9 May 2026 Current Affairs (With PDF)

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Crime in India 2024 Report

National Crime Records Bureau released the Crime in India 2024 report, the first edition to include offences registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alongside the IPC.

About NCRB

• Established in 1986 through an executive order.
• Based on recommendations of the Tandon Committee and the National Police Commission.
• Functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Acts as India’s central repository of crime and criminal data.

Key Findings of the Crime in India 2024 Report

• India recorded 58.86 lakh cognisable crimes in 2024.
• Total crime declined by 6% compared to 2023.
• Crime rate fell from 448.3 to 418.9 per lakh population, the lowest since 2019.
• Despite lower crime registration, Police pendency crossed 31%: Judicial conviction rate remained nearly stagnant at 53.3%

Major Thematic Findings

1. Cybercrime

• Cybercrime cases increased by 17.9%, crossing 1 lakh cases for the first time.
• Around 72.6% of cybercrime cases involved financial fraud.

2. Economic Offences

• Economic offences rose by 4.6%.
• Nearly 90% involved Forgery, Cheating, Fraud

3. Juvenile Crime

• Juvenile offences increased by 11.2%.
• About 77% of offenders belonged to the 16–18 years age group.
• Delhi recorded the highest juvenile crime rate: 41.6 per lakh: National average: 7.9 per lakh

4. Women

• Crimes against women declined by 1.5% to around 4.4 lakh cases.
• Largest category: Cruelty by husband or relatives (~42%)

5. Children

• Crimes against children increased by around 6%.
• Largest categories: Kidnapping, Abduction

6. Senior Citizens

• Crimes against senior citizens rose by 16.9%.
• Major offences: Theft, Fraud

7. SCs

• Crimes against SCs decreased by 3.6%.
• Highest number of cases reported from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar

8. STs

• Crimes against STs declined by 23.1%.

9. Drug Overdose Deaths

• Increased by nearly 50%, from 650 to 978 deaths
• Highest cases reported from Tamil Nadu and Punjab

10. Suicides

• Suicide cases remained around 1.7 lakh.
• Daily wage workers accounted for nearly 31% of suicides.

NITI Aayog Report on ‘School Education System in India’

NITI Aayog released the report titled “School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement (2026)”.
The report evaluates India’s school education system and suggests reforms to improve quality, equity, access, and learning outcomes.

Key Findings of the Report

1. School Infrastructure & Coverage

• India has 14.71 lakh schools and 1.01 crore teachers
• However, only around 5% of schools provide continuous education from Grades 1–12.

2. Enrolment Trends

• Primary Education: India has achieved near-universal enrolment at the primary level.

3. Higher Secondary Education

• Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at the higher secondary level remains only 58.4%.

4. Girls’ Education

• Girls’ GER at the primary level declined from 107.38% (2014–15) to 92.3% (2024–25)

5. Shift from Government to Private Schools

• Enrolment in government schools declined from 71% (2005) to 49.24% (2024–25)
• Private schools now account for 44% of secondary institutions

6. Dropout Rates

• Primary level dropout rate: Only 0.3%
• Secondary level dropout rate: Sharp increase to 11.5%

7. Learning Poverty

• Among students in low-fee private schools, 35% of Grade 5 students cannot read a Grade 2-level text
• 60% cannot solve a basic division problem.

Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP)

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs increased the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane by ₹10 per quintal for the 2026–27 sugar season (October–September).

What is Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP)?

• FRP is the minimum legally guaranteed price that sugar mills must pay sugarcane farmers for their produce across India.
• It ensures Assured returns to sugarcane farmers, Protection against price exploitation by mills and Stability in sugarcane cultivation

Legal & Institutional Framework

• FRP is fixed under Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966
• Issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
• The FRP is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
• Final approval is given by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
• FRP is linked to the sugar recovery rate, i.e., the percentage of sugar extracted from sugarcane by mills.

Corporatisation of Major Ports in India

The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 introduced a corporatised governance framework for India’s major ports by replacing the earlier Trust-based structure with autonomous port authorities.

What is Corporatisation of Ports?

• Corporatisation refers to the transformation of government-run port trusts into commercially managed corporate entities that operate on business principles while remaining under public ownership.
• Objective: To improve Efficiency, Competitiveness, Financial autonomy, Commercial decision-making

Evolution of Port Governance in India

• Earlier System: Trust Model under th Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
• Major ports functioned as statutory trusts under strong government control.
• New System: Authority/Corporatised Model under the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
• Ports operate through autonomous boards with greater managerial and financial powers.

India’s First Corporatised Port: Kamarajar Port Limited

• Formerly known as Ennore Port
• Became India’s first corporatised port in 2001
• Functions on the landlord port model

What is the Landlord Port Model?

• Port authority owns and regulates infrastructure
• Private operators manage cargo terminals and operations

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