Data: Number of Suicides in India increased by over 26% between 2017 & 2021
Suicides data from the NCRB’s ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ report indicates that the number of suicides in India…
The viral video of a coconut flying using mantras was part of an anti-superstition campaign aimed at exposing fraud
https://youtu.be/Wqcb6p4CwLM A video is going viral on social media (here, here, and here) showing a person flying a coconut in…
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Data: While Physical Infrastructure improves, Digital Infrastructure remains poor in Schools across States
The UDISE+ report for 2019-20 was released recently. Data from the report indicates that while…
Data: Number of Person days generated under MGNREGA in the first quarter of 2021-22 lower than in 2020-21
Data for the person-days of employment generated under MGNREGA indicates that the total volume of…
Review: What do various studies say about the ‘Delta’ Variant?
The ‘Delta’ variant which was first identified in India in October 2020 is said to…
Review: What is COVID-19’s impact on Global Tourism?
Data available on the UNWTO’s dashboard indicates that the international tourist arrivals reduced by 74%…
Data: Enrolment in B.Tech and M.Tech programmes see a dramatic fall in the last 5 years
The AISHE report for 2019-20 confirms the earlier trends of decreasing enrolment in Engineering courses…
Data: FDI flows to ICT Projects increase in 2020 despite an overall global slowdown
As noted in our previous story, global FDI inflows reduced by 35% in 2020 reaching…
