Between 2014 & 2019, Governments permitted cutting down of more than 1 crore trees under the Forest Conservation Act
The protests in Mumbai against tree felling in the Aarey forest put the focus on…
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Fact Check: How true are Nirmala Sitharaman’s claims about FDI flows?
The finance minister during the course of the budget speech for 2020-21 made claims about…
Explainer: Why is the ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ abbreviated as ‘AAAP’ in the Election Commission records?
Anyone who has followed the 2020 Delhi Assembly election results on the ECI’s website must…
Cricketers still dominate the Padma Awardees list but others catching up
Of all the Padma awards conferred on Sportspersons till date, 24% went to Cricketers. In…
Part -1: Fact Check of Development-related Claims made by the Finance Minister during Budget speech
During her budget speech for 2020-21, the finance minister made multiple claims related to development,…
What did the 15th Finance Commission recommend for 2020-21?
The 15th Finance Commission submitted an interim report with its recommendations for devolution of the…
Ease of Doing Business in India – What does the Economic Survey say?
The Economic Survey of 2019-20 dedicated a chapter to Ease of Doing Business in India.…
In 2018, there is almost a 30% increase in the number of cases pending for more than 3 years with the Police
In an earlier story, it was observed that close to a quarter of the crimes…
Fact Check: The Delhi NSA Order – Routine or not?
Recently, an order was issued extending certain powers under the NSA to the Delhi police.…
Farmer Suicides in 2018 at a 12-year low, says NCRB. How reliable is this data?
NCRB’s 2018 report on ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides’ reveals that the number of farmer suicides…
