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Vishnu Padmanabhan

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The rural poor, though hit hard, are relatively better off with still some savings and welfare support to fall back on.

139 mn people across Indian cities likely to run out of savings by month-end

4 min read . 16 Jun 2020

How much does the Indian government spend on women?

3 min read . 08 Mar 2020

To capture all rioting-related offences across India, the NCRB compiles data broadly categorized as offences against public tranquillity

The geography of riots in India

3 min read . 04 Mar 2020

In January, more than 3,000 protesters against the CAA were charged with sedition (Photo: PTI)

Sedition cases in India: What data says

4 min read . 25 Feb 2020

Mumbai has launched the ‘Honk More, Wait More’ scheme. Honking at signals now leads to longer waiting times (Photo: Bloomberg)

Which is India’s noisiest city?

3 min read . 13 Feb 2020

Police officials stand guards during a protest against CAA and NRC at Shaheen Bagh, in New Delhi. (ANI)

What data says about police biases

3 min read . 04 Feb 2020

Over the last two years, the government has been criticized for failing to release NSS data. This is the first time the data is in danger of not even being collected (Photo: HT)

Government’s data collection efforts stalled by NRC fears

3 min read . 03 Feb 2020

Unlike developed nations, developing countries view UBI as a measure to boost income, alleviate poverty (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Can UBI reignite the economy?

4 min read . 29 Jan 2020

Scholars attribute the Indian Constitution’s endurance to its design and the care with which it was crafted (Photo: HT)

The Indian Constitution, in numbers

4 min read . 20 Jan 2020

Farmer suicides may not have risen in recent years and may have more complex causes than falling income, suggests new data (Photo: Bloomberg)

The geography of farmer suicides

3 min read . 16 Jan 2020

The 21st century’s big challenges

4 min read . 13 Jan 2020

These new connections have driven a rapid increase in LPG coverage. Photo: Mint (Mint)

The PMUY’s cooking gas refill issue

3 min read . 08 Jan 2020

Humanity has made significant progress in the 21st century — from basic health to satellite launches

The 21st century’s biggest achievements, in 10 charts

4 min read . 05 Jan 2020

Students from across the country came out to protest against the CAA and raised slogans in solidarity with colleagues who faced the brunt of police brutalities. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

A new generation takes charge of our destiny

4 min read . 31 Dec 2019

We highlight five key trends that have important implications for India’s future. (Reuters )

Five key trends that defined 2019

4 min read . 22 Dec 2019

The sanitation department has contested the NSS findings but statisticians and independent experts aren’t convinced with the department’s answers. (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

India’s toilet stats raise a stink

5 min read . 18 Dec 2019

Police and courts take time to process all crimes against women, not just rape cases.

Justice system lets women down

3 min read . 11 Dec 2019

Are MSMEs adding to our NPA woes?

3 min read . 04 Dec 2019

Union Home Minister and BJP National President Amit Shah speaks at a Jharkhand election rally in Baharagora on Monday. BJP faces a tough fight in Jharkhand. At stake is its national footprint and ambitions to dominate the Rajya Sabha (Photo: ANI)

The BJP's hurdles in Jharkhand

4 min read . 02 Dec 2019

Retired Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (right) interacts with his successor Sharad Arvind Bobde. Since the inception of SC, the average CJI’s tenure has been 18 months; but in recent years, this figure has fallen. (Photo: ANI)

What the numbers say about CJIs

3 min read . 19 Nov 2019

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