Plain Facts

A BMC volunteer stands guard in front of the submerged Andheri subway in Mumbai (Photo: ANI)

The growing threat of climate change in India

4 min read . 08:28 PM IST

Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) holds the winner's trophy and passes runner up Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) during the presentation at the end of the men's singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships in London. (Photo: AFP)

With his Wimbledon win, has Djokovic dethroned Federer as the greatest?

3 min read . 18 Jul 2019

In our review period, the highest winning home percentage was in the 1996 to 1999 block, of 59%. (Photo: AP)

Home records in one-day internationals are on the up

4 min read . 17 Jul 2019

And given India’s ongoing job challenge, millennial's views on the type of jobs they desire is particularly pertinent. (Graphic: Ahmed Raza Khan/Mint)

India’s urban youth crave a new type of job

2 min read . 16 Jul 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi on 5 July. (Photo: PTI )

Will protectionism help govt’s ‘Make in India’ plan?

2 min read . 16 Jul 2019

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (ANI)

Budget 2019-20 speech: Rhetoric and reality

1 min read . 15 Jul 2019

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup Semi Final - India v New Zealand - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - July 10, 2019 India's Ravindra Jadeja in action. (Photo: Reuters)

How batsmen pushed new boundaries in the 2019 World Cup

4 min read . 11 Jul 2019

Budget documents show that the Union government expects to raise public sector employment significantly over the course of the fiscal year (Photo: Reuters)

What Budget 2019 tells us about government job growth

3 min read . 10 Jul 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman sought to allay fears of firms and investors who have increasingly complained of ‘tax terrorism’ in recent years. (ANI)

The government’s budget math faces a tax challenge

3 min read . 09 Jul 2019

The estimates for when India is expected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country have been fluctuating every year. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

India’s other growth story: where slow is good

4 min read . 08 Jul 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha at Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI )

The story of budget 2019, explained in 10 charts

3 min read . 08 Jul 2019

As many as 23.5% of the wickets taken by Indian bowlers in the 2019 World Cup till July 1 were clean bowled. (Photo: AP)

In the World Cup, India leads in breaking down batsmen’s defences

3 min read . 04 Jul 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (ANI )

A brief history of budget speeches in India

3 min read . 02 Jul 2019

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her first budget on July 5. (iStock)

Bar chart race: Budget deficit, growth, and inflation over time

1 min read . 02 Jul 2019

The sudden drop in project announcements was driven by a slump in both private and government investments. (Photo: Mint)

Fresh investments plunge to a 15-year low

3 min read . 02 Jul 2019

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

How the Modi wave swept the northern states

4 min read . 30 Jun 2019

ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed reacts after a chance to catch of India's Rohit Sharma was missed. (Reuters)

The first innings conundrum in World Cup 2019

3 min read . 27 Jun 2019

A file photo of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Mint)

The three challenges facing Nirmala Sitharaman

4 min read . 26 Jun 2019

Apart from gender roles, the religious among the youth also have more hardline views on homosexuality. (AFP)

Is religion driving conservatism among youth?

2 min read . 25 Jun 2019

The government’s track record in raising tax revenues does not inspire too much confidence in its ambitions. (Photo: iStock)

Have NDA’s tax reforms been counterproductive?

3 min read . 24 Jun 2019