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In this edition of Court Judgements, we look at the Delhi HC’s comments that ‘Virtual touch’ education should also be included along with ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch’ education for minors, among others.

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Millions of officials are deputed to undertake specific roles involving various activities of the election. Data indicates that the number of resources involved in the conduct of elections has grown significantly over the years.

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On 15 Apr 2024, the ECI announced that in 2024 Lok Sabha election cycle, it is poised to mark the highest ever seizures of inducements in the history. However, review of historical data published by the ECI indicates that data is incomplete & inconsistent

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In this edition, we look at the apex court’s judgement that Stridhan is wife’s property and that husband has no control over it, Odisha HC’s ruling that those trespassing railway tracks are accountable for their own safety not eligible for compensation.

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MCC serves as a regulatory structure aimed at maintaining fairness and ethical standards in campaigning. However, data & details of complaints on such violations are not readily available in the public domain with criticism of subjective interpretation.

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Data published by IRDAI indicates that while the total number of life insurance policies has seen a fluctuating trend in the last few years, the number of lives covered under group schemes has significantly increased.

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Between the 5th Lok Sabha elections in 1971 and the 17th Lok Sabha elections in 2019, the share of women contestants in the total has increased from 3% to 9%. However, there have been wide variations across states.

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In this edition of Court Judgements, we look at the apex court’s judgement on 100% cross-verification of EVM data with VVPATs, issues with regularization of employees, Madhya Pradesh HC, and Delhi HC judgments on cruelty in marital relationship.

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Among the SDG goals & targets are several related to environmental protection. But what did BJP & Congress promise about major environmental issues in their manifestos since 2004.

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In India, over the past two decades, many parts of the country have experienced record-breaking temperatures during summer months.

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The data on the election petitions filed across the general elections does not show any uniform trend. However, 2019 elections saw 130 election petitions filed, the highest ever among all general elections.

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In this edition of court judgements, we look at Madras HC’s judgement that smelling of alcohol per se does not constitute offence, SC’s ruling that misuse of state machinery with ulterior motives by woman police officer is an abuse of Power, among others

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Over the last decade, the instances of heatwave days have increased resulting in increased deaths. However, different agencies of the government like the NDMA, NCRB, MoES have provided different data on mortality due to heatwaves.

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Data from the past Lok Sabha elections reveals that almost 85% of the contestants lost their deposits in both 2014 & 2019. Further, the number of polling stations crossed the 1 million mark in 2019.

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BRSR format mandates companies to submit data on the total number of employees, workers, gender breakup and data on persons with disability among the employed. The data shows that the share of women across all categories of employment is less than 25%.

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In this edition of court judgements, we look at the SC’s judgement that when there’s direct evidence proving the accused’s guilt, the motive becomes insignificant, that people have the right to be free from Climate Change’s adverse effects, among others

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Independent Candidates won an average of more than 30 Seats in each of the first 4 LS elections. Even on the vote share front, their vote share decreased from average of 15% in the first 4 LS elections to less than 5% in the last four LS elections.

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Intermediary guidelines made it mandatory for SSMIs to publish monthly compliance reports that contained data on multiple items including grievances & action taken. The data reported by the SSMIs do not indicate any specific trend.

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Data indicates that more than 90% of these complaints are by customers while most investor, and shareholder related complaints are against listed PSUs.

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