Review: SC Rules That the Prosecution Has to Prove a Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt in Case of Circumstantial Evidence
In this week’s review of Court Judgments, we look at Supreme Court’s observation that the responsibility to prove a case…
A video of a film shooting is misrepresented as the real kidnapping of a teacher for a ‘Pakadwa Vivah’ (forced marriage) in Begusarai, Bihar
https://youtu.be/WGU-AN9sZ_A A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows a school with several children in uniform…
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Data: States increasingly rely on advances & OD facilities to tide over the pandemic induced fiscal stress
The RBI’s advisory committee that looked into the advances & overdraft facilities to states recently…
Review: Growth in Bank Credits slows down while the growth in Deposits increases
The RBI recently released the 23rd edition of the biannual Financial Stability Report (FSR) for…
Review: Bombay HC holds that stopping Police access to CCTV cameras interferes with public duty.
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on…
Data: Women still underrepresented in the Union Council of Ministers
Unlike in most other democracies, Women have been a part of the Union Council of…
Review: UNICEF report notes that an additional 9 million children could be pushed into Child Labour if no additional measures are taken
The UNICEF & ILO’s report on the global child labour estimates for 2020 notes that…
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…
