Explainer: Government Launches ‘Chakshu’ to Report SMS, Call or WhatsApp Messages Attempting to Commit Fraud
With the penetration of smartphones and increasingly sophisticated scam techniques, phone fraud is now one of the most common types…
A video from a film shoot is falsely shared as a real incident of sexual assault and murder
A video showing an unconscious woman surrounded by a few policemen is being shared on social media (here, here, and…
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Data: Indian Tourists to Maldives at an All-Time High in 2021 While Other Island Destinations Yet to Recover from the Impact of COVID-19
In the first week of January 2024, India and Maldives found themselves in an unexpected…
Data: Reporting of Solid Waste Generation Data Improves but Still Inadequate
Between 2016-17 and 2020-21, an average of 19% of the states did not report data…
Data: Cancer Cases in India Estimated at 14.6 Lakhs in 2022; Incidence Could be Higher as PBCRs Cover Only 10% of the Population
As per the latest estimates about the incidence of Cancer cases in India, the number…
Review: Delhi HC Rules That Accused Cannot be Coerced to Reveal Passwords in View of Protection Guaranteed Under the Constitution
In this edition of the Court judgements review, we look at the Supreme Court’s judgement…
Data: Huge Discrepancy in Number of Reported Deaths Due to Snake Bite Between NCRB & Health Ministry
Though the cases of human conflict with Dogs & Snakes is more common, the data…
Data: 45% Educational Loan Applications are from the Five Southern States
Data shared by the government in response to various questions reveals that the total disbursement…
