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Why Pundalikrao Ukarde Does Not Want To Raise Cows Anymore
Two cows and two calves in the stable near farmer Pundalikrao Ukarde’s house in Karmad village, Aurangabad taluka and district, Maharashtra. “About a decade ago, we owned more than 10 cows and...
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India’s Decadal Population Growth 17.64% Compared To Pakistan’s 24.78%
India’s decadal (2001-2011) population growth was 17.64%, lower compared to Pakistan (24.78%) but higher than China (5.43%), according to Census 2011 data. Source: census.gov.in Census Notes: For...
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2,736 Stone-Pelting Incidents in J&K Over Year To March 2017
As many as 2,736 stone-pelting incidents were reported over a year ending March 2017, according to this reply to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on April 11, 2017, the latest data available....
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As 7 Hindu Pilgrims Die, 164% Rise In Terror-Related Civilian Deaths in J&K...
A man rides his bicycle past a poster of Burhan Wani, a commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant group, during restrictions on the occasion of Wani’s death anniversary, in Srinagar July 8, 2017....
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Coal’s Share in India’s Commercial Energy Production To Be Over 66% In 2022
Prospects for coal-generated electricity are receding globally, yet India remains one of the last countries to use the oldest and dirtiest energy source, although construction of new coal-fired power...
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Benefits Of Ending Child Marriage, Early Birth = India’s Annual Higher...
Over the next seven years, India could save $5 billion (Rs 33,500 crore) in healthcare and related costs if it eliminates child marriage and early childbirth, according to a new report by the World...
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Education Gender Gap Increases With Level of Education
In 2014, a greater proportion of women in India were illiterate as compared to men, and a lower proportion of women were educated at every level than men, with the gender gap greatest in secondary...
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More Public Money For Education In 6 Large, Poor States, But Little Progress...
Even though six of India’s least developed states in India–among eight high focus states in government jargon–spent more on education per elementary school student in 2014-2015 when compared to...
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India’s Ambitious New Energy Policy Draft Tries To Bridge Dreams And Reality
By 2040, India’s electricity demand will rise 4.5 times over 2012 levels. While clean energy (like renewables, nuclear and hydro) may account for 13.5% of electricity produced by 2040 (from 3.7% in...
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73% Indians Trust Government Compared To 30% Americans
About 73% Indians have shown confidence in their government in 2016 as against 30% Americans, according to the Government At A Glance 2017 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
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UP’s Slaughterhouse Crackdown: Butchers, Farmers, Traders Hit, Big Businesses...
Unable to get a good price, most of the farmers at Tirwa cattle market in central Uttar Pradesh decide to take their animals back home, hoping that prices will stabilise in some time. Kanpur/Lucknow...
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Overworked, Underpaid, Abused: Inside The World Of India’s Domestic Workers
In the decade after liberalisation, there was a nearly 120% rise in the number of domestic workers in India from 7.4 lakh in 1991 to 16.2 lakh workers by 2001, says author Tripti Lahiri quoting...
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19 Indians Die Daily In Drink-Driving Mishaps. Here’s How That Can Change
India’s daily drink-driving death toll of 19 could be reduced if police checking is made unpredictable to drivers who currently know where to expect checks, a new collaborative study between...
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India Eliminated Leprosy 12 Years Ago, 79,000 New Cases In 6 Months Of 2016
Leprosy may have left the public discourse but it is still prevalent in India: in six months from April to September 2016, 79,000 leprosy cases were detected, according to National Health Profile,...
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India’s Demographic Dividend: 64.4% Youth, 27.3% Children In 2015
India has a big youth population with about 64.4% of its total population between the ages of 15 and 59 years in 2015, according to data from the sample registration survey of India (SRS) statistical...
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C-Section Rates Reveal The Need For Smarter Indian Healthcare Policy
#sidebar {display:none} p {width: 960px;} In 2011-12, more than 50% of deliveries in nine of 10 Telangana districts were caesarean section deliveries (C-sections), according to an analysis of...
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In 5 Years To 2015-16, Real Farm Income/Cultivator Up 0.44% Annually
In five years to 2015-16, inflation-adjusted farm income per cultivator grew at only 0.44% a year, according to this March 2017 policy paper by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog....
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20,000+ Agitations In Tamil Nadu In 2015, No Police Casualties
Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of agitations in 2015 (20,450) but reported no police casualties while West Bengal reported three police deaths and 641 injured in 3,089 recorded agitations,...
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Why India Needs To Count Its Broken Toilets
In 2016, as many as 96.5% of rural elementary government schools in India had toilets, but more than one in four toilets (27.79%) were dysfunctional or locked, according to data collected for the...
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India Skips 6 Of 16 Key WHO Recommendations on TB
India does not implement six out of the 16 key World Health Organisation (WHO)- recommended tuberculosis (TB) control policies in diagnosis, patient care and treatment, a new global report has...
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