Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more

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India’s GDP grows at 13.5% in April-June quarter

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 13.5% in the first quarter of 2022-23, with the Gross Value Added (GVA) in the economy rising 12.7%, as per National Statistical Office estimates. The corresponding quarter of last year recorded GDP growth of 20.1% and an 18.1% uptick in GVA, thanks to the base effects from the initial COVID-19 lockdowns.

Core sector output slows down to 4.5% in July

Overall output levels were 2.3% lower than June 2022.

India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

Among states, Rajasthan (6,337) was on top of the list followed by Madhya Pradesh (2,947), Maharashtra (2,496) and Uttar Pradesh (2,845), while Delhi recorded 1,250 rape cases in 2021, according to the NCRB. The rate of crime (per lakh population) for rape was highest in Rajasthan (16.4) followed by Chandigarh (13.3), Delhi (12.9), Haryana (12.3) and Arunachal Pradesh (11.1). The all-India average rate stood at 4.8, the data showed.

82 murders a day, 11 kidnappings, abductions every hour in India in 2021: NCRB data