Judging from the overall GDP data, the Indian economy has fully recovered from the impact of the epidemic, but has the average living standard of Indian families improved today compared to five years ago? There are no official high-frequency income and consumption data at the household level in India. But inflation-adjusted quarterly data from the … Read more
In the gruesome murder case in Sitapur district, police on Monday detained the deceased’s brother Ajit Singh for questioning. For display only (HT file photo) As part of the investigation, police also took Ajit to the crime scene. Ankit Singh, brother of deceased Priyanka Singh, questioned the police theory of blaming Anurag Singh for six … Read more
Telangana is also the youngest state in the country and all 17 parliamentary constituencies (PCs) will go to polls on May 13. Can the Congress party replicate its victory in the 2023 Assembly elections in the Lok Sabha elections? What are the political interests of other parties in the state? Here are four charts that … Read more
The Federation of Textile Export Promotion Councils (EPC) recently organized Bharat Tex, one of the largest ever textile expos held in India. The event is organized to promote India’s textile prowess and promote collaboration in the industry, which comes against a backdrop of relative stagnation in the Indian manufacturing sector. Understanding the reasons for this … Read more
On March 4, the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) released the 2023 Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) report, the third in the series for the calendar year. These reports are the thinnest of the three reports NSSO publishes using PLFS. They contain only three indicators: the labor force participation rate (LFPR), the worker-to-population ratio (WPR) … Read more
The two consecutive victories of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019 have triggered a lot of debate about the state of Indian politics and even democracy. While some commentators critical of the BJP and its politics have claimed that democracy has eroded under Modi’s government, the party … Read more
The first of this two-part data journalism series explains how electoral bonds are changing the political financing landscape in India. The final section will argue that while scrapping electoral bonds will certainly remove the institutionalized opacity in India’s political-finance landscape, it will not make it fully transparent. One of the biggest reasons for this is … Read more
The Supreme Court’s verdict declaring electoral bonds unconstitutional has reignited the debate over political funding in India. While the judgment on electoral bonds has been widely praised, the problem of funding in Indian politics is not limited to the issue of electoral bonds. This two-part data journalism series will attempt to explain these issues in … Read more
With 80 members in the Lok Sabha, Uttar Pradesh is the most politically representative and largest state in the country. In 2014 and 2019, the BJP won a majority in the Lok Sabha and almost swept the state, winning 88.8% and 77.5% of the constituencies respectively. Can the alliance between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and … Read more
With around a month to go before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are announced, farmers in Punjab have resumed their protests and are trying to come to the national capital. Guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) is one of the major demands raised by the protesting farmers. Is it reasonable for farmers to make such a … Read more