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Indian Prisons Saw A Surge In Undertrial Prisoners Over A Decade
Jan 2, 2024 · Mumbai: Over the past decade, Indian prisons have increasingly had more undertrial prisoners, with their share increasing from 66% of prisoners in 2012 to 76% in 2022, as revealed in the latest Prison Statistics India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau. While this figure rose each year, the greatest rise was seen in the pandemic year of 2020, when undertrial prisoner share ...
List of Tables, Figures, Boxes, Appendices and Abbreviations v Foreword xiii Preface xv 1. The Microfinance Industry: Towards a New Order 1 2. Financing in Times of Pandemic: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward 15
Why There Have Been So Few Women In India's Administrative …
Jan 5, 2022 · The rule was subsequently changed and she continued in service even after marriage. But progress has been slow. In 1970, women made up 9% of those entering the IAS; that proportion rose to just 31% by 2020. Currently 21% of serving IAS officers are women, show data from the National Informatics Centre. The TCPD-IAS dataset is not exhaustive for ...
Budgets Routinely Passed Without Discussion And Scrutiny, Data …
Feb 28, 2020 · New Delhi: Parliament’s budget session for 2004-05 set an unbecoming precedent--100% of the budget of Rs 4.8 lakh crore ($109.7 billion) was passed without discussion, using the guillotine, a parliamentary procedure to fast-track lawmaking. This was repeated in the 2013-14 budget session, and then again in the 2018-19 budget session.
Explained: The Case For Food Subsidies In India - IndiaSpend
Mar 3, 2022 · Since the CIP is less than the MSP, the difference is covered by the food subsidy, which is transferred to the FCI each year. A statutory body created by the Food Corporation of India Act of 1964, the FCI was established for the "purchase, storage, movement, transport, distribution and sale of foodgrains and other foodstuffs".Besides getting money from the government directly, it has in the ...
India's Smart Cities: Progress and Challenges After 8 Years
Jul 3, 2023 · Lack of capacity, unclear priorities and disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the Smart Cities Mission’s progress, we found. By Pavan Thimmavajjala. 3 July 2023 12:30 AM GMT. An aerial shot over Bengaluru silk board and bridges over roads, Bangalore, India – August 13, 2022. Hyderabad: Swanky offices and workspaces greet ...
2023: India’s Weather In 8 Charts
Dec 28, 2023 · In eight charts, we analyse the year’s weather. Central India recorded over thrice the usual rainfall in March, April. India experienced extreme weather events on 84 of the 120 days in the first four months of 2023, predominantly thunderstorms and hailstorms, according to a compilation of such events by the Centre for Science and Environment. March and April reported elevated levels of ...
3 Workers Die Every Day In Indian Factories, Govt Data Show
Jan 21, 2023 · 3 Workers Die Every Day In Indian Factories, Govt Data Show. India reported 1,109 deaths and more than 4,000 injuries in registered factories, on average, each year between 2017 and 2020. The largely informal economy and underreporting of incidents even in the formal economy mean these figures are underestimates, say experts. By Shreehari Paliath.
Explained: What's Green Hydrogen And Why It's Important
Sep 27, 2021 · In India, the central government and several states are launching programmes to support the production and use of green hydrogen. In September 2021, Kerala initiated talks with energy companies to make green hydrogen from a solar power facility at Cochin Airport. In August, the prime minister announced the National Hydrogen Mission to support India's energy transition goals.