HIGH ON SENTIMENTS, LOW ON FACTS

Rising misinformation under lockdown in India: A Research As the country fights Covid-19, with cases reaching towards 2,00,000 fake news also seems to be spreading along with the virus. An analysis by fact-checking website BOOM has found that while January-February saw most rumours about China and false forecasts about coronavirus vaccine, fake news on Italy... Continue Reading →

June 13, 2020 0

RISING STUDENT SUICIDES IN INDIA

SCENARIO Every hour one student commits suicide in India, with about 28 such suicides reported every day, according to data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The NCRB data shows that 10,159 students died by suicide in 2018, an increase from 9,905 in 2017, and 9,478 in 2016. Maharashtra had the highest number... Continue Reading →

May 15, 2020 0