Ice 360 Series

Politics

What Indians think of cash transfers, PDS and Narendra Modi

The super-rich approve of the Narendra Modi-led government more than the poor, finds the ICE 360 survey

5 min read23 Dec 2016
Politics

Middle India is still some way off from being middle class

A majority of Rich India considers itself to be middle class; a third of those actually in the middle of income distribution pyramid consider themselves to be poor

4 min read22 Dec 2016
Politics

Are single-earner families different from others?

Single-earner families are less likely to own a house and slightly less optimistic about the future compared to others, the ICE 360 survey shows

4 min read21 Dec 2016
Politics

Indian households' healthcare woes

State governments' health insurance schemes seem to be more popular than those from the centre, finds the ICE 360 survey

5 min read20 Dec 2016
Industry

India and its burden of social obligations

40% of indebted households in underdeveloped rural areas took loans for social obligations, shows the ICE 360 survey

4 min read19 Dec 2016
Politics

IAF officers can't grow beard on religious grounds: Supreme Court

Chief justice T.S.Thakur said Centre's decision to prohibit IAF personnel of a particular community from sporting beard does not infringe upon fundamental rights

1 min read16 Dec 2016
Opinion

99% Indian households are covered by a bank account

Many still avoid using banking instruments to save despite having access to banks, as per the ICE 360 survey

4 min read15 Dec 2016
Opinion

Why demonetisation has been disruptive for India

Fresh data on consumer behaviour shows that the transition to cashless will be a Herculean task in a country such as India

4 min read14 Dec 2016
Topic

In India, washing machines top computers in popularity

A majority of Indian households own a TV while 29% own a refrigerator, according to the ICE 360 survey

4 min read13 Dec 2016
Politics

One in three households in India owns a two-wheeler

A majority of car owners prefer to use a two-wheeler to reach work, according to the ICE 360 survey 2016

4 min read12 Dec 2016