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Is India’s National Anthem and the National Song the same?
Find out the relevance, code of conduct, and the history of the national anthem and the national song of India.
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SubscribeCrimes
This page contains data on Crimes in India - total crimes, crime rate, conviction rate for IPC and SLL crimes, in addition to statistics and expert analysis.
Armed Forces
This page contains data on Indian Armed Forces (army, navy, air force and coast guard)- total personnel, military and defence budget, arms imports, in addition to expert analysis and global comparison.
Business Bribery Risk
An index published annually by TRACE which measures business bribery risk in 194 countries.
Fragile States Index
An annual ranking of 178 countries based on the different pressures they face that impact their levels of fragility.
Sanitation & Cleanliness
Data on Sanitation & Cleanliness in India - values for population access to basic sanitation services, cleanest cities as per Swachh Bharat Survekshan survey, including expert analysis and comparison with global peers.