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The Supreme Court has ordered States to frame rules for pedestrian movement and non-motorised vehicles, after a plea see...
07/10/2025

The Supreme Court has ordered States to frame rules for pedestrian movement and non-motorised vehicles, after a plea seeking stronger coordination to prevent road accidents.

India reported nearly 4.8 lakh accidents and 1.7 lakh deaths in 2023, marking the worst year for road safety in the past five years.

We reported in Jan 2025 that:
● Road accidents in India fell 6% in 10 years to 2022, but more of them were fatal-rising from one in four in 2012 to one in three in 2022.
● Deaths from these crashes rose 22% during the same period.
● Experts cite longer travel distances, rising car ownership, and the expansion of highways as key drivers of fatalities.

Read our analysis to understand what the data reveal about country’s road safety crisis: https://www.indiaspend.com/infrastructure/india-is-seeing-fewer-but-more-deadly-road-accidents-939793

What measures do you think can make India’s roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists?

Today is , and this year’s theme is Urban Crisis Response.As we reported in 2023, The building sector makes up one-fift...
06/10/2025

Today is , and this year’s theme is Urban Crisis Response.

As we reported in 2023, The building sector makes up one-fifth of India’s emissions and 33% of its energy use.

India’s building stock could rise fourfold by 2030, and energy use eightfold by 2050.

Efficient buildings can cut energy use by 42%, emissions by 35%, and material extraction by over 50%. But high costs, low awareness, and poor planning hinder progress.

Read our analysis on how efficient buildings can help India meet its climate goals: https://www.indiaspend.com/climate-change/how-efficient-buildings-can-help-india-meet-its-climate-goals-877297

What do you think India’s cities need most — better planning or stronger green building policies? Let us know in comments.

On this World Teachers’ Day, let’s look at who’s teaching India’s classrooms.Of 10.1 million teachers in 2024–25, 5.5 mi...
04/10/2025

On this World Teachers’ Day, let’s look at who’s teaching India’s classrooms.

Of 10.1 million teachers in 2024–25, 5.5 million were female (54%) and 4.6 million were male (46%).

At the pre-primary stage, women dominate — 96% of teachers are female. But by higher secondary, the trend reverses: 57% male and 43% female.

In Kerala, eight of every 10 teachers are women; in Tamil Nadu and Punjab, about seven. In Rajasthan and Jharkhand, only 41% of teachers are female; in Bihar, 43%.

Read our analysis on India’s 10-million-strong teaching workforce in six charts: https://www.indiaspend.com/data-viz/mapping-indias-10-million-teachers-in-6-charts-967188

How can India make teaching a more equitable and rewarding profession? Let us know in the comments.

11 years after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, India has missed its target of Sampoorn Swachhata.97% of village...
02/10/2025

11 years after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, India has missed its target of Sampoorn Swachhata.

97% of villages are declared ODF-Plus and 81% as ‘model villages’—but nearly 1 in 5 have not been verified, and 9 in 10 are yet to complete a second verification.

Experts say weak verification and lack of transparency mask real progress, while erratic fund release and utilisation slow down planning and implementation.

Read Prachi Salve’s full report on why India’s sanitation progress is stuck in weak verification: https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/11-years-later-swachh-bharat-progress-mired-in-weak-verification-968062

What do you think is needed to ensure Swachh Bharat delivers sustainable sanitation?

Nine migrant workers from Assam died yesterday after scaffolding collapsed at a thermal power construction site in Chenn...
01/10/2025

Nine migrant workers from Assam died yesterday after scaffolding collapsed at a thermal power construction site in Chennai.

We reported in 2023 that, on average, three workers die and 11 are injured every single day in India’s registered factories.

Between 2017 and 2020, India reported 1,109 deaths and over 4,000 injuries annually, according to labour ministry data accessed through RTI.

Experts warn these figures are underestimates because of India’s largely informal workforce and underreporting even in the formal sector.

Read our full investigation on worker deaths and the gaps in India’s workplace safety laws: https://www.indiaspend.com/special-reports/3-workers-die-every-day-in-indian-factories-govt-data-show-850083

What do you think India must do to make workplaces safer?

South Indian states have the lowest , comparable to Mexico & Seychelles. The 8 ‘empowered action group’ states & Assam ...
01/10/2025

South Indian states have the lowest , comparable to Mexico & Seychelles. The 8 ‘empowered action group’ states & Assam have nearly triple the of southern states–comparable to sub-Saharan Botswana and neighbouring Pakistan. Improvements in the health systems reach different sections of the society at different times; knowing where to invest can help lower deaths faster, experts say. Read on: https://www.indiaspend.com/health/how-can-india-lower-its-maternal-mortality-further-967960

This , a reminder that legality doesn’t always mean access.In our Pulitzer Center–supported series (Jan–Feb 2025), we f...
29/09/2025

This , a reminder that legality doesn’t always mean access.

In our Pulitzer Center–supported series (Jan–Feb 2025), we found that:

Stigma, denial of services and poor infrastructure still push many women towards unsafe abortions.

Some were disbelieved, charged high fees, or forced to accept sterilisation or long-acting contraception before care.

Barriers deepen for women from marginalised castes and lower-income backgrounds.

Yet, programmes like Chhattisgarh’s Mitanin initiative show how trained frontline workers can change outcomes.

Policies exist — but access depends on who you are and where you live.

Read the full four-part series by Menaka Rao: https://www.indiaspend.com/tags/abortion

What do you think remains the biggest barrier to safe abortion in India today?

NCRB data show cases under the Dowry Prohibition Act rose 34% between 2014 and 2022—but this excludes thousands of dea...
27/09/2025

NCRB data show cases under the Dowry Prohibition Act rose 34% between 2014 and 2022—but this excludes thousands of deaths. The data also leave out multiple-offence FIRs and cases involving Indian women abroad. Experts say the compilation method also leads to ‘data loss at every stage’. Read our story on the gaps in NCRB data—and why dowry crimes continue to grip the Hindi heartland. https://www.indiaspend.com/data-gaps/why-dowry-related-crimes-are-underreported-967773

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