Data: Teacher Strength in Private Schools Down 3% in 2021-22 After Years of Increase
Data from the UDISE+ report for 2021-22 indicates that the number of teachers in private unaided schools decreased by 2.93%…
Indian Railways Has Not Restored Senior Citizen Concessions on Train Ticket Fares
https://youtu.be/jxxGuFEICsY Update (26 May 2025): A post (here, here, and here) is widely circulating on social media, claiming that Indian…
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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…
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…
