-Down to Earth Although the actual amount of fines charged was not available; farmers continue to burn residues every season Crop residue burning in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh has been known, but nowadays it's spreading more frequently in other parts of country. Wheat stubble burning is a relatively new issue which started with mechanised harvesting using combine harvesters. In the last four to five years, farmers from UP’s Ghazipur district, especially...

-The Indian Express This rate reflects the risk of maternal death per pregnancy or per birth and the level of fertility in a population. The bulletin provides details of both measures. Maternal mortality ratio, measured as the number of maternal deaths per lakh live births, varies among the Indian States from a high of 229 per lakh in Assam to a low of 42 in Kerala. This emerges out of the...

-IANS Uttar Pradesh and Bihar shared the last and second last spot among the 18 large and mid-sized States in the report. New Delhi: Maharashtra topped the list of India's first-ever ranking of States on justice delivery among the 18 large and mid-sized States. Maharashtra is followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu, while among the small States Goa topped the list followed by Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, according to the India Justice Report...

-IndiaToday.in Law and order has always been a major concern in the two big States of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Despite claims of improvement over the years by respective state leaderships, a recent report by Tata Trusts has statistically proven that these two States have the worst justice system in India. The study, titled India Justice Report, which Tata Trusts published on Thursday, developed an index of justice system across the country...

-Livemint.com * Only about half of the States have made any effort to reduce vacancies in police, judiciary and prisons * The legal aid system mandates that 80% of the Indian population is eligible to avail free legal services, says the report NEW DELHI: The first comprehensive analysis of India’s manpower and capacity for justice delivery has painted a bleak picture of the ecosystem in terms of its various elements —police, prisons and...