Work-life balance helps reduce suicides committed by CISF jawans by 40% for the first time in five yearsCISF has reduced its suicide rate by 40%, bringing it below the national rate with comprehensive measures focusing on mental health, work-l...
03 Jan, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
India's student suicide rate has surpassed overall trend, population growth rate: ReportStudent suicides in India are rising alarmingly, outpacing both population growth rates and overall suicide trends. The report notes that m...
28 Aug, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Child rape cases soar by 96 per cent from 2016 to 2022 due to higher reporting: CRY analysisChild rape cases, covering various forms of penetrative assaults, have increased by 96% from 2016 to 2022, according to an analysis of NCRB...
28 Jan, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
- At 64,000, green law offences up 4% in 2021, says report24 Sep, 2022, 02.12 PM IST
84% of green offences registered under Tobacco Products Act in 2021Incidentally, the cases registered under environmental-focused legislations form a minuscule portion of the total cases related to offences...
07 Sep, 2022, 08.32 AM IST
Cases under environment related offences increased over 4% in 202105 Sep, 2022, 05.55 PM IST
Over 400% rise in cyber crime cases committed against children in 2020: NCRB dataIn 2019, 164 cases of cyber crimes against children were reported while in 2018, 117 cases of cyber crimes were committed against children ...
14 Nov, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
India saw 31 children die by suicide every day in 2020; experts say COVID-19 upped traumaAccording to the National Crime Records Bureau data, 11,396 children died by suicide in 2020, an 18 per cent rise from 9,613 such deaths in...
31 Oct, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
MHA plan to check radicals: high security prison in each state, UTThe National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in a recent report on prisons, said jails in several states are overcrowded. “Studies of prisons ...
16 Dec, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
Zero case under air pollution in Delhi reflects gap in green law enforcementDelhi had seen one of the worst years in terms of air pollution last year but the city did not file a single case against anyone for violat...
05 Dec, 2017, 10.25 PM IST
Environment related crimes down 11% in 2015: NCRBEnvironment related crimes in the country came down by over 11% last year compared to 2014 but there was no decline in states like Uttar Pr...
31 Aug, 2016, 02.29 AM IST
Sex ratio increases from 933 in 2001 to 943 in 2011: GovernmentThe sex ratio in the country has shown a growth from 933 females in 2001 to 943 in 2011 for every 1,000 males, the government said today.
26 Feb, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
Over 380 cases of crimes against foreign tourists in 2014: GovernmentHe said state chief ministers and UT administrators have also been asked to take immediate effective steps for ensuring a conducive and fri...
02 Dec, 2015, 08.19 PM IST
Government plans Rs 500-crore coordination centre to deal with cyber crimeThe committee also suggested to the government to reduce dependence on foreign servers and ensure one dedicated secure gateway for all gove...
16 Sep, 2015, 06.09 AM IST
- Close to 6,000 green crimes reported in 2014
India had reported over 5,800 environment related crimes last year with maximum over 83% of it being recorded for violation of the Forest A...
19 Aug, 2015, 02.50 AM IST
Decrease in number of domestic violence cases in last 3 years: DataThere is a steady decrease in the number of cases registered under the Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act in the last 3 year...
13 Mar, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
Crime against women also due to society's patriarchal mindset: Maneka GandhiManeka Gandhi said that patriarchal mindset of the society, among other factors, has led to rise in crime against women in the country.
07 Aug, 2014, 04.51 PM IST