(18 July 2022) Government Data Roundup: Ranking of States on Support to Start-up Ecosystem, State Ranking Index for NFSA, NIRF-2022 rankings, Indices such as CPI and IIP are among the data & reports released recently
In the seventh edition of the ‘Government Data Roundup’, we cover the Ranking of States on Support to Start-up Ecosystem,…
Old, unrelated visuals are being falsely linked to the June 2025 illegal firearms case in Lucknow
On 26 June 2025, police busted an illegal arms manufacturing racket in Malihabad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (here, here, and here).…
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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…
Data: What are the trends in Foreign Donations Received under FCRA?
The amount of foreign contributions received under FCRA has been steadily increasing though there has…
