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Centre mandates three-point seat belts for all front-facing passengers in car

Friday February 11, 2022

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RBI projects 7.8 per cent GDP growth for 2022-23

Friday February 11, 2022

The Reserve Bank on feb 10 pegged the economic growth rate for 2022-23 at 7.8 per cent, down from 9.2 per cent

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Over 25,000 Indians ended life over unemployment, debt in 2018-20: Centre

Thursday February 10, 2022

Centre on Feb 9 informed the Rajya Sabha that over 25,000 persons died by suicide in India due to either unemployment

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Over 25,000 Indians ended life over unemployment, debt in 2018-20: Centre

Centre on Feb 9 informed the Rajya Sabha that over 25,000 persons died by suicide in India due to either unemployment or indebtedness between 2018 and 2020.

The data provided by the government showed that as many as 9,140 people died by suicide due to unemployment and 16,091 people due to bankruptcy or indebtedness during the time period, the government told the upper House.

The information was provided by Minister of State (Home) Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question on the issue in Rajya Sabha. Rai said that the government figures are based on data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

According to the data, suicides among the unemployed have been increasing and touched the highest (3,548) in the pandemic year of 2020. While 2,741 ended life due to unemployment in 2018, 2,851 did so in 2019.

The data said that in 2018, 4,970 died by suicide due to bankruptcy, in 2019 the figure increased to 5,908. In 2020, it dropped by over 600 deaths to 5,213.

The minister said the government was looking to address the issue by focusing on mental health and creating employment opportunities. “To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and is supporting the implementation of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) under NMHP in 692 districts of the country,” he said.

The minister said that flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All, Infrastructure development and Industrial corridors which have the potential to generate productive employment opportunities.

Armymen trapped in Arunachal dead

Thursday February 10, 2022

Seven Army personnel, who got trapped in an avalanche in Arunachal Pradesh on feb 7 , lost their lives. Confirming

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India rejects references to J&K, CPEC in China-Pakistan joint statement

Thursday February 10, 2022

India on feb 9 firmly rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir and an economic corridor passing through

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