Data: About a third of Cancer cases in India & half of the cases among Men attributed to Tobacco usage
Recently, the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) and the Indian Council of…
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Data: Courts disposed 41% fewer cases in 2020 compared to 2019
Like with every other sector, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the working of the courts in…
Review: UNICEF report calls for greater government accountability regarding Children’s Diets to prevent malnutrition
UNICEF’s 2021 report titled ‘Fed to Fail? The crisis of Children’s diet in early life’…
Data: The number of registered Cyber-crimes cross 50,000 in 2020. 20% of these are Fraud cases
As expected, the pandemic-induced lockdowns resulted in increased internet usage which meant that the quantum…
Review: Bombay HC issues guidelines – No media reporting, public disclosure of harassment at workplace case judgments without prior approval
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on induction…
Review: WHO issues revised ‘Air Quality Standards’ after 15 years
Recently, the WHO released the revised guidelines for the ‘Air Quality Standards’. This is the…
Review: UN Human Rights Office highlights the risks posed by increased use of AI systems
The UN Human Rights Office recently published the ‘Right to Privacy in Digital Age’ report…
Data: Registered crimes increased by 28% in the lockdown year 2020 but there is a catch
The NCRB recently released the ‘Crime in India (CII) – 2020’ report. The data indicates…
Data: What is the state-wise coverage of Women PMJDY account holders under PMGKY?
Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) announced in March 2020, an amount of…
Review: Supreme Court rules that summoning and detaining a person without any registered crime is illegal
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on…
