Number of daily wage workers dying by suicide increased in 2022: NCRB data

As per the NCRB, 64.3% suicide victims were reported to have an annual income of less than Rs one lakh

India will need 34 years to dispose of pending cases under environment protection act

Over 88,400 environment-related cases pending trial in 2022; cases under the Environment Protection Act are being disposed-off at the slowest rate

One farmer/farm labourer dies by suicide every hour in India: NCRB data

An emerging and worrying trend from the NCRB data was that deaths by suicide of agricultural labourers was higher than cultivators

Over 8,000 accidental deaths in 2022 due to forces of nature, 35% due to lightning: NCRB

NCRB released its 56th annual edition of ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ on December 1, 2022

Environmental offences in India soared 790% in 2017

Almost half the crimes took place in Tamil Nadu

Ill health is pushing people to suicides, mental illness among top worries

More than a sixth of suicides in India in 2016 due to health reasons

Simply Put: Suicides by daily wage workers

As told to Parliament (February 9, 2022): Chapters on agriculture added to NCERT curriculum

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Police rescue 51 women being trafficked from Odisha

The women were being taken to Tamil Nadu to work in a garment factory

Environment-related offences recorded 78% increase in 2020

Tamil Nadu has the country’s highest number of environment-related crimes

NCRB: Injuries, deaths due to animal attacks increased by 19%

Most cases reported in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Illnesses were behind half the suicides in Punjab in 2021

Healthcare costs too high, farmers at risk due to pesticide use says expert

International Girl Child Day: Crimes against girls on the rise in India, especially eastern states

Strenghening community-based child protection systems imperative

Farm laws effect: Farmers’ protests in India increased 38% in 2020 after 3 years of decline

Number of protests increased in 12 states, with Jharkhand leading the tally

95 farm suicides in a month in Andhra Pradesh

State authorities hide actual number of deaths

Sharp fall in farm suicides in 2016 claims latest NCRB data

Telangana not among top five aby more; Maharshtra, Karnataka still at top

Why Assam’s drive will weaken the movement against child marriage

Over-emphasis on prosecution, like in Assam, will not bring any sustainable change when the issue is deeply rooted in culture and social norms

An agricultural labourer died by suicide every 2 hours in 2021: NCRB

Some 5,563 agricultural labourers died by suicide in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau

NCRB data shows COVID-19 pandemic made children more vulnerable to crime

Over 400 crimes against children happened every day in 2021; 16% increase compared with 2020

Air, water pollution offences more than triple in 2020: NCRB

Only 8 of 36 states and Union territories register cases for violating air, water pollution laws in 2020

Every day, 28 people dependent on farming die by suicide in India

People in the farm sector accounted for 7.4 per cent of the total suicides in India, according to the latest NCRB report 

Rajasthan records maximum number of environmental crimes for two successive years

NCRB’s report shows that the state made maximum violations under The Wildlife Act, 1972

Gender-based violence plagues Odisha despite govt efforts

Odisha reported the highest cases of assault against women in the country, according to 2018 NCRB data

Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB

National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day

Polls won, waivers announced, but govt has no data on farmer suicides

The last NCRB report published in 2016 said a farmer committed suicide every hour in the country