India-Pakistan Ceasefire Violations Peaked In 2015
Ceasefire violations along the India-Pakistan border peaked in 2015, according to data available from 2009 on South Asian Terrorism Portal, a South Asian terrorism database, providing some context to the suspension of the peace process by Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit on April 7, 2016.…
Tea Without Sugar More Effective Than IPL Ban
Mumbai can save 150% more water by drinking tea without sugar for a day than can be saved by banning a season of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in three Maharashtra stadia, our calculations reveal. Although the high court wanted to bring the drought to public notice, we explain how the comparison may not hold water.…
Murder Of Karun Misra, 9 Other Journalists, Reveals Rising Danger
Karun was the fifth journalist murdered in India’s most populous state since March 2015, accounting for half the 10 killed nationwide. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global advocacy, called India “Asia’s deadliest country for media personnel, ahead of both Pakistan and Afghanistan”.…
9 Farmers Commit Suicide Daily In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
As many as 3,228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in 2015, the highest since 2001, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on March 4, 2016 — that is almost nine farmers every day.…
Groundwater Levels Plunge, Contamination Rises, Crisis Grows
In a country where 74% of farmland is not irrigated and water shortages are growing, India is on course to become “water scarce” within nine years, with depleting groundwater adding to an ongoing farm crisis.…
Ignited Hopes, No Jobs. Why Jats, Others Revolt
Traditional landowners, the Jats are a powerful Hindu caste now demanding classification as a “backward” caste, so that government jobs can be reserved for them. However, an IndiaSpend analysis of employment data and evaluation of aspirations of young Jats revealed that the protests are manifestations of India’s slow, inadequate job-creation and a failing education system creating thousands of “unemployable” graduates.…
70% Of Urban India’s Sewage Is Untreated
There are four years left for the government target of ensuring all Indians use toilets, but in urban India alone, no more than 30% of sewage generated by 377 million people in urban India flows through treatment plants.…
Malnutrition Reducing But Undernourished Population High
Between 2006 and 2014 in India, stunting rates for children under five declined from 48% to 39%, there was a 35% reduction in the number of underweight children, but India is still home to more 40 million stunted children and 17 million wasted children under 5 years of age.…
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