Data: Road accidents data for 2020 shows the impact of COVID-19 restrictions
The Road Accidents in India-2020 report was recently released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The report provides…
A video of an army personnel beating a Bangladeshi flag seller in Dhaka is falsely shared as an incident from West Bengal
https://youtu.be/oND-UdtmMOc A video (here and here) going viral on social media shows a street vendor selling Bangladeshi flags being brutally…
Stories
Decadal Review: Cyber-Crimes increased 30-fold between 2010 & 2019
In this story of the decadal review, we look at cyber-crimes and suicides due to…
Data: Has diversity of crops increased in states with less government procurement?
One of the arguments in favour of the new farm laws is that the reduced…
Decadal Review (2010-2019): Crime Rate increases both in the case of Crimes against Women & SCs
2020 marked the end of a decade. We review various indicators through this decade in…
Review: Courts make important observations about the role of judicial scrutiny, individual rights vs. national interest, horizontal reservations, and animal rights.
In this edition of the roundup of important court judgments, we look at cases where…
Data: Many states witness a decline in the Cattle population
As per the 2019 Livestock Census, many states have reported a decline in the cattle…
A review of the ‘Prevention of Cow Slaughter’ laws across the country
Karnataka recently issued an ordinance aimed at the prevention of cow slaughter. In recent times,…
