Data: Large Variation between states in the share of ‘Medically Certified Deaths’ due to various causes
Recently, the Annual Report on the Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD), 2020 was released by the Office of…
Video of a boat capsizing in Congo’s Lake Kivu is being shared linking it to the Mumbai boat accident.
https://youtu.be/5tPTbM4ywpI A video (here, here and here) showing an overcrowded boat capsizing into a water body is going viral on…
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Data: Can mandatory FASTag increase ‘Toll Revenue Collection’ at a greater rate in 2021-22?
The overall user fee collection at toll plazas on national highways increased by around 1.8…
Review: ‘Municipal Solid Waste’ generated in India set to increase 7 times in the next 30 years
The parliamentary standing committee on Urban Development recently submitted a report that provided details of…
Review: CRM of the Rural Development Ministry notes that SAGY has not made any significant impact
The Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched in October 2014 to make socio-economic &…
Data: Number of Beneficiaries of Anganwadi Services fell by 14% in the last four years
Anganwadi Services under the umbrella ‘Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)’ are aimed at holistic development…
Review: What is the ‘Vehicle Scrapping Policy’ all about?
The Central Government has recently notified draft rules of many aspects relating to the ‘Vehicle…
Review: Cutting of Trees for developmental projects – Supreme Court constitutes an expert committee for formulating guidelines
In this roundup of the important court judgments, we look at directions about improving the condition…
