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India is reducing poverty, but not fast enough

It's not just income but also factors like health, education and standard of living that determine whether a person comes under the 'poor' category. India has made progress but it needs to be faster

In charts: What's keeping cooking oil prices high in India?

International prices of crude edible oils saw a steep fall between May 2022 and May 2023. However, domestic prices didn’t witness a proportionate slide. Here's why

How 2.7 lakh jobs vanished from govt-controlled companies

Contractualisation and job reduction have dealt a double whammy to employees of BSNL, MTNL, SAIL etc

Meet the 'others' challenging the BJP's 'largest party' claim

Meet the 'others' challenging the BJP's 'largest party' claim

BJP may be biggest national party, but it’s different picture when it comes to the states

In charts: America's dubious record of ‘one mass shooting a day’

In charts: America's dubious record of ‘one mass shooting a day’

In just 101 days of 2023, there have been 146 mass shootings at a rate of more than one per day. At this rate, the US could see more than 500 mass shootings by the end of the year

Why are earthquakes becoming more frequent and deadlier

Why are earthquakes becoming more frequent and deadlier

Data shows quakes have not only become more frequent over the past century — likely due to the improvements in earthquake detection technology — but are also causing much more destruction due to the growing population and construction densities

In 7 charts: How India got world's biggest diaspora

In 7 charts: How India got world's biggest diaspora

Indians lead the world when it comes to settling abroad, be it for jobs or higher studies

The India 23 years after 2023 we will see

The India 23 years after 2023 we will see

The new year is a good time to indulge in some crystal gazing. Snowballing per capita income, waning demographic dividends, a nation emerging among the top three economic superpowers … here are some projections for India in 2046

In charts: The real reason our cities are a mess

In charts: The real reason our cities are a mess

When it rains, they get flooded; even when they are 'smart', they don't look anything but that. That's the story of our cities. Why can't our cities fix themselves? Because they don't have the funds, they are short-staffed and lack functional autonomy. The result shows up in times like these.

Why are POCSO offences rising but convictions falling?

Why are POCSO offences rising but convictions falling?

It’s been a decade since India introduced a new law to protect children from offences of sexual abuse. But a new report shows that disposal rate of POSCO cases is falling and there is just one conviction for every three acquittals, even as the number of cases filed is steadily snowballing

Is India making it too expensive to be a doctor?

Is India making it too expensive to be a doctor?

Cost of educating doctors and nurses doubles in 10 years in India, triples in China

How India went from Nehru's socialism to Modi's Jan Dhan

How India went from Nehru's socialism to Modi's Jan Dhan

From nationalisation to liberalisation, from the arrival of the consumption era to the dawn of the Space Age, here are eight charts that map India’s journey to turning 75

What does your MLA's salary say about you?

What does your MLA's salary say about you?

Lawmakers in India are assumed to enjoy unmatched pay and perks, so the question of fair salaries for legislators has become a hot topic

In 8 charts: Why India needs Agnipath and Agniveers

In 8 charts: Why India needs Agnipath and Agniveers

What are the numbers that make up the Indian armed forces? And why does the Centre think that Agnipath will help cut its defence budget?

Why your family elders feel secure, insecure, loved or neglected

Why your family elders feel secure, insecure, loved or neglected

A survey covering 22 cities reveals the extent of the challenge India will face when its population of those above 60 will touch 23 crore in 2036 and keep growing. Is the country ready?

Fewer Indians drink alcohol. But more are getting drunk

Fewer Indians drink alcohol. But more are getting drunk

Alcohol consumption has come down over 15 years spanning the three latest rounds of the National Family Health Survey. But our analysis shows that underage drinking is continuing, prohibition states are failing at total bans, Hindu women are drinking more often and drunk husbands are getting more violent with their wives

In eight charts: How India is importing most of its inflation

In eight charts: How India is importing most of its inflation

Inflation is at a high and the rupee at a low. How much is the latter influencing the former? And where are we importing inflation from?

No longer 'hum do humare do'. Indians want fewer than 2 kids

No longer 'hum do humare do'. Indians want fewer than 2 kids

Better education, finances have helped bring down the country’s total fertility rate to a point when it is lower than the population replacement level. This, however, has its downsides…

Younger women are more likely to marry relatives

Younger women are more likely to marry relatives

How common are first or second cousin marriages in India? The latest National Family Health Survey puts a number to it

How many dead did we not count?

How many dead did we not count?

The government of India and WHO are in disagreement over ‘excess’ deaths in the country due to Covid; the UN body’s estimates are nearly 10 times higher than India’s official count. But that's not the only way to look at the data. We tell you why

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