Review: Parliamentary Standing Committee notes multiple gaps in the implementation of schemes for Persons with Disabilities
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment recently assessed the implementation of ‘Scheme for Implementation of the Rights…
A video of a Syrian child is falsely shared as visuals of a Palestinian child trapped under rubble
https://youtu.be/pUWxxKy9sqo As Israel’s invasion of Gaza persists (here and here), a video of a child looking out from rubble is…
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Explainer: What are the different National Symbols of India?
A Congress MP from Kerala recently raised the issue of Lotus being printed on the…
CAA Debate – What do the numbers say about potential beneficiaries?
The Home Minister told the Rajya Sabha that crores of people will get the benefit…
Explainer: How does one become an Indian Citizen? What changed with the CAA?
Violent protests have erupted across the country after the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was notified.…
More than 4 lakh ‘Accidental Deaths’ reported in 2016 while deaths due to ‘Natural Causes’ decrease
The total number of accidental deaths in India was 4.18 lakh in 2016, slightly more…
46% of the Suicides in 2016 were due to Family Problems & Illness
A total of 1.31 lakh suicides were recorded in India in the year 2016. More…
1 out of every 5 Suicides in 2016 was that of a ‘Daily-Wage Earner’
More than 1.3 lakh people committed suicide in the year 2016 as per the recent…
