Data: Significant increase in the pendency of Economic Offences in 2020 & 2021
Data from the NCRB indicates that the pendency of economic offences both under the sections of IPC as well as…
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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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…
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…
