Data: Low disposal rate of seized illicit Drugs a cause for concern
Hearing a PIL, the Supreme Court noted with concern the low disposal rate of seized illicit drugs by central &…
Old video of PM Modi interacting with school students in Varanasi falsely shared as being from Delhi
After the Assembly Election dates in Delhi are announced (here and here), a video (here and here) of Prime Minister…
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Data: Pendency of NDPS cases at the Police increases in Metro cities
Data from NCRB indicates that while there is a decrease in the proportion of NDPS…
Data: Hyderabad may emerge as the city with greatest energy consumption outside of NCR
The Central Electricity Authority’s electric power survey in its recent report provided the energy requirement…
Data: Number of cases booked under NDPS act increased by more than 25% in 2017 & 2018
As per the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its annual…
Living Planet Report 2020: Humans are overusing Earth’s biocapacity by at least 56%
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently released the ‘Living Planet Report 2020’. The report paints…
Data: More than 80% of the Suicides due to Drug abuse/Alcohol addiction are outside the Mega Cities
The alleged suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput has put the spotlight back on drug abuse.…
Data: Between 1990 & 2019, more than 64000 lives were lost due to Lightning
Close to 5 lakh lives were lost in India between 1990 & 2019 due to…
