They say that fact is stranger than fiction, and the fact is that more people in India die annually due to exposure to cold weather rather than because of earthquake, cyclone or torrential rain. Data accessed from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that every year more people die because of 'exposure to cold' than due to landslide, flood or epidemic. The report entitled Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India...
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Why did a consumer forum in Delhi rule that ‘Fair & Handsome’ ads are misleading? -Factly
-Newslaundry.com/Factly.in A district consumer forum in Delhi has directed Emami to pay Rs 15 lakh as damages. There is no dearth of fairness creams in the market. From promising fairness in a few days to a few weeks, these products are promoted by the icons of the film industry. A multibillion dollar industry that was once the preserve of only metros has now reached every nook and corner of the country. Emami’s...
More »Beti Bachao – India Needs to learn from its Scheduled Tribes (STs)
-Newslaundry.com/ Factly.in India’s declining Child Sex Ratio is setting off alarm bells. But Scheduled Tribes (STs) are far ahead of the rest of the country when it comes the(CSR) & Sex Ratio. Factly analyses the numbers and takeaways. Whatever be one’s stance on #SelfieWith Daughter, there is no denying the fact that a Child Sex Ratio (CSR) of 918 is abysmal – and it’s time to get our act together. While the...
More »In the Last 5 years, Number of Undernourished Indians Rises -Saumya Tewari
-IndiaSpend.org The Global Hunger Report 2015 by The Food and Agricultural Organisation found that India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world. * India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world at 194.6 million, down 7% over the past two decades, but up 2.6% over the past five years. * China, which had the most undernourished people, 289 million, in 1990, has brought the numbers down 53%...
More »Is Land Acquisition the prime reason for stalling of Projects? Data says ‘No’
-Newslaundry.com According to the data provided by the Ministry of Finance in reply to an RTI application, only 8% of all the stalled projects are because of Land Acquisition reasons. The reasons for 1/3rd of the stalled projects are not known. The amendments to the Land Acquisition act (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act) are being touted by many in the Government as a game...
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