Food Insecurity set to rise because of COVID-19
The latest ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition report of 2020’ released by the FAO…
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Data: Questions over storage & other costs as Food Grain stocks with FCI are way beyond the requirement
The Government announced multiple food security related schemes to help people tide over the COVID-19…
Review: A parliamentary standing committee on ‘Empowerment of Women’ calls for improved safety measures at schools
The parliamentary standing committee on ‘Empowerment of Women’ looked at the issue of the working…
Explainer: What are the different types of tests being used in India for COVID-19 detection?
https://youtu.be/FJFXYDP8N7M About 3 lakh tests are now being conducted per day across India. These tests…
Fact Check: Does Piyush Goyal’s tweet about ‘Trade Surplus of Goods’ present the actual picture of trade?
Union Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted recently saying that for the first time in 18 years,…
Data: An average 500 LMT of Fertilizer per year was used in India in the last 10 years
India’s agriculture is heavily dependent on the usage of fertilizers. Government data indicates that the…
Review: Standing Committee advocates DBT of Fertilizer subsidy to the Farmer
A parliamentary standing committee recently submitted its report on the ‘study of system of fertilizer…
Data: Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Rural areas 1.5 times the rate in Urban areas
The recently released SRS 2018 data indicates that the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Rural…
Data: Southern States have lower population share in the 0-14 age group
As per the SRS 2018 data, about 25.9% of India’s population is in the 0-14…
Data: More than 20% of the Centre’s Indirect tax revenue is through excise duty on Petrol & Diesel
Data indicates that in the last five years, more than 20% of the Centre’s indirect…
