What is new with the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India – 2020’ report?
The NCRB recently released its 2020 edition of the annual ‘Crime in India’ report, which…
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The Story of ‘Cruelty to Animals’ cases in India – Lack of Data & Minimal Penalties
While India enacted the ‘Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ act in 1960, minimal penalties &…
Review: Multiple studies make important recommendations to bridge the learning gap caused due to school lockdowns
Parliamentary standing committee on education recently released a report that made important recommendations to bridge…
PM-KISAN transactions: Less than 1% failure rate but wide variation across States
PM-KISAN is one of the flagship schemes of the current government. Data till June 2021…
Explainer: What do the Government guidelines say about issuing death certificates with cause as COVID-19?
In response to a petition filed in the Supreme Court, the government recently framed guidelines…
Review: Telangana HC acquits a TRS MP in an election-related offence
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on queerphobic…
Data: FDI into India increases by 25% in 2020-21, led largely by the more than 3-fold increase in Computer Hardware & Software
Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, FDI into India increased by 25% in 2020-21. This…
Review: UNEP report highlights the impact of ‘Plastic Pollution’ on migratory species
Recently, the United Nations Environment Program’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild…
As most countries implement Tobacco control measures, the WHO report calls for addressing ‘New and Emerging Products’
One of the targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to strengthen the implementation…
Review: Seven years of PMJDY in numbers
The Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is one of the prestigious schemes of the current…
