Review: UNEP report highlights the impact of ‘Plastic Pollution’ on migratory species
Recently, the United Nations Environment Program’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) released a report…
Photo of Sultan Seyyid Hamed bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar is being falsely circulated as that of Tipu Sultan
https://youtu.be/jiEklH34IpA A photo (here, here, and here) is being widely shared on social media with the claim that it is…
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Explainer: Is there anything like a ‘Zero FIR?
Ever since it was reported that the police refused to register a FIR citing jurisdictional…
Explainer: Who is an Overseas Citizen of India? How can one apply?
Recently, author & writer Aatish Tasser’s OCI card was cancelled by the Government on allegations…
More than 50% of the Convicts in Prisons by the end of 2017 were serving Life Imprisonment
By the end of 2017, there were a total of 1.39 lakh convicts serving their…
One has to wait till October 2020 or more to know which parties benefitted from Electoral Bonds
Access here Comprehensive Data on Electoral Bonds (as of February 2024) More than ₹ 6,000 crore worth…
Maharashtra still accounts for 1/3rd of the Farmer suicides in the country
The NCRB recently released the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ report for 2016 after…
More than 70% of the under-trial prisoners are either illiterate or have studied only up to Class X
The NCRB’s 2017 report on prison statistics reveals that the proportion of under-trials in Indian…
