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IndiaSpend
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Joined March 2011
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    At 4%, India’s confirmed cases vs tests (as of Apr 7) is lower than the US & Italy, which have among the highest cases globally. Country Tests Positive % US 1,951,044 364,058 19 Italy 755,445 135,586 18 India 114,015 4,616 4
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    #BJP lost more than 70% of assembly constituencies where Prime Minister #NarendraModi campaigned during recent assembly elections in 5 states--MP, #Rajasthan, #Chhattisgarh, #Telangana & #Mizoram: our analysis
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    #StatueOfUnity, built at an estimated cost of Rs. 2,989 cr, can fund 2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 5 #solarpower plants of 75 megawatt each, 3 Chandrayan-2 missions to the moon and various #irrigation schemes/projects in #Gujarat.
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    Vaccination is only way out of #COVID19, not #lockdown. Expediting #vaccination should be govt's core focus; chasing vaccination dates should be every citizen’s core focus. It’s going to be a long battle: @Thyrocare's A. Velumani bit.ly/3aJrcOP
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    The Indian state denied humanitarian aid including ambulances & physicians to victims of violence in the 2016 Kashmir conflict, Physicians for Human Rights reported; this is a war crime as per the Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal Court
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    Since #AAP govt came to power in Delhi in 2015, Lt. Guv has rejected/delayed 32 proposals. Our analysis reveals how these disputes are slowing govt spending. Read here: bit.ly/2JmoUp6
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    Delays in infrastructure development continue to plague second-generation #IITs in India. Of the 8 institutes audited, only 2 had completed Phase-I buildings, leaving research facilities, hostels and sports facilities incomplete, per CAG audit. Read: indiaspend.com/development/in…
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    We're delighted to tell you that IndiaSpend has been chosen as the 'Media Start-Up That Is Making A Difference' at the #RedInkAwards 2018!
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    With India enacting a “humane & participative” land acquisition law, why are Santal #Adivasi #women in Godda, #Jharkhand falling at the feet of Adani personnel to not take their land? We investigate: bit.ly/2zxDyXL
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    “I am sure that on May 23 the BJP in Karnataka will be able to record a huge success:” @Tejasvi_Surya BJP’s candidate from B’lore South constituency on impact of Balakot strikes and a “huge Modi wave”
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    #StatueOfUnity, built at an estimated cost of Rs 2,989 cr, could have instead funded 2 new IITs, 5 IIM campuses, 6 #ISRO missions to Mars & various #irrigation schemes/projects in #Gujarat.
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    21 Indian cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai & Hyderabad, may run out of groundwater by 2020, affecting 100 mn people; 40% of country’s population will have no access to drinking water by 2030. #WorldEnvironmentDay bit.ly/2KrUPb9
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    Himachal’s per capita income = Gujarat’s; better in 6 of 7 social indicators: Our analysis: bit.ly/2zn1MoE
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    With cases growing rapidly to cross 11,000 today, India is still detecting fewer positives in testing than Italy & the US Tests Positive % US 2,973,208 579,390 20 Italy 1,073,689 162,488 15 India 244,893 10,307 4 (As on Apr 14)