There were more than 64,000 cases of sexual abuse against children as per the 2022 NCRB data. India’s culture of silence and social stigma still protects perpetrators of child sexual abuse, despite the POCSO Act: Study.
Maharashtra farmers are in distress, as Indian onion exports have been halting due to the regional conflict in the Middle East. Onion prices have fallen below the production costs, at Rs. 9-10 per kg: Study.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a rise in regional conflict between USA/Israel and Iran. The Central Government has issued a warning of utmost caution to all Indian nationals in the area, and to avoid West Asian ports and the Strait of Hormuz.
90% of Telangana’s dryland farmers are concerned about water availability due to climate change, 58% find agriculture increasingly vulnerable and 54.1% said that climate change is driving rural to urban migration: Study.
India’s energy security and trade with West Asia is at risk due to US/Israel – Iran tensions, as the strait of Hormuz handles 40-50% of India’s crude, 55% of LNG and 80-90% of cooking gas imports, and 178.5 billion$ of trade with West Asia: Study.
