46% of the Suicides in 2016 were due to Family Problems & Illness
A total of 1.31 lakh suicides were recorded in India in the year 2016. More…
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1 out of every 5 Suicides in 2016 was that of a ‘Daily-Wage Earner’
More than 1.3 lakh people committed suicide in the year 2016 as per the recent…
Explainer: What is the National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM) ?
The Government of India launched National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM) in 2013. What is the…
Explainer: All about FASTag and implementation issues
FASTag is going to become mandatory at all NHAI toll plazas from 15 December 2019.…
Explainer: Is there anything like a ‘Zero FIR?
Ever since it was reported that the police refused to register a FIR citing jurisdictional…
Explainer: Who is an Overseas Citizen of India? How can one apply?
Recently, author & writer Aatish Tasser’s OCI card was cancelled by the Government on allegations…
More than 50% of the Convicts in Prisons by the end of 2017 were serving Life Imprisonment
By the end of 2017, there were a total of 1.39 lakh convicts serving their…
One has to wait till October 2020 or more to know which parties benefitted from Electoral Bonds
Access here Comprehensive Data on Electoral Bonds (as of February 2024) More than ₹ 6,000 crore worth…
Maharashtra still accounts for 1/3rd of the Farmer suicides in the country
The NCRB recently released the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ report for 2016 after…
More than 70% of the under-trial prisoners are either illiterate or have studied only up to Class X
The NCRB’s 2017 report on prison statistics reveals that the proportion of under-trials in Indian…
