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Old media reports shared as recent news on the India-China border conflict - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 21, 2023
Update (21 September 2023):
Another video claiming to show the ‘Republic Bharat’s’ recent news report regarding the India- China border tensions is being widely shared on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
A keyword search using the relevant keywords led us to the same video streamed on Republic Bharat’s YouTube channel on 12 December 2022. The video discusses the developments that occurred during the Tawang clash, an incident that transpired between Indian and Chinese soldiers in December 2022.
Update (14 April 2023):
Another video is circulating on social media, alleging to depict recent events near Tibet related to its independence movement. Let’s investigate the authenticity of this claim in the post.
Claim: Recent media report by TV9 Bharatvarsh regarding the latest development in Tibet’s Independence movement.
Fact: The video was uploaded on TV9 Bharatvarsh YouTube channel in August 2020. It shows the developments in Tibetan Independence movement and Indo-Chinese border issues at that time and not the recent ones. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
A search using relevant keywords unveiled that this video was initially uploaded on 30 August 2020, to the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ YouTube channel. The footage features a discussion on Tibetan independence and the border disputes between India and China. Based on this evidence, it is apparent that the video pertains to events from August 2020 rather than recent developments.
Update (06 February 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it to be latest report of the ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel informing about China’s concerns over India testing ‘Agni V’ intercontinental ballistic missile. The news video reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a grand welcome after arriving in the US and that China is concerned over PM Modi’s meeting with Biden assuming that it would affect China’s domination. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: ‘Republic Bharat’ recent reporting on China’s concerns over India testing ‘Agni V’ intercontinental ballistic missile.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old report published by the ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel on 23 September 2021. The video does not show the latest report about China’s concerns over India’s Agni V missiles. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, the same video was found published by the ‘Republic Bharat’ YouTube channel on 23 September 2021, the day on which PM Narendra Modi landed in the US for Quad, United Nations and bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden. In 2021, ahead of ‘Agni V’ test, China raised concerns over the launch of Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile by citing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The video shared in the post is old and does not show the latest report on China’s concerns over India’s Agni missiles.
Update (02 February 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ informing about the government deploying SSB and ITBP Jawans to fortify the China-Nepal-Bhutan border. This post claims that the government had taken this decision to counterattack China’s plans to intrude into India’s region. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Latest ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ report informs about the government deploying SSB and ITBP Jawans along the China-Nepal-Bhutan borders of India.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old news report published by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ on 02 September 2020. The video does not report the latest developments alongside the India-China border. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, the same video was found published by the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news channel on 02 September 2020. In the video, it is reported that the Government of India had issued orders to deploy 30 battalions of SSB Jawans to China, Nepal, and Bhutan borders to fortify defence forces at the nearby borders with China. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and does not report the latest developments alongside the India-China border.
Update (30 January 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ on threats to India from Pakistan and China. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news report on threats to India from China and Pakistan.
Fact: This video is from September 2020. It discusses the statement given by the BSF chief Rakesh Astana that China and Pakistan are planning against India. It doesn’t show recent developments in India-China border conflict. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Reverse image search with the relevant keywords led us to a TV9 Bharatvarsh video uploaded on its YouTube channel on 07 September 2020. The title of the video reads, “Pakistan-China nexus on the border exposed, both are conspiring against India”. The debate discusses the statement given by the BSF chief Rakesh Asthana that China and Pakistan are planning against India. The video shared in the post is more than two years old and does not show a recent report on the India-China conflict.
Update (10 January 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ informing threats to India from Pakistan and China. The purported ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ video reports Pakistan’s intensions to take advantage of the India-China conflict on LAC. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news report informing threats to India from China and Pakistan.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old news report published by the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news channel on 04 September 2020. The video shared in the post is two years old and does not show a recent report on the India-China conflict. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news channel on 04 September 2020. ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ in the video reported about former Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s statement on Pakistan taking advantage of the India-China stand-off on LAC. The video shared in the post is two years old and does not show a recent report on the India-China conflict.
Update (27 December 2022):
Another video clip of the same programme by TV9 Bharatvarsh is being shared on social media. The post description in Hindi translates to ‘Pak army attacked with grenade launcher.‘ The programme’s host says that China plans to attack India at the LAC in October. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Pak army attacked with a grenade launcher, and China plans to attack India in October.
Fact: The video clip of the viral post is a portion of a news debate aired by TV9 Bharatvarsh in August 2020. In a ‘Full & Final’ debate programme, a discussion was held about the alleged plan of China to attack India in October 2020. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Based on the logo-TV9 Bharatvarsh and the programme’s name ‘Full & Final’, we formulated a few keywords and searched for the full-length video on the internet. This led us to a YouTube video uploaded by TV9 Bharatvarsh titled ‘अक्टूबर में India पर हमला कर सकता है China, नदी-नाले का पानी कम होने का कर रहा इंतजार.’ This 2:30-second clip has visuals that match the viral video. To find the full video of the debate, we refined our keywords and added the hashtags ‘#IndiaChinaClash #TV9Bharatvarsh #HindiNewsLive‘ found in the clip. This led us to the full-length debate video, which was uploaded to YouTube on 28 August 2022.
The viral video is a clipped version of this 40 Minutes and 34 Second video in which the 9 minutes and 01 seconds match the viral video. This debate did not mention Pakistan and the alleged grenade attack.
Published (20 December 2022):
A video report by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ is being widely shared on social media. The post’s description in Hindi translates to ‘China’s threat to India-Global Times.’ This is being shared in the context of rising tensions on the border between China and India. Let’s fact-check this post through this article.
Claim: A news report by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ on the latest threat issued by China to India through its newspaper ‘Global Times’.
Fact: The news clip published in the viral post is from September 2020. The clip has been taken from a 43-minute video report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ in their program known as full and final. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Based on the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ logo on the video, we searched for such news reports on China and India based on the keywords from the text in the news report. This led us to a YouTube video uploaded on TV9 Bharatvarsh’s channel from 2020 titled ‘LAC पर भारत अपनी जिद को छोड़े – ग्लोस’. This 2-minute 2, seconds clip contained visuals that match the viral post.
Based on the text of the news report, we understood that it is a news broadcast program of a program called ‘Full and Final.’ We refined our keywords to find a longer video and searched the internet. This led us to a news report titled ‘PLA नहीं हटेगा.. फिक्स.. युद्ध का 100% रिस्क | Full & Final’. The visuals in the viral post were taken from this program which was uploaded on 24 September 2020.
To sum it up, an old news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ from 2020 is shared as recent news on the India-China border conflict.

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2020 video captured during an eviction drive in Manipur’s Moreh town linked to the ongoing violence in Manipur - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 3, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of women from the Meitei community engaging in a fight with the police in Manipur. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video showing Meitei community women clashing with the police in Manipur.
Fact: The post shared a two-year-old video captured during an eviction drive in Moreh town in Manipur. Protesting the eviction drive along the ICP bypass road in Moreh, women volunteers of Moreh ICP Bypass Road Structure and Land Committee engaged in a confrontation with the police. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing violence in Manipur. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, we could not find any reliable sources related to the video. When we searched with relevant keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found recently shared by a user with the same claim on Twitter. This Twitter user in the comment section mentioned that the video was originally uploaded by Roland Kipgen. On searching for further details, we found the same video published on the Facebook page of Roland Kipgen on 12 November 2020. Roland Kipgen posted the video with the title, “Moreh: police vs women fight. GOOSEBUMPS guaranteed”.
A few other users also shared the same video in November 2020, asserting that the video was captured near ICP Bypass Road in Moreh town in Manipur. When we searched for further sources using relevant keywords, a video showing similar visuals was found published by ‘The Morning Bell’ news site on 13 November 2020.  This news site published the video with the description, “Police clash with public near Bypass Road ICP Gate, Moreh following an eviction of constructions and buildings at Moreh Bypass Road.” ‘The Morning Bell’ published a detailed Facebook post reporting about this clash that took near the ICP Bypass Road in Moreh.
As per the reports, a group of women protestors confronted a government eviction force during an anti-encroachment drive along the Moreh ICP Bypass Road on 12 November 2020. The women volunteers of Moreh ICP Bypass Road Structure and Land Committee and female police personnel engaged in an intense standoff that escalated into a physical altercation. Subsequently, the security personnel employed tear gas shells and smoke bombs to disperse the protesting crowd and later, carried out the eviction drive. Several other news websites have also published articles reporting about this eviction drive along the Moreh ICP Bypass Road in November 2020. Those articles can be seen here and here.
Lately, there have been news reports about women protestors engaging in a clash with police in Manipur. A few of those news reports can be seen here and here. But the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing violence in Manipur.
To sum it up, a 2020 video captured during an eviction drive in Moreh town was falsely linked to the ongoing violence in Manipur.

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author: Sai Krishna Muthyanolla


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2020 video from Australia shared as recent visuals of a cloudburst in Bengaluru - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 8, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as cloudburst visuals recently captured in Bengaluru. In the wake of the recent continuous rainfall in Bengaluru, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video showing a cloudburst in Bengaluru.
Fact: The video shared in the post was created using the time-lapse feature by an Australia-based photographer named Kane Artie. The video was captured in 2020 near the Perth airport in Australia. The video does not show any recent visuals of a cloudburst in Bengaluru. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found in a Facebook post made by a photographer named Kane Artie on 25 February 2020. Kane Artie published the video stating, “Well this afternoons front that rolled in was something else! I made a last minute dash down the road to the viewing area at the Perth Airport as I knew I would have a nice open area to shoot. So glad I did. I got absolutely drenched running back down the ramp, and nearly got blown over with the gusts that came through. I had to hang on to the fence to stay on my feet. Was it worth it….. Hell yes”. Kane Artie said that the video was shot near Perth airport in Australia and informed that the video license was available with Severe Weather Australia.
Sharing a screenshot of the video, Kane Artie in a recent Facebook post stated, “This is just one of the shots from the storm Timelapse back in February 2020. When these microbursts hit the ground, all the force has to go somewhere and it gets blasted outwards. As I was running back to the car, I found out just how powerful they are. I nearly got blown off my feet and had to pull myself along the fence to get back to the car. I would be lying if I said I didn’t crap myself a little bit at the time. But man it’s just beautiful to see what Mother Nature can produce”. Severe Weather Australia tweeted the same video on 26 February 2020.
SWA Contributor Kane Artie Photography captured this incredible photo and video of the Microburst or (possible Macroburst) impacting Perth Airport, WA yesterday evening.  Media licensing available via @SevereWeatherAU – Watch the video here: https://t.co/nB0WPmqIn5 #Perthweather pic.twitter.com/p267si36b9
Several weather news websites including the ‘Daily Mail’ published articles crediting the video to photographer Kane Artie. They can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, a time-lapse storm video shot in Australia is shared as recent visuals of a cloudburst in Bengaluru.

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2020 Video from Libya shared as Taliban trying to fly Black Hawk Helicopter - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 2, 2021
A video accompanied by a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the Taliban in Afghanistan were trying to fly the US’ leftover Black Hawk Helicopter. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Taliban trying to fly the Black Hawk Helicopter.
Fact: The video is from Libya and not from Afghanistan. Libya since 2019 had a conflict between UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) and a coalition of armed groups led by Qadhafi-era military defector Khalifa Haftar known as the Libyan National Army. On 04 June 2020, GNA-aligned forces were towing the Mi-35 helicopter captured at the outskirts of Tarhuna, Tripoli. A defunct Mi-35 helicopter gifted by India was seized by the Taliban recently, but the video is not related to this seizure. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a tweet with a similar video was found. The tweet made on 05 June 2020 says that GNA-aligned forces were towing the Mi-35 helicopter captured at the outskirts of Tarhuna, Tripoli. Tripoli is the capital of Libya. Therefore, the video is old and not from Afghanistan.
#Tripoli: last one for the day, GNA-aligned forces towing an #LAAF helicopter (Mi35) captured near Fom Melgha, at the outskirts of #Tarhuna
Pretty sure no driving test prepares you for this… pic.twitter.com/ywVPxDcWgo
Taking the cue that the video is from Libya, an article was found when searched in google with relevant keywords. On 04 June 2020, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Mi-35 helicopter was captured by Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and driven on the streets of Tripoli Airport. Similar videos of the incident can be seen here and here. So, the video is not related to Afghanistan and the Taliban.
Libya, which holds Africa’s biggest oil reserves, has been mired in conflict since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi. In recent years, the country was split between a UN-recognised government in the capital Tripoli (GNA) and a coalition of armed groups led by Qadhafi-era military defector Khalifa Haftar known as the Libyan National Army. The chaotic war had drawn in several outside powers and foreign arms and mercenaries. They signed ‘permanent ceasefire’ on 23 October 2020.
On 31 August 2021, the United States of America had completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban then declared victory and independence and took control of the Kabul airport. According to reports, the United States military had disabled 73 aircraft, 27 Humvees, weapons systems, and other high-tech defence equipment before boarding the final flight from Kabul.
A viral video on social media suggests that a defunct Mi-35 helicopter was seized by the Taliban at the Kunduz Airbase. There are reports that the helicopter seized by the Taliban from Afghan National Defence Forces may have been gifted by India to Afghanistan. India gifted four of these helicopters to Afghanistan earlier. ‘Indian defence forces declined to comment on the issue, saying that they would not like to comment on the internal matters of Afghanistan’ according to this article.
To sum it up, 2020 Video from Libya is shared as Taliban trying to fly Black Hawk Helicopter.

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2020 video is now shared as Yogi Adityanath announcing new lockdown measures in UP - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 23, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announcing the new lockdown measures in the 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: UP CM Yogi Adityanath announced the new lockdown measures in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Fact: The video shared in the post is an old one. This video shows Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announcing the lockdown measures in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh on 22 March 2020.  Yogi Adityanath announced this lockdown as a preventive measure to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the state last year. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched for this video using the keywords ‘Yogi Adityanath announces lockdown in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh’, a video with similar visuals was found on the official Facebook page of ‘India TV’ news channel. This video was published on 22 March 2020, with the title ‘Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh: UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces lockdown in 15 districts’. Yogi Adityanath announced this lockdown as a preventive measure to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the most affected 15 districts of the state last year. The same video was found to be published on the ‘NDTV’ YouTube channel, on 22 March 2020. In the video, NDTV reported that Yogi Adityanath announced a lockdown in 15 districts till 25 March 2020.
News articles published on Yogi Adityanath announcing the lockdown measures in 15 districts can be seen here and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video is an old one.
In a recent media interaction, Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh clarified that UP Government has no plans to reimpose the night curfew or lockdown measures in the state. In view of upcoming elections and festivals, the Police Commissionerate of Gautam Buddha Nagar released a press note, announcing the imposition of section 144 in Gautam Buddha Nagar from 17 March 2021 to 30 April 2021.
To sum it up, an old video is being shared as the recent visuals of Yogi Adityanath announcing the new lockdown measures in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh.


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2020 video of men taking out a bike rally brandishing swords in Assam is shared as recent - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 25, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that Assam police had recently nabbed people brandishing swords in a bike rally. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of police nabbing youth for brandishing swords in a bike rally in Assam.
Fact: The video is from 2020 not a recent one. In October 2020, a group of men taking out bike rally brandishing swords in Tinsukia, Assam, were intercepted by a police vehicle. A person nabbed in the incident said that he was from Bajrang Dal and that he was part of the procession taken out on ‘Ashtra Poojan’. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
There is a logo of EastMojo on the top-right corner of the video. When reverse image search is done on the video with relevant keywords, a video is similar visuals was found on the official YouTube channel of EastMojo uploaded on 27 October 2020. Hence, the video is not a recent one. According to the YouTube video, some youths were brandishing swords during a bike rally in Assam; one person who was nabbed admitted that he was a Bajrang Dal member.
When searched on Google, articles were found about the same incident. Tinsukia (town in Assam) police intercepted a group of men brandishing swords during a bike rally. Police detained four of them and seized three motorcycles. According to police officials, permission was not taken for the rally that was being taken from Thana Chariali towards Hijugoori; and one of the persons nabbed admitted to being a member of Bajrang Dal. According to reports, the rally was taken out by members of the Bajrang Dal on ‘Ashtra Poojan’.
To sum it up, a 2020 video of men taking out bike rally brandishing swords in Assam is shared as recent.


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2020 video of Rewa police offering Aarti to lockdown violators shared as recent visuals from Karnataka - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 25, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of Karnataka police personnel offering Aarti to lockdown violators. Recently, Karnataka High Court directed police personnel to avoid using the Lathi while enforcing lockdown norms. This post claims it as the Karnataka police personnel’s reaction to the HC orders. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Karnataka police personnel offering Aarti to the lockdown violators.
Fact: The video shows an old incident that took place at Rewa city in Madhya Pradesh. In April 2020, Rewa police personnel had stopped the lockdown violators and offered Aarti as a punishment for them. This video has nothing to do with the Karnataka police personnel. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in old Facebook videos posted in April 2020. They can be seen here and here. One of the videos had mentioned it as the visuals of police personnel offering aarti to the lockdown violators in Rewa city, Madhya Pradesh.
On observing carefully, we could see a medical store board with the name ‘Golden Medical Hall’ in the video. When we looked for the Golden Medical store in Rewa city, similar images of the ‘Golden Medical Hall’ were found on the ‘Just Dial’ website.  This ‘Golden Medical Hall’ is located at Sirmour road in Rewa city.
When we searched for more sources using these keywords, we found similar visuals in a video published by the ‘Webdunia Hindi’ YouTube channel on 12 April 2020. They mentioned it as the visuals of Madhya Pradesh police personnel offering Aarti to the lockdown violators as a punishment. Reporting the same, the ‘Zee Madhya Pradesh’ news channel had shared the same video recently on their website. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is an old one and has nothing to do with the Karnataka police personnel.
To sum it up, an old video of Rewa police personnel offering Aarti to the lockdown violators shared as recent visuals in Karnataka.


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2021 New Year fireworks show on Taipei 101 building shared as visuals of Diwali celebrations in Taiwan - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 9, 2021
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of the Diwali fireworks show on the iconic Taipei 101 building in Taiwan. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of Diwail fireworks show on the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows the 2021 New Year fireworks event on the iconic Taipei 101 building in Taiwan. Taipei 101’s annual fireworks show welcomed the arrival of 2021 with 16,000 fireworks. This firework show has nothing to do with the Diwali festival. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, similar visuals were found in a few old videos published on social media. They can be seen here, here, and here. These users mentioned it as the 2021 New Year fireworks show on the iconic Taipei 101 building in Taiwan. When we searched for more sources using these keywords, we found a similar video on the ‘Taiwan News’ YouTube channel. The ‘Taiwan News’ had published this video with the title, “New Year’s 2021: Taipei 101 fireworks show”.
The ‘Taiwan News’ had published an article regarding this 2021 New Year fireworks show on the Taipei building. According to the article, Taipei 101’s annual fireworks show welcomed the arrival of 2021 with 16,000 fireworks, witnessed by tens of thousands of viewers gathered for the event. The Taipei 101 building has been reportedly hoisting this New year fireworks event since 2005. Several other news websites published articles and videos related to the 2021 New Year fireworks event on the Taipei 101 building. They can be seen here and here.
Tsai lng-wen, the President of Taiwan had greeted Indians all around the world, a happy Diwali on 04 November 2021. In 2020, the Taiwan Government had organized a mega Diwali festival celebration in Taipei. Reporting this event, several news websites have published articles in 2020. They can be seen here and here. But, the video shared in the post is related to the 2021 New Year firework event on Taipei 101 building, not the Diwali celebrations.
To sum it up, the 2021 New Year fireworks show on Taipei 101 building is shared as visuals of Diwali celebrations in Taiwan.

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2021 photo of BJP and Congress leaders meeting speaker Om Birla shared as BJP’s secret meeting with Congress - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 25, 2023
A photo is being shared on social media claiming it is a picture exposing a secret meeting held recently between BJP and Congress leaders. The photo shows Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Sonia Gandhi sitting together in the same room for a meeting. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent photo showing a secret meeting between BJP and Congress leaders.
Fact: The photo shared in the post was taken in August 2021, when top leaders from different political parties went to meet Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla in his official chamber in Parliament. After the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 11 August 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and top leaders from other parties met Om Birla in his chamber. The photo is old and does not show a secret meeting between BJP and Congress. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar photo was found published by the “Times of India” on 11 August 2021. TOI reported that top leaders from different political parties were spotted sitting together at the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s office chamber on 11 August 2021.
After the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 11 August 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and top leaders from other parties met Om Birla in his chamber. Reporting the same, a few other news websites have published articles and videos. The photo shared in the post was taken during this meeting. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the photo shared in the post is old and does not show any secret meeting between BJP and Congress leaders.
To sum it up, a 2021 photo taken during BJP and Congress leaders meeting  speaker Om Birla was shared as the picture of the BJP’s secret meeting with Congress.

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2021 Republic Bharat news report shared as a recent report on the Israel and Palestine conflict - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 14, 2023
A post with a video report about the Israel-Palestine conflict is being shared on social media. The post description in Hindi loosely translates to ‘Why such oppression towards innocent children in Palestine.’ Let’s verify this post through this article.
Claim: Recent visuals of the conflict between Israel and Palestine as a result of which innocent children are being affected.
Fact: Although this news clip is real, it is from 2021. This is a portion of a news report by the Republic Bharat channel on the Israel-Palestine crisis. Hence the claim made in the post is Misleading.
Observing the logo of Republic Bharat on the video and the adjacent text, which reads ‘Ye Bharat ki baat hai,’ we performed a keyword search on YouTube to find the original news report. This search led us to the original report published by Republic Bharat in May 2021. The viral video is a small portion of this 42-minute report.
In a show named ‘Ye Bharat ki baat hain‘, the anchor Syed Suhail was reporting about the violent Israel-Palestine crisis that broke out in 2021 and the damage it has caused on both sides, etc.
To sum up, an old news report by Republic Bharath on the violent clashes between Israel and Palestine shared a recent report on how innocent children are affected by the conflict.


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2021 video from Jaipur shared as recent visuals of Muslims threatening to kill Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 24, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as visuals of Muslims displaying a banner of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in Jaipur and openly threatening to kill him. This video shows a group of Muslims using abusive language against Narsinghanand Saraswati and demanding the arrest of the Hindu priest for his alleged derogatory comments against the Prophet and the Muslim community. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of Muslims in Jaipur displaying a banner of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati and threatening to kill him.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows the visuals of a one-year-old protest that took place at the Ghat Gate Bazar area in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Jaipur Police through a tweet clarified that a viral video from April 2021 us being shared as recent visuals from Jaipur to spread religious hatred among the society. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a video with similar visuals was found in a Facebook post published on 15 April 2021. This Facebook user mentioned it as visuals of a protest held by Muslims against Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in Jaipur.
When we searched for relevant sources using these keywords on the internet, we found the details of this video in an article published by the ‘TV9  Bharatvarsh’ news website. According to the article, the video shows a protest from April 2021 that took place at the Ghat Gate Bazar area in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Outraged by Narsinghanand Saraswati’s alleged derogatory remarks against the Muslim community, these Muslim youth  reportedly made this video threatening Narsinghanand. According to the reports, eight members involved in the protest were arrested by the Jaipur police in April 2021. Clarifying the details of this viral video, several news websites have published articles in July 2022. A few of them can be seen here and here.
In April 2021, Delhi Police arrested Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati while accusing him of hurting religious sentiments with his remarks against the Muslim community during a press conference in Delhi. News articles that reported Muslim protests across the country over Narsinghanand Saraswati’s remarks can be seen here and here. Amid the escalating communal tensions over Nupur Sharma’s objectionable remarks about Prophet Muhammad, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati extended his support to Nupur Sharma, saying that she had said what was written in Islamic books.
Lately, when Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tweeted this video making a similar claim, Jaipur Police responded to Shekhawat’s tweet and issued a clarification regarding this video. Jaipur Police confirmed it as an old video showing the visuals of a protest held in Jaipur city, in April 2021. Rajasthan Police had also published a tweet confirming it as a one-year-old video.
कुछ असामाजिक तत्वों द्वारा जयपुर घाट गेट बाज़ार में एप्रिल २०२१ विडीओ बनाकर वाइरल करने कि कोशिश की गयी है। उन पर नियमानुसार कार्यवाही की गयी।
यह विडीओ समाज में धार्मिक द्वेष,नफ़रत फैलाता है।अतः इस विडीओ को  फ़ॉर्वर्ड करेगा वह भी आपराधिक कृत्य के लिए ज़िम्मेदार होगा।
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To sum it up, an old video is shared as recent visuals of Muslims openly threatening to kill Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati.


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2021 video of a brawl in Sindh provincial assembly is shared as visuals in Pakistan National Assembly - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 5, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the brawl seen in the visuals was from the National Assembly of Pakistan. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Footage of a brawl from the Pakistan National Assembly.
Fact: The video is of a brawl in March 2021, between Pakistani political leaders in the Sindh provincial assembly. Members of the Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were involved in this brawl ahead of Senate elections in Pakistan. Three dissident PTI leaders were attacked by PTI members as they entered the Sindh Assembly. Later, the members of PPP also joined. Pakistan is currently going through a political crisis as Imran Khan blocked the no-confidence motion against his government by dissolving the national assembly. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
One can see the logo of ‘Kanak News’ on the top right corner of the video. When a reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video with relevant keywords, a video with similar visuals was found on the official YouTube channel of ‘Kanak News’. According to the YouTube video uploaded on 04 March 2021, there was a brawl amongst the leaders in Pakistan’s Sindh Assembly.
Pakistani news outlets had reported about this incident that took place in Sindh provincial assembly in March 2021 before the Senate elections in Pakistan. Members of the Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI, the party to which Imran Khan belongs) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) were involved in this brawl. Three dissident PTI leaders were attacked by PTI members as they entered the Sindh Assembly, later the members of PPP also joined. Pakistan is currently going through a political crisis as Imran Khan blocked the no-confidence motion against his government by dissolving the national assembly.
To sum it up, a 2021 video of a brawl in the Sindh provincial assembly is shared as visuals in Pakistan National Assembly.


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2021 video of a police aspirant caught cheating while appearing for the UP Sub-Inspector examination shared as a recent one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 2, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming that the visuals show a person caught cheating during a government examination recently conducted by the Uttar Pradesh government. The video shows police removing a wig with Bluetooth set up from the student’s head. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: A recent video of a person who was caught by police while attempting to cheat in the UP government examination.
Fact: The post shared a 2021 video of a UP student who was caught wearing a wig with Bluetooth set up while appearing for the examination of UP Sub-Inspector. Even recently, there are reports of students being caught cheating during the UPSSSC PET examination. However, the video shared in the post is old and not related to the recent government examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh government. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, we found screen grabs from the video in an article published by India TV on 22 December 2021. The news site reported it is the visuals of a police aspirant who was caught wearing a wig with bluetooth set up while appearing for the UP Sub-Inspector examination. Reporting the same, Jagran also published an article in December 2021.
IPS Rupin Sharma tweeted this video on 21 December 2021 confirming that the video shows a UP police aspirant caught with a Bluetooth-equipped wig while appearing for the UP Sub-Inspector examination conducted in 2021.
#UttarPradesh mein Sub-Inspector
की EXAM mein #CHEATING #nakal के शानदार जुगाड़ ☺☺😊😊😊@ipsvijrk @ipskabra @arunbothra@renukamishra67@Uppolice well done pic.twitter.com/t8BbW8gBry
Even recently, there are news reports on police arresting persons who were caught cheating during the UPSSSC PET examination recently conducted by the UP government. However, the video shared in the post is old and unrelated to the recent government examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh government.
To sum it up, a 2021 video of a police aspirant caught cheating during the UP Sub-Inspector examination is shared as a recent one.

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2021 video of BJP MLA threatening people shared shared amid upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 22, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of a BJP leader threatening people in Gujarat. In the wake of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections 2022, this post is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of BJP leader threatening people in Gujarat.
Fact: The post shared a one-year-old video showing Abhesinh Tadvi, a BJP MLA from the Sankheda constituency, losing his cool and threatening a man during an election campaign ahead of the Gujarat District Panchayat polls in February 2021. The video does not show a recent incident. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
On observing the video carefully, one could see the ‘Gujarat Tak’ watermark on the video. The ‘Gujarat Tak’ news channel published this video on 17 November 2022 mentioning it as the visuals of BJP MLA Abhesinh Tadvi threatening voters from Chhotaudepur’s Sankheda assembly constituency.
When we searched for more sources using keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘ABP Asmita’ news website on 25 February 2021. This news website reported it as the visuals of Sankheda MLA Abhesinh Tadvi getting angry over people questioning him. This incident reportedly took place during an election campaign at Haripura village in the Chhotaudepur district of Gujarat.
Reporting details of this incident, several news websites published articles and videos in February 2021. They can be seen here, here and here. According to these reports, during a village meeting conducted ahead of the district panchayat polls in February 2021, BJP MLA Abhesinh Tadvi became furious over a man for questioning him about the construction of houses. Shouting at the man to keep quiet, and then asking him to leave the meeting, Abhesinh Tadvi told others present at the meeting that all the work will be done and that he has made all efforts. Further, Abhesinh Tadvi threatened people that there will be no change in the constituency if he doesn’t get votes in the panchayat elections.
To sum it up, 2021 video of BJP MLA Abhesinh Tadvi threatening people who questioned him is shared amid upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022.

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2021 video of burka clad women at a store in Russia is attributed to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 24, 2022
Video of burka clad women walking out of a room is being widely shared on social media claiming that it is related to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of burka clad women at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Fact: This video was posted on 03 September 2021 by a Russian based Instagram account ‘Khimarka’. This video shows burka clad women coming out of the Khimarka cloth store in Russian city of Khasavyurt. Also, according to Qatar travel advisory, tourists can generally wear their clothing of choice, but shoulders and knees should be covered when visiting public places. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search using the keyframes extracted from the viral video led us to the same video posted on 03 September 2021 by a Russia based Instagram account ‘Khimarka’. As per the description, the video shows burka clad women coming out of the Khimarka cloth store. The store is in Khasavyurt city of Russia.
Also, as per the travel advisory of FIFA world cup Qatar 2022, people can generally wear clothing of their choice. However, shoulders and knees should be covered when visiting public places like museums and other government buildings. Swimwear is commonly worn at hotel beaches and pools. While international visitors and residents wear a wide variety of clothing styles, Qatari citizens usually wear traditional attire. Visitors are welcome to wear traditional Qatari clothing if they choose to. Visuals of foreign fans in normal outfits at FIFA world cup Qatar 2022 can be seen below:
To sum it up, 2021 video of burka clad women at a store in Russia is attributed to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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2021 video of Israel’s UN envoy tearing up the UNHRC report is linked to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 24, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of an Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) tearing apart the UN Human Rights Council report issued against Israel during the recent UN General Assembly. As per the post, Israel’s UN envoy ripped apart a 20-page notice from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) while delivering his speech at the UN podium. Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, this video is going viral on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of Israel’s envoy to the UN tearing up a Human Rights Council report against Israel at the UN General Assembly.
Fact: The post shared a 2021 video of Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, tearing up a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) annual report during an address at the UN General Assembly. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When we searched for the video using relevant keywords, the same video was found in an article published by ‘The Times of Israel’ on 30 October 2021. They reported that Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, tore up the UN Human Rights annual report during his address at the UN General Assembly podium on 29 October 2021.
During his speech at the UN General Assembly, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, tore up a report by the UN Human Rights Council to demonstrate his strong disapproval of the organization’s perceived bias against Israel. Gilad Erdan tweeted the same video on his ‘X’ handle on 30 October 2021.
Today, I addressed the @UN General Assembly and spoke out against the baseless, one-sided, and outright false accusations from the Human Rights Council's annual report. 1/8 pic.twitter.com/b4YIv2jGaK
Several news sites reported about this dramatic video of Gilad Erdan tearing up the UNHRC report at the UN General Assembly in October 2021. They can be seen here, here, and here.
To sum it up, this video of Israel’s envoy to the UN tearing up a UNHRC report at the UN General Assembly is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

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2021 video of ODRAF team swept away during the elephant rescue in Mahanadi River shared as a recent one - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 24, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it shows recent visuals of a rescue team being swept away by floodwaters during a rescue operation to save an elephant trapped in the floods. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: A recent video that depicts a rescue team being swept away in floodwaters during the elephant rescue.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows a 2021 incident that took place near the Mundali barrage in the Cuttack district of Odisha. During an attempt to rescue an elephant stuck in the floodwaters of the Mahanadi river, a boat of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) overturned and capsized due to the strong current in the river. A journalist of a local Odisha news channel and a member of ODRAF lost their lives in this tragic accident. The video does not show the latest accident. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by Zee News in September 2021. Zee News reported that a boat carrying the ODRAF rescue team was overturned and capsized by the floodwaters of the Mahanadi River during an elephant rescue.
Reporting the complete details of the incident, several news sites published articles and videos in September 2021. They can be seen here, here, and here. The tragic accident reportedly took place near the Munduli barrage in the Cuttack district of Odisha. As per the reports, while attempting to rescue an elephant stuck in the floodwaters of the Mahanadi River, the boat of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) overturned and capsized due to the strong current in the river. A journalist of a regional Odisha news channel and a member of ODRAF reportedly lost their lives in this tragic accident.
To sum it up, an old video of the ODRAF team swept away during the elephant rescue in the Mahanadi River was shared as a recent one.


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2021 video of TMC leader Sujata Mondal being chased by Arambagh voters resurfaced ahead of 2024 General Elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 27, 2024
Ahead of the 2024 General Elections, a video is being shared on social media (here, here, here) with a claim that Sujata Mondal, a TMC candidate from Bishnupur, was chased away by voters from Arambagh after she allegedly threatened them to vote for TMC. Let’s verify the authenticity of the claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals of TMC candidate from Bishnupur, Sujata Mondal being chased away by Arambagh voters ahead of 2024 General Elections.
Fact: The incident in the video is not a recent one, it happened in 2021. During the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections, Sujata Mondal, a Trinamool candidate from Arambagh was chased out of a voting booth in the Arandi area of the constituency. While Sujata Mondal claimed that the BJP workers attacked her, the villagers alleged that the candidate misbehaved with them. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
A reverse image search of the keyframes from the viral video led us to multiple news articles (here and here) from 2021 that have shared similar visuals. A search on YouTube using specific keywords led us to the original version of the viral video published by ‘Anandabazar Patrika’ on 6 Apr 2021.
As per these reports, Sujata Mondal, a Trinamool candidate from Arambagh, was chased out of a voting booth in the Arandi area of the constituency during the West Bengal Assembly Elections in 2021. While Sujata Mondal had accused the opposition BJP party of creating chaos and threatening TMC supporters by beating them, the BJP has refuted the claim. However, people from the Arandi village claimed that Sujata Mondal had barged into their homes and behaved inappropriately. Sujata also alleged that there was a voting discrepancy at poll booth 45, where votes intended for TMC went to BJP.
Sujata Mondal lost the Arambagh seat in the 2021 Assembly elections to Madhusudan Bag of BJP. She is now contesting on a TMC ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against her former husband, Saumitra Khan, who is a BJP MP, in Bishnupur.
To sum up, a 2021 video of TMC leader Sujata Mondal being chased by Arambagh voters resurfaced ahead of the 2024 General Elections.


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2021 video related to the tragic incident of a Rajasthan man killing his two daughters is shared now with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 4, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming that a Muslim man in Rajasthan had brutally killed the family members of a Hindu girl for not approving his marriage to the girl. The post mentions the accused name as Ajmal Khan. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video related to the incident of a Muslim man who killed the family members of a Hindu girl in Rajasthan.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place at Kharwa village in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan in 2021. A man named Ajit Cheeta killed his two daughters and injured his wife alleged to be because of unemployment and financial crisis. Ajit belongs to Cheetah Mehrat community that comprises of both Hindus and Muslims. The accused name is not Ajmal Khan and there is no communal angle in the incident. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by a social media user on 14 July 2021. The user published the video revealing that a man, residing in Kharwa village within the Ajmer district, tragically took the lives of his two daughters due to the distress caused by his unemployment. Dainik Bhaskar also reported the same by publishing a video showing similar visuals in July 2021.
Reporting the complete details of the incident, ‘Patrika’ published an article on 15 July 2021. As per the article, on 14 July 2021, Ajit Cheetah, a resident of Bhawanipura Colony of Kharwa village, slit the throats of his two daughters and injured his wife due to the distress allegedly caused by unemployment and financial crisis. The accused reportedly injured himself after attacking his family. The locals handed over the accused Ajit Cheetah to the Beawar Sadar police station after the incident. While a daughter died on the spot, another daughter died while taking her to the hospital. Reporting the same, several other news sites have also published articles in July 2021. They can be seen here and here.
Ajmer police published a screenshot of the FIR filed related to this incident on 14 July 2023. In the FIR copy, the accused name was clearly mentioned as Ajit Cheetah. Ajit Cheetah belongs to the Cheetah Mehrat community which comprises both Hindus and Muslims. According to the police’s preliminary investigation, Ajit had Hindu relatives in his family, yet he identified himself as a Muslim. Speaking to the Quint, Surendra Singh Jodha, the investigating officer from Beawar Sadar police station, confirmed that the incident was not communal in nature.
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To sum it up, an old video related to a tragic incident of a Rajasthan man killing his own daughters was shared now with a communal narrative.

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2021 video shared as recent visuals of Asani cyclone at Machilipatnam beach in Andhra Pradesh - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 13, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is Asani cyclone visuals at Machilipatnam beach in Andhra Pradesh. The video shows visuals of dark blue thunder clouds passing over a beach. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing Asani cyclone visuals at Machilipatnam beach in Andhra Pradesh.
Fact: This video has been circulating on social media at least since June 2021. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the Asani cyclone. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video shared in the post, a video with similar visuals is found to be posted on a Facebook page named ‘Andhra Pradesh Weatherman’ on 17 June 2021. This Facebook page had published this video mentioning it as visuals from Yarada beach in Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
But when this video recently went viral claiming it as from Machilipatnam, the same ‘Andhra Pradesh Weatherman’ through a tweet clarified that the video was taken at Kalingapatnam beach in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. In the tweet, ‘Andhra Pradesh Weatherman’ shared a screenshot of their Instagram post that shared the same video on 17 June 2021.  A journalist from the ‘Suman TV’ news channel has also clarified that this video was taken at Kalingapatnam beach in Srikakulam. Though we could not ascertain the exact location of the place, it can be concluded from all these pieces of evidence that the video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent Asani cyclone.
This is not #CycloneAsani. This Video i have posted in my Instagram on June 21st 2021. Location – Kalingapatnam, Srikakulam pic.twitter.com/ig6dYkxE2k
To sum it up, an old video is shared as recent visuals of Asani cyclone at Machilipatnam beach in Andhra Pradesh.


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2021 video shared as recent visuals of Ashok Gehlot expressing fear of rising Hindutva atmosphere - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 11, 2022
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of Congress leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot acknowledging the rising Hindutva atmosphere in Rajasthan and expressing the fear of not getting votes in the upcoming elections. In the wake of the recent Karauli and Jodhpur communal riots in Rajasthan, social media users are sharing this as a recent video. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent video of Ashok Gehlot acknowledging the rising Hindutva atmosphere in Rajasthan.
Fact: The video shared in the post was shot in 2021, when Ashok Gehlot was virtually addressing the NSUI on the occasion of the NSUI’s 51 Foundation day. Pointing out the Hindutva ideology spread by BJP and RSS, Ashok Gehlot advised Congress workers to believe in the party ideology of Democracy and Secularism and campaign aggressively to gain the trust of the people. The video shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the recent communal riots in Karauli and Jodhpur. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched to check whether Ashok Gehlot had made any such statement about the rising Hindutva atmosphere spreading in Rajasthan, we found a few news articles published in 2021, attributing a similar statement to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. They can be seen here and here. These news articles reported that Ashok Gehlot has alerted Congress workers about the rising Hindutva atmosphere in Rajasthan while virtually addressing the NSUI’s 51 Foundation day ceremony. Ashok Gehlot reportedly acknowledged that the rising Hindutva atmosphere in the state has created a fear of vote bank for the Congress Party.
Ashok Gehlot’s full speech during the NSUI’s 51 Foundation day ceremony can be seen here. At 27:01 minute of the video, Ashok Gehlot said, “people who joined the Congress Party will obey the constitution. Follow the ideology of Democracy, Secularism and Socialism. BJP and RSS will only talk only about the Hindutva ideology. The atmosphere here has become Hindutva. We are also scared that people will not vote. But, there is no need to panic. You should campaign aggressively by believing the party ideology”.
Following the recent Jodhpur riots, Ashok Gehlot accused BJP of inciting communal tensions in the state. Ashok Gehlot called Jodhpur communal violence a BJP conspiracy and appealed to people to maintain peace. Recently, Ashok Gehlot did not make any statement expressing his fear of the Hindutva spread in Rajasthan.
To sum it up, old video from 2021 is being shared as recent visuals of Ashok Gehlot acknowledging the rising Hindutva atmosphere in Rajasthan.


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(21 November 2022) Government Data Roundup: CPI Numbers, Estimates of IIP, Report on Municipal Finances by RBI, Among the Data/Reports Released Recently. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 21, 2022
The sixteenth edition of the fortnightly government data roundup covers Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of September 2022, Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of October 2022, Report on Municipal Finances by RBI, among others.
The Sixteenth edition of the fortnightly government data roundup covers reports such as National Bio Energy Programme, National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India 2022, India’s First Sovereign Green Bonds Framework, Report of Expert Committee on SVAMITVA Scheme, Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of September 2022, Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of October 2022, Report on Municipal Finances by RBI, Report of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on just Transition from Coal by NITI Aayog, Report of the IMC on Low Carbon Technologies by NITI Aayog, and Report of the IMC on Energy Data Management by NITI Aayog.
Apart from these, some other quick highlights of this fortnight are:
Brief about the report/data:
The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for Rural (R), Urban (U), and Combined (C) and the All-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 is released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) every month. The price information is gathered from 1114 urban markets and 1181 villages that span all States and UTs.
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Brief about the report:
This index tracks variations in the economy’s level of industrial production. It conveys the tone of the nation’s industrial activity. This index’s base year is 2011–12, and it is given a value of one hundred. This index provides a short-term examination of industrial performance in contrast to the annual survey of industries, which provides a complete and detailed picture of industrial activity. The Indian Bureau of Mines, the coffee board, the tea board, and the central power authority are just a few of the fourteen organisations that provide the data for this index.
The three sectors of mining (14.2%), manufacturing (75.5%), and electricity (10.1%) make up the industrial production index. Their relative weights are shown by the values in the brackets. As an alternative, there is a classification of commodities known as “use-based.” – primary goods (34.05%), capital goods (8.22%), intermediate goods (17.22%), infrastructure goods (12.34%), consumer durables (12.84%), and consumer non-durables (15.33%).
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Brief about the report:
The MNRE has been promoting bioenergy in India since the 1980s to use the enormous excess biomass, cow dung, industrial, and urban biowaste that is available in the nation for the recovery of energy. On 2 November 2022, the National Bioenergy Programme was notified by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. The National Bioenergy Programme has been continued by MNRE through 2025–26. Two phases for the program’s implementation have been suggested. A budget of Rs. 858 crores has been approved for the Program’s Phase-I.
The National Bioenergy Program shall comprise of the following initiatives- Waste to Energy Programme, Biomass Programme, and Biogas Programme
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The National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2022 was released by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti. The evaluation was completed collaboratively by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and the States/UTs, and it may be used by different stakeholders to make the best interventions possible. Previous instances of joint exercises between CGWB & States/UTs were in 1980, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2020.
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In line with the goal of lowering the economy’s carbon intensity, the Union Budget for 2022–2023 announced the issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds. Below is a verbatim of the budget: ‘As a part of the government’s overall market borrowings in 2022-23, sovereign Green Bonds will be issued for mobilizing resources for green infrastructure. The proceeds will be deployed in public sector projects which help in reducing the carbon intensity of the economy.’
The Government of India would benefit from the issuing of Sovereign Green Bonds by being able to attract the necessary funding from potential investors for use in public sector initiatives.
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On National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2020, the Prime Minister introduced the SVAMITVA programme with the goal of providing each rural household owner in a rural inhabited area a “Record of Rights.” The programme addresses a variety of issues, such as making it easier to monetize properties and enable bank loans, lowering property-related disputes, and thorough village-level planning.
The Scheme is implemented in a phased manner. Based on the successful implementation and outcome of the pilot phase, the scheme was rolled out for implementation across all States/UTs on 24 April 2021. 31 States and UTs have so far signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India to put the SVAMITVA Scheme into effect there.
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Brief about the report:
Till date, RBI has been publishing regular financial statistics about both the Union and State Governments. However, data regarding the third tier of governance was absent due to lack of availability of consolidated data. The RBI has published the maiden report of municipal finances this year, which shall be published annually to make it a regular publication, and to address such gaps in data.
The provision of local government statistics would also aid India’s Flow of Funds (FoF) accounts in broadening their sectoral coverage. In the future, municipal finances, which account for around 70% of the finances of urban local bodies in India, would be included in general government data issued by the RBI, and ongoing efforts will be made to broaden this coverage.
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It was decided to strengthen cooperation in the areas of Energy Data Management, Low Carbon Technologies, Carbon Market, and Just Transition in Coal Sector and form four committees involving Indian and US counterparts in the relevant fields at a Sustainable Growth Pillar meeting held on 12 July 2021, as part of the India-US Strategic Partnership.
In response, a committee on just transition in the coal sector was established, consisting of eighteen members from India and the US. The current report on ‘Just Transition in Coal Sector’ has been created based on talks held and feedback from various committee members.
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Brief about the report:
The Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) is a part of the U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership. With a renewed focus on electrification and decarbonization of processes and end uses, scaling up innovative clean energy technology, and finding solutions for challenging-to-decarbonize sectors, the SCEP will continue to improve energy security and innovation.
This is the second committee established to strengthen cooperation in the areas of Energy Data Management, Low Carbon Technologies, Carbon Market, and Just Transition in Coal Sector.
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Brief about the report:
Energy data in India is quite decentralized, and highly unstandardized. It is challenging to automate the process of data exchange and publication on dashboards due to the lack of defined formats.
To ensure uniform reporting of data, it is necessary to standardise the definitions, terminologies, and calculation processes for all the important parameters in the energy sector. This committee was formed to identify parameters that are to be standardized across various energy statistics products in India. This is the third committee established to strengthen cooperation in the areas of Energy Data Management, Low Carbon Technologies, Carbon Market, and Just Transition in Coal Sector, under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership between India and US.
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21% of the Panchayats in the country do not have a building of their own - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 18, 2018
As per the latest data shared in the Lok Sabha, more than 52000 Gram Panchayats do not have a building of their own out of the 2.48 lakh GPs in the country. In four states, at least  40% of the GPs are without own building.
Gram Panchayat is the lowest tier of governance in India where the elected representatives are most approachable & closest to the rural citizenry. Thus the Panchayat institution is a very important cog in the governance wheel and its efficient functioning has the potential to bring in transformative change. Panchayats have in general suffered from lack of funds despite the 73rd constitutional amendment mandating transfer of certain functions, funds & functionaries to the panchayats.  As per the data shared by the government in the Lok Sabha, more than 52000 Panchayats (21%) do not have a building of their own. In the last 2 years, only 5000 odd new panchayat buildings were constructed.
What are the Central schemes for Infrastructure support to Panchayats?
As per the constitution, Panchayat is a state subject meaning the State Governments are primarily responsible for creation of infrastructure in the panchayats. However, there have been various central sector schemes that extended support for infrastructure creation in the panchayats.
The Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) was launched in 2013 to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system across the country and address critical gaps that constrain its success. The scheme was launched to address the following issues
One of the activities included in the state plan of this scheme is funding for the construction of Gram Panchayat (GP) buildings. The scheme was implemented from 2012-13 to 2015-16 while financial assistance was provided to States for construction of Panchayat buildings up to 2015-16. No new funds were provided under this scheme in 2016-17 & 2017-18.
The current NDA government launched a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), to be implemented from 2018-19 to 2021-22. This scheme also envisages assistance to States for construction of Panchayat Bhawans. The new scheme, as per the government’s official website aims at bridging the gaps in the following areas.
Like in the case of RGPSA, the scheme envisages construction of new buildings for panchayats, repair of existing buildings, additional rooms in the building for a common service center, construction of toilets in existing buildings, providing barrier free entry to persons with disabilities etc. As per the scheme guidelines, preference would be given to antyodaya GPs and GPs in aspirational districts. The following cost norms would be applicable
Though the scheme document earmarks Rs 270 crore in 2018-19 for panchayat buildings, no such allocation has been made in the 2018-19 budget.
More than 40% GPs in Uttar Pradesh do not have own building
As per the data shared in the Lok Sabha, more than 52000 GPs do not have a building of their own out of the 2.48 lakh GPs in the country. In other words, 21% of the GPs do not have a building of their own. Leading this list is the state of Uttar Pradesh where more than 26000 GPs are without a building. This is 44% of the total GPs in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from Uttar Pradesh, more than 40% of the GPs are without own building in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. Every GP has own building in the states of Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Chhattisgarh. In 13 States/UTs, less than 10% of the GPs are without own building.
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road accidents without regular license
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 11, 2016
More than 5 lakh road accidents were reported in India in the year 2015 according to a report released recently. 21% of these accidents involved those without a regular license while 20% of the accidents were head on collisions.
The Road Accidents in India 2015 was released recently by the Minister of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Shri Nitin Gadkari. The total number of road accidents in the country increased by 2.5% from 489400 in 2014 to 501423 in 2015.  The number of persons killed in road accidents increased by 4.6% from 139671 in 2014 to 146133 to 2015. The severity of road accidents, measured in terms of number of persons killed per 100 accidents has increased from 28.5 in 2014 to 29.1 in 2015.
21% of the road accidents involved those without a regular license
Out of the 5 lakh odd accidents across the country, close to 4 lakh of them involved people with a regular license while the rest involved those with a learner’s license or without a license. In other words, 1 out of every 5 accidents involved those without a regular license. Out of the accidents that involved persons without a license, 25% occurred in Madhya Pradesh and 17% in Uttar Pradesh. Not a single case of accident was reported in Assam and Nagaland where those without license were involved.
1 out of every 5 accidents was a Head on Collision
Out of the 5 lakh odd accidents, close to a lakh (~ 20%) were by head on collision. Rear end collision resulted in 11.5% of the accidents and 13.9% of the accidents were by overturning. 11.4% of the accident cases were of hit and run nature. Skidding, right angled collision and side brush resulted in about 5% of the accidents each. Most head on collisions occurred in Kerala & Madhya Pradesh (more than 16000 in each state). Tamil Nadu also had more than 15000 head on collisions while Maharashtra had close to 10000 head on collisions. Close to 18% of all the hit and run cases were reported in Maharashtra followed by 9% in Rajasthan.
Driver’s fault resulted in 77% of the accidents
Fault of the driver resulted in 77% of all the accidents. The next in the list of causes was fault of the driver of the other vehicle (4.9%). Defect in road conditions resulted in 7314 accidents (1.5%). Defect in the motor vehicle condition resulted in 11601 accidents (2.3%). 1534 accidents (0.3%) were caused by stray animals and about 1.1% due to poor light. Madhya Pradesh (27%) and Uttar Pradesh (20%) together account for close to 47% of all the accidents caused due to road conditions.
Within the accidents that were caused due to the fault of the driver, 16298 were caused because of the intake of alcohol while bulk of them (240463)  were caused because of over speeding.
29% of the accidents involved 2-wheelers
2-Wheelers accounted for close to 29% of all the road accidents followed by Cars, Jeeps etc with 23.6%. Trucks, Tempos and other such vehicles resulted in 19.6% of the accidents. Buses accounted for 8.3% and Auto-Rickshaws accounted for 6.1% of the accidents. The road accidents involving Trucks were more fatal as 25.6% of the all fatalities were from the accidents involving trucks while the percentage share of accidents is only 19.6%.
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22 Companies account for 50% of the CSR expenditure in 2015-16
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 5, 2017
Out of the Rs 9822 crore CSR expenditure in 2015-16, 20 companies accounted for 50% of the expenditure. Close to 2000 companies did not spend a single rupee on CSR in 2015-16.
Factly had earlier reported that the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure by various companies in 2015-16 had increased by around 11.6% as per the data compiled by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). As per the data available with MCA, 5097 companies spent a total of Rs 9822 crore in 2015-16. In contrast, 7334 companies spent Rs 8803 crore in 2014-15 on various CSR activities. Out of the 5097 companies whose data is available with the MCA, twenty-two (22) of them accounted for more than 50% of the total CSR expenditure in 2015-16.
Close to 2000 companies did not spend a single rupee
A total of 10 companies spent more than Rs 200 crore on CSR in 2015-16. Five (5) of these are Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) while the remaining five are private companies. Like in 2014-15, the highest amount was spent by Reliance (Rs 652 crore) followed by NTPC (Rs 492 crore). Only 2 of the top 10 are IT companies (Infosys & TCS). In 2014-15, Wipro was also one of the top 10 spenders along with Infosys & TCS.
Out of the 5097 companies whose data is available with the MCA, 1979 did not spend a single rupee on CSR activities in 2015-16. Another 2528 companies spent less than a crore rupees each on CSR. 836 of these companies spent less than a lakh rupees each on CSR. 471 companies spent between one and ten crore rupees each on CSR while 79 of them spent between 10 and 50 crore rupees each. Twenty of them spent between 50 and 100 crore each while 20 other companies spent more than 100 crore rupees each. Twenty (20) of the top 40 companies that spent more than 50 crore each are PSUs.
However, whether the companies spent the mandatory 2% could not be ascertained since the data of average net profits of these companies is not compiled by the MCA.
Most CSR expenditure in Maharashtra
In terms of states, most of the CSR expenditure was in Maharashtra. In fact, it is the only state with more than Rs 1000 crore in CSR expenditure. The next most CSR expenditure was in Karnataka (Rs 408 crore).  The CSR expenditure was more than Rs 200 crore in only 10 states while it was more than Rs 100 crore in 15 states. Less than a crore rupees each was spent in Tripura, Nagaland & Sikkim. It has to be noted that the data for state wise expenditure for an amount of Rs 4871 crore was not available.
Bulk of the spending on Health & Education
Like in 2014-15, bulk of the CSR expenditure in 2015-16 was in the Health & Education sectors. Maximum amount of spending was on Health & WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). Education & Livelihood accounted for the second most CSR spending in 2015-16 (Rs 3073 crore). Only Rs 3 crore was spent on ‘Clean Ganga’ compared to the Rs 15.5 crore in 2014-15.


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(22 May 2023) Government Data Roundup: Reports by MoSPI, Power Ministry, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Among Those Released Recently
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 22, 2023
The 29th edition of the fortnightly government roundup covers reports released by NITI Aayog, MoSPI, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, among others.
In this 29 edition of the Fortnightly roundup of government data, we look at some of the reports released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Ministry of Power, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions & NITI Aayog along with updates from various monthly reports.
Among the periodical monthly reports, CPI, WPI & IIP were released. Key statistics from these reports are here:
Detailed explanations about these reports can be found in our earlier roundups.
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has released the Provisional data on Payroll under the ESI scheme. 17.31 lakh workers were added under the scheme during March 2023. Around 19 thousand new establishments were registered under the ESI scheme. 41 transgender employees were also registered under this scheme.
Here is a look at a few other reports.
DARPG’s monthly CPGRAMS report for April 2023 for Central Ministries/ Departments
About the report
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) monthly report for April 2023. This report is the 12th report on Central Ministries published by DARPG. It provides a detailed analysis of types and categories of public grievances and their disposals. The reports are part of the 10-step CPGRAMS reforms process adopted by DARPG for improving the quality of grievance disposal.
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A Report on The Role of Small Modular Reactors in the Energy Transition
About the report
NITI Aayog has recently released  – A Report on the role of small modular reactors in the energy transition, which is co-authored with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE). It was released in a seminar as part of the 3 Energy Transitions Working Group held during 16-17 May’2023 as part of India’s G20 presidency.
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are being seen as an option to transition into more effective and sustainable means of harnessing potential nuclear power. The report looks at the role of SMRs in energy transition, the status of technology development, the readiness of supply chains, the international licensing process, preparation for International safeguards, etc.
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Statewise Item wise value of Output from Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
About the report
Agriculture and Allied activities continue to play a prominent role in the Indian economy. Technological changes and other factors have influenced significant changes in this sector. It is important to ascertain the value of the output of these various commodities in this sector and the changes across various States and UTs. The Statewise Item-wise value of Output from Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries is the 15 publication by MoSPI, covering State-wise and item-wise values of output for the years 2011-12 to 2020-21 at constant (2011-12) and current prices.
The report is based on multiple sources including – the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of states & UTs, various Boards (Coffee, Tea, Silk, Rubber, Cocoa), FCI, Central Bureau of Narcotics, etc.
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Factly’s detailed review of this report can be read here.
Report on Optimal Generation Capacity Mix for 2029-30
About the report
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a report on the optimal generation Capacity mix for 2029-30. Planning for optimal generation capacity mix is important so that future generation capacity mix is cost-effective as well as environmentally friendly. A horizon of 10-12 years is sufficient to develop the systems and have the policies in place.  Thus 2029-30 is considered the study year for the report.
This report is the updated version of the report published in 2020.
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(23 May 2022) Government Data Roundup: Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves, CPI, WPI are among the data released recently - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 23, 2022
In the third & latest edition of the ‘Government Data Roundup’, we cover RBI’s report on management of foreign exchange reserves, Third Advance estimates for production of Major crops, latest PLFS quarterly bulletin, CPI & WPI reports, IIP reports, RBI’s monthly bulletin.
The third edition of the fortnightly government data roundup covers report of RBI on foreign exchange reserves, the State of Inequality in India report, the periodic labour force survey Quarterly bulletin, advance estimates of food grain production, Consumer Price Index, Wholesale Price Index, and Index of industrial production.
In addition to the above reports, two releases by the Government during the last fortnight are of prime importance. The first release by the Government is by the Ministry of Youth and Affairs and Sports. It invited comments for the new draft National Youth Policy 2021. For a country with a significant young demographic, this draft National Youth Policy (NYP) assumes importance in unlocking the potential of the youth and ensure their overall development. For more information on the draft NYP, Factly’s review on draft NYP can be read here.
The second important release by the government is the launch of National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) by NITI Aayog. The primary objective of the platform is to democratize the access to the public data by making it interoperable, available, interactive, and accessible to common public. All the data sets hosted on this platform are converted to a standard format, making it easier for cross-sectoral analysis and dataset merging. This enables for an easier analysis and visualization of the data.
Brief about the report/data:
This half-yearly review report presents a detailed picture of the country’s overall foreign exchange reserves. It is a go-to document to find all the related information about the movement of foreign exchange reserves. Foreign exchange reserves are categorized into Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), and Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) in International Monetary Fund (IMF).
This report also contains the objectives of Reserve Management, the associated legal framework, risk management practices and Transparency and disclosure.
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This report aims to comprehensively study the state of inequality in India. The report is divided into two thematic parts each dealing with distinct aspects of inequality. The first part deals with the economic facets and the second part deals with the socio-economic manifestations. Both combinedly look at five key areas that influence inequality – health, education, income distribution, labour market dynamics, and household characteristics.
One important aspect of this report is that it acknowledges the intersectionality of class, gender, and region, in studying the impacts of inequality on the society.
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The agriculture crop year extends from July to June, where different activities relating to production takes place. The actual estimates of production and yield are available only after the final harvest. However, to take policy decisions regarding import and exports, pricing, marketing, and distribution etc., an advance estimate of production is done, and released at five different time-periods during the crop year.
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CPI measures the changes in the price level of goods and services that are consumed in a household. It has a fixed basket of goods and services that includes Food and Beverages; Pan, tobacco, and intoxicants; clothing and footwear; housing; fuel and light, and miscellaneous. Each of these categories have weights assigned to them. Along with this, the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) is also measured, which is the change in prices of food products consumed by the population. The base year had been changed from 2010 to 2012, from 2015 onwards and the data is collected from 1181 village markets and 1114 urban markets across the country. It is a Laspeyre’s index, which is calculated as, CPI – (Total cost of fixed basket of goods and services in a particular period*100)/ (Total cost of fixed basket of goods & services in base period)
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It is the average change in the prices of wholesale commodities. The index basket comprises of three categories – Primary Articles (117 items, 22.62% of total weight), fuel and power (16 items, 13.15% of total weight) and manufactured products (564 items, 64.23% of total weight). The weights accorded to each category is based on value of production adjusted for net imports. The base year for this index is 2011-12. It is important to note that WPI does not include services. It focuses on the prices of goods that are traded between the organizations and not with the goods bought by consumers. WPI is also known as ‘headline inflation rate’ in India.
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This index measures the changes in the level of industrial production in the economy. It indicates the mood of the industrial activity in the country. The base year for this index is 2011-12, and it is assigned a value of 100. While the annual survey of industries gives a complete and detailed picture about the industrial activity, this index gives the short-term analysis regarding the industrial performance. The data for this index is sourced from 14 different agencies like the Indian Bureau of mines, coffee board, tea board, central electricity authority and so on.
For the purpose of this index, industrial production is categorized into three sectors – Mining (14.2%), Manufacturing (75.5%), and Electricity (10.3%). The values in the brackets denote their relative weights. Alternatively, there is also a ‘use-based’ classification of goods – primary goods (34.05%), capital goods (8.22%), intermediate goods (17.22%), infrastructure goods (12.34%), consumer durables (12.84%), and consumer non-durables (15.33%).
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The Reserve Bank of India publishes its Bulletin every month. This bulletin usually consists of the speeches of the RBI Governor and Deputy Governors, along with the Monitory Policy Statement for the fiscal year, articles about issues that impact Indian economy, and the latest statistics regarding the micro and macro-economic indicators of Indian economy.
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(23 October 2023) Government Data Roundup: Reports by MeitY, RBI, MoSPI, Agricultural Statistics Among Those Released Recently
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 23, 2023
In this 40th edition of fortnightly government data roundup, we look at the India AI 2023 report by the working groups of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, draft National Strategy on Robotics, provisional coal statistics for 2022-23, final estimates for major crops 2022-23 among others.
In this 40 edition of fortnightly government data roundup, we look at the India AI 2023 report by the working groups of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, draft National Strategy on Robotics, provisional coal statistics for 2022-23, final estimates for major crops 2022-23, second advance estimates for area and production of horticulture crops 2022-23, PLFS annual report 2022-23, and RBI Bulletin for October 2023
Among the monthly reports, quick estimates of industrial production and CPI for rural, urban, and combined are released.
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To further the dedication to developing artificial intelligence in India, with a focus on India’s specific needs, MeitY has established seven task force groups. These groups are collaborating to generate ideas and plans regarding the vision, goals, results, and framework for each key aspect of India AI. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently presented the inaugural India AI report, which was a joint effort by these seven working groups.
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India has achieved notable progress in the realm of robotics, and this advancement is acknowledged not only within the nation but also on a global scale by both public and private entities. There is a growing recognition of the pivotal role that robotic automation plays in shaping future social, economic, and technological progress.
The National Strategy on Robotics is designed to harness this potential and foster the growth of robotic technology. Its ultimate goal is to position India as a global “Robotics Hub” that leads the way in this field, contributing to worldwide advancements in the realm of robotics.
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Coal is an important pillar of the economy, often serving as a propelling force for growth and development. Having precise data on coal and lignite is crucial for making well-informed decisions and conducting thorough data analysis. The “Provisional Coal Statistics 2022-23” functions as a central source that consolidates essential information regarding the coal and lignite sector for the year 2022-23. This report offers an extensive and in-depth overview of various factors, encompassing coal reserves, production, and coal production efficiency, among others.
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The advanced agricultural estimate provides a comprehensive prediction of the output of agricultural goods within a fiscal year. They are crucial as they are used in forecasting demand and supply and play a vital role in imports and exports.
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The advanced agricultural estimate provides a comprehensive prediction of the output of agricultural goods within a fiscal year. They are very crucial as they are used in forecasting demand and supply and play a vital role in imports and exports.
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The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was introduced by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in April 2017 in response to the need for labour force statistics to be available at more frequent time intervals. It is used to estimate key employment and unemployment indicators.
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Estimates of key labour market indicators in usual status (ps+ss)
Estimates of key labour market indicators in Current Weekly Status (CWS)
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RBI releases a monthly bulletin consisting of research articles, speeches by RBI, and some current statistics. These are important as they provide different perspectives on the functioning of the economy. October Bulletin consists of six articles:
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(24 April 2023) Government Data Roundup: Reports & Draft Circulars/Papers by UNFPA, TRAI, NITI Aayog Among Those Released Recently
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 24, 2023
The 27th edition of the fortnightly government roundup covers reports, draft circulars/papers released by UNFPA, RBI, TRAI, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Animal Husbandry & Fishing among others.
In this 27 edition of fortnightly government data roundup, we look at the State of World Population Report 2023, State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22, draft ‘Sagar Mala innovation and Startup policy’, Animal Birth Control Rules 2023, National Quantum Mission, Framework for acceptance of Green Bonds, Master directions on outsourcing of Information Technology services, and White paper on ‘Gearing up to solve food security challenges’ by NITI Aayog.
The Reserve Bank of India issued the ‘Draft circular on Fair Lending practices- Penal charges in Loan accounts.’ This is to streamline the ‘divergent practices’ adopted by the Regulated entities (REs) & to address the issue of utilizing penal charges as a tool for revenue enhancement by the REs. This is a crucial step in protecting the interests of the borrowers.  In addition, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a consultation paper on ‘Issues related to Low Power Small Range FM Radio Broadcasting’. Both are open for comments till 15 May 2023.
Among the monthly reports, CPI, IIP and WPI were released. The descriptions for these reports can be found here. Key statistics from these reports are as below.
State of World Population 2023
Brief about the report:
It is an annual flagship publication of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It aims to bring forth the emerging challenges and developments in the field of reproductive and sexual health and the rights emanating from them. The current report is titled, ‘8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: the case for Rights and Choices.’
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State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22
Brief about the report:
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Alliance for an Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE) has developed the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) for the years 2021–2022. It is used to track and monitor energy efficiency initiatives in the states and UTs. It offers perceptions on intervention priority areas with regard to state-level policy adoption, successful implementation, and monitoring. The latest report is the fourth edition.
Fifty (50) qualitative, quantitative, and outcome-based indicators are included in the SEEI 2021–22 to track the latest developments. Indicators have been developed for seven demand sectors—buildings, industry, municipal services, transportation, agriculture, DISCOMs, and cross-sector initiatives. The buildings and industry sectors, which utilize the most energy, make up 25% and 21% of the total weight, respectively. The Index has a maximum score of 100.
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Draft ‘Sagarmala Innovation and Start-up Policy’
Brief about the draft:
‘Sagarmala Programme’ was launched by India to encourage port-led growth throughout the nation.  By enacting the “Sagarmala Innovation and Startup Policy,” the Ministry seeks to create an innovation and entrepreneurship environment for the marine industry. The primary objective is to create an ecosystem that will foster new approaches and ideas for addressing and resolving problems in Indian ports and the maritime sector by actively enhancing collaborations between academic institutions, the private sector and between different agencies of the government.
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Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023
Brief about the rules:
Responding to the growing menace of street dogs and various supreme court judgements, the Central Government notified the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023. These are the revisions to the 2001 rules which failed to curb the growing conflicts between humans and stray dogs. These rules are based on the judicial developments handling of stray dogs by striking the balance between animal and human co-existence, no relocation, no cruelty and the need for proper care of stray dogs.
Key revisions and highlights
National Quantum Mission
Highlights of the Mission
Framework for acceptance of Green Bonds
Brief about the framework:
There is growing recognition of the role played by the financial sector in mobilizing the required resources to tackle the challenge of climate change. To encourage and foster an ecosystem for green finance and to address the issue of ‘greenwashing’, the framework for acceptance of green bonds is developed.
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Master Directions on outsourcing of Information Technology Services
Brief about the directions:
With evolving technologies, there is a constant push for regulated entities to embrace newer technologies to support their business models and products. However, this push also exposes them to potential threats of cyber-attacks. To prevent this, the RBI has come up with directions for outsourcing of IT services.
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Gearing up to solve food security challenges- Building agritech ecosystem for global south.
Brief about the report:
Agriculture remains the crucial sector of the Indian economy. Millions of farmers are dependent on farming for their sustenance. There is a need for sustained growth in the agriculture sector to ensure self-sufficiency in food.
Yet, the agriculture sector faces multiple challenges of production, market linkages, supply chain, climate change, weather risks, etc., which cause significant losses. Agri-tech start-ups have the potential to come up with innovative solutions to address these challenges. This report is an effort in that direction to discuss emerging agritech trends.
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