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Why India Aids Afghanistan, And Why It Matters
An Indian worker stands in front of Afghanistan’s new parliament building being constructed by the Indian government Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the inauguration of...
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In 7 Years, India’s Population To Overtake China’s
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by 2022, says a new UN report which revises its previous estimates, which put the date around 2028. In 2015, India had 1.311 billion...
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India’s Real Skills Challenge: 263 Million Farm Workers
54% working population engaged in farms as cultivators and labourers Low skills pushing more workers to become agricultural labourers Only 2% (nearly 9 million) Indian workers formally skilled...
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Women Head 23 Million Rural Households
There are nearly 23 million households headed by women in rural India, according to data released by the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011, higher than the census count of 17 million. Of the...
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4 Accords, 68 Years. Peace This Time For The Nagas?
The fourth and latest peace agreement over 68 years was signed between the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak Muivah group), the state’s...
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President Mukherjee Rejects 92% Of Mercy Petitions
Source: Factly.in The rejection of Yakub Memon’s mercy plea by President Pranab Mukherjee has once again brought the issue of mercy petitions to the limelight. While some presidents were kinder,...
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Japan Restarting Nuclear Power, Good For India
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear-power plant back in 1999. Four years after the 2011 Fukushima disaster shut Japan’s 50 nuclear-power plants and created widespread opposition to nuclear energy sources,...
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Bhanu’s Story: India’s Quiet Epidemic Of Housewife Suicides
Two years after her wedding in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Bhanu (left), then 17, swallowed sleeping pills and tried to kill herself. Kriti Bharti (right), a psychologist, helped Bhanu (her name has been...
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67% Of Rural Households Still Use Firewood
More than 67% of rural households in India still depend on firewood or wood chips for cooking. This is a decline of only 12% over two decades, according to the latest data released by the ministry...
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45% Of India’s Coastline Facing Erosion
A seawall set up near Pondicherry to stop shoreline erosion. As much as 45% of India’s 8,414-km long coastline is facing erosion, according to a new study based on satellite data over 15 years,...
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Pakistan Ceasefire Violations Up 9 Times In 4 Years
A section of the border fencing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. One Indian civilian was killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in the Pargwal sector of Jammu and Kashmir...
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BJP, Congress Dominate List Of 450 Violent MLAs, MPs
A police case filed against a Delhi politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for violent acts—including assault, trespass and impeding public officials—is a reminder of how common such cases are...
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How Iran’s Nuke Deal Could Boost India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Iranian President Hasan Rouhani in Ufa, Russia on July 9, 2015. India hopes for a new business bonanza from Iran, after the international community agreed to...
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6 I-Day Promises From 2014 That Modi (Partially) Fulfilled
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his second Independence Day speech, IndiaSpend and FactChecker reviewed the implementation of key pronouncements he made in his first Independence Day...
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Progress With Nitish But Bihar Still On Lowest Rungs—I
Bihar has the second-highest economic growth among poor states It has India’s third-highest level of poverty Unemployment in Bihar is the highest among the poorest states 98% families in rural...
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Progress With Nitish, But Bihar Still On Lowest Rungs—II
Bihar has the lowest enrolment in secondary schools among poor states Bihar’s crime rate is second highest among poor states Bihar has cut its infant mortality rate and now does better than some...
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Progress With Nitish But Bihar Still On Lowest Rungs—III
Bihar has the second-highest number of crimes reported (17%) against scheduled castes in India. The rate of scheduled-caste girls enrolled in primary schools is less than half the rate of all...
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Wine, Whatsapp, Women And Subrahmanya’s Statistics
The town of Subrahmanya in southern Karnataka The suspension of two college girls in a prosperous, highly literate small town showcases India’s struggles with female independence and offers some...
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Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha: Lowest Cash Awards For Soldiers
President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Shaurya Chakra to an army major in New Delhi on March 23, 2013. Indian soldiers who win awards for gallantry and exemplary service get more than medals—they...
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Why Child Rapes Have Soared 151% In 5 Years
In 2014, a spate of child-sexual-abuse cases in Bangalore gained much attention: A six-year-old girl raped by her 37-year-old teacher, a four-year-old girl sexually assaulted by unidentified...
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