Data | COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and Punjab increase sharply
The average number of tests conducted in February reduced compared to January in both States After peaking in mid-September 2020,
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Data | Railway freight traffic on the recovery track, nears pre-lockdown level
Freight volume of cement grew by 2.3% year-on-year in Jan. 2021, recording the first positive growth after over a year
Read moreData | Three lakh complaints filed against Indian banks in FY20, 50% more than FY19
About 45% of complaints in FY20 were related to digital services such as ATM/debit/credit cards and mobile/electronic transactions Over 3
Read moreData | Tamil Nadu and Punjab falling behind other States in COVID-19 vaccination drive
The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Tamil Nadu and Punjab is slow compared to other major States. As of February
Read moreData | As petrol prices cross ₹90 per litre, new cess could deepen Centre’s coffers
Not one rupee of the Rs. 1.25-lakh crore of cess collected on crude oil was transferred to an oil industry
Read moreData | Five journalists arrested in January 2021, the highest in any year since 1992
Apart from the five arrests, FIRs, many with sedition charges, were filed against 10 others Freelance journalist Mandeep Punia was
Read moreData | A year after the first COVID-19 death in China, fatalities peak worldwide
On January 19, 2021, 17,066 COVID-19 patients died worldwide — the second such day when daily fatalities crossed the 17,000-mark
Read moreData | Beginner’s pluck: winning at the Gabba with the least experience
After the end of the fourth Test, India’s bowlers — Siraj, Natarajan, Thakur, Sundar, and Saini — had a combined
Read moreData | Floods, droughts, and cyclones have become more frequent in India since 2000
Before 2005, eight districts were affected by cyclones annually on an average. This figure increased to 28 after 2005 Extreme
Read moreData | U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus spreads at least 50% faster than old variants
Between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5, the country registered over 800 new cases per million people on an average —
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