Review: What does the latest synthesis report say about the progress of Global Climate Change targets?
UN Climate Change recently published an update to the synthesis of climate action plans as communicated in countries’ NDCs. The…
A 2015 video of Indore police thrashing a group of men is falsely shared as that of Rajasthan police beating Anoop Mandal members for raising anti-Jain slogans
https://youtu.be/oXqUt8VoyAs A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows police officers in uniform beating individuals with…
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Between 2014 & 2019, Governments permitted cutting down of more than 1 crore trees under the Forest Conservation Act
The protests in Mumbai against tree felling in the Aarey forest put the focus on…
Fact Check: How true are Nirmala Sitharaman’s claims about FDI flows?
The finance minister during the course of the budget speech for 2020-21 made claims about…
Explainer: Why is the ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ abbreviated as ‘AAAP’ in the Election Commission records?
Anyone who has followed the 2020 Delhi Assembly election results on the ECI’s website must…
Cricketers still dominate the Padma Awardees list but others catching up
Of all the Padma awards conferred on Sportspersons till date, 24% went to Cricketers. In…
Part -1: Fact Check of Development-related Claims made by the Finance Minister during Budget speech
During her budget speech for 2020-21, the finance minister made multiple claims related to development,…
What did the 15th Finance Commission recommend for 2020-21?
The 15th Finance Commission submitted an interim report with its recommendations for devolution of the…
