Review: NITI Aayog’s report estimates 68 lakh Gig workers as of 2019-20, close to 60% in Retail & Transportation
NITI Aayog recently released a report on the Gig economy in India. Among other things, the report estimates the gig…
An AI-generated video is being falsely shared as visuals of a 5,000-year-old Sri Maha Vishnu temple in the sea off Bali, Indonesia
A video (here, here and here) showing scuba divers swimming underwater and examining a temple-like structure is going viral on…
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Data: Where are we on Maternal & Child Mortality indicators?
Over many years, India has made considerable progress on many of the maternal & child…
Data: Share of Cesses & Surcharges increase from 10.4% to 15.3% of Gross Tax Revenue in 10 years
The issue of Central Cesses has been a contentious one since the amount collected through…
Review: Here are a few archaic laws that are irrelevant in today’s times
India has thousands of Central & State laws some of which were passed during the…
Review: Madras High Court calls for exploitation of animals to be stopped
In this round-up of important court decisions, we look at decisions about the exploitation of…
Data: 340 deaths of Manual Scavengers in Sewers & Septic tanks between 2016 & 2020
Manual scavenging has been a scourge of the Indian society for decades. Despite legislative efforts,…
Nirbhaya Fund – Low Utilization of Funds is a common feature across various Schemes
As observed in an earlier story, only about 62% of the funds released under the…
