-The Indian Express A few people are attempting novel ways of defrauding innocents using information and technology. Money is being siphoned off using fake accounts and exploiting vulnerabilities of various applications. The COVID-19 outbreak presents a global challenge not just for the medical fraternity and society, but for law enforcement agencies also. Cyber Crime, like a pandemic, knows no state borders. A few people are attempting novel ways of defrauding innocents using...
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'Digital divide' persists despite the country's desire to become a digital giant
A recent report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) brings forth the dichotomy between digital divide and India’s transition towards a cashless economy. The rural-urban divide in access to computer and internet is quite stark, according to the report entitled 'Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India, July 2017 to June 2018'. The 75th round National Sample Survey (NSS) report on education finds that...
More »Explained: What's new in crime report, and the data -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Indian Express Latest NCRB report introduces categories for Cyber Crimes against women, cases of insult under SC/ST Act, duration of delay in closing police & court cases ON MONDAY, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released the much delayed crime data for 2017. While it was without some crucial data categories, the data included were more fleshed out than in the 2016 crime report. The NCRB has introduced more than three...
More »NCRB leaves out data on lynchings, khap and religious killings -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Indian Express Sources said the agency had begun a massive data revamp exercise under former NCRB Director Ish Kumar. It was under him that the bureau revised the proforma under the category of murder and added new sub-heads of mob lynching and murder for religious reasons among others. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its latest data on crime incidents across the country on Monday, more than a year...
More »New Save the Children report reveals insecurity of teenage girls from the outside world, but are our homes safe enough?
Released in May this year, a study by Save the Children has found that if you are an adolescent girl living in the country, then you are most likely to be afraid about being harassed outside your homes viz. in public places. Entitled WINGS 2018 - World of India's Girls: A study on the perception of girls’ safety in public spaces, the study shows that nearly one-third of teenage girls surveyed...
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