Number of Poor in Urban Areas in India – What the Last Official Estimation Says
The Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog), released the data on poverty estimates in July 2013.Officially, it is the latest poverty…
Tamil Nadu has Maximum Number of Registered Refugees/Stateless Persons in India
(As on December 31, 2014) Tamil Nadu 102478 Chhattisgarh 62890 Maharashtra 47663 Karnataka 34348 Uttarakhand 11768 Jammu & Kashmir 10538…
Refugees/Stateless Persons in India
Home Ministry – 2,89,394 persons (As on December 31, 2014) Bangladesh – 1,03,817 Sri Lanka – 1,02,467 Tibet – 58,155…
Number of Illegal Immigrants in India
No official figure. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) puts their number at 31,313. Hindus – 25,447 Sikhs – 5,807 Christians –…
Abandoned Children Living in Children Homes
(As in November 2019) Children Home Beneficiaries Andhra Pradesh 50 2667 Arunachal Pradesh 4 155 Assam 30 1633 Bihar 13…
India Staring at Underground Water Crisis
61.4% decline. Pre-monsoon water level data 2019 compared with the decadal average (2009-2018) water level. S. No. Name of State…
Healthy Indian Children: Still, A Long Way to Go
Children under 5 years of age Underweight: 33.4% Stunted: 34.7% Anaemic: 40.5% Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) (2016-18) Children under…
11th Finance Commission Recommended Creation of Fast Track Courts
11th Finance Commission Recommended Creation of Fast Track Courts 1734 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) recommended. 168 – Number of cases…
Fast Track Courts Proposed
1800 – number of Fast Track Courts proposed state-wise during 14th Finance Commission (2015-2020)Rs 4144.11 Crore – funds proposed Name…
Fast Track Courts – Reeling from Pending Cases
Number of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) functional on September 30, 2019 Sl. No. State/UT No. of FTCs functional Cases disposed…
India’s Strategic Oil Reserve
Enough for 77 days, India is working to raise it even further. India’s oil refineries maintain crude reserve for 65…
India’s Population Growth is Stabilizing
2.5% – annual population growth rate during 1971-1981 1.3% – annual population growth rate during 2011-16 Sharp slowdown in next…