Category: data
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India tops global doping list for the third consecutive year
Global comparisons show that despite more rigorous testing regimes, the doping rate is much lower in many other countries
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Rupee hits record low of 90: Calculated move by RBI or a sign of losing control?
As foreign capital flees and imports surge, the RBI abandons its aggressive defense of the currency, betting on a weaker rupee to absorb the shock of U.S. tariffs
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Widely quoted WHO norm of 1 doctor per 1,000 people is not official
The benchmark was repeatedly used by the government to compare doctor availability in India over the last decade
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The caste and class factors in the NDA’s victory in Bihar
The majority of upper caste voters, OBCS (except Yadavs), and Dalits chose the NDA, as did a majority of the upper and middle class voters
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How welfare delivery shaped, but did not decide, Bihar’s elections
The Bihar verdict reflects how widespread welfare delivery, clear credit attribution, and powerful job promises shaped voter choices
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Can Congress overcome its ‘weak link’ tag in Bihar polls?
The party posted the lowest contested vote share and strike rate among alliance partners in 2020
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AI adoption accelerates, tech layoffs continue globally
Though not directly displaced by AI technology, many employees are losing jobs as companies are restructuring to manage higher spending
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Most people extradited to India are economic offenders: data
More than a third (35%) of those extradited to India since 2002 were accused of financial fraud, cheating, and forgery
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Durgapur gang rape case: Bengal has second-lowest conviction rate for crimes against women
Between 2017 and 2023, only around one in five cases of crimes against women ended in convictions in West Bengal
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Cybercrime cases of cheating by personation surge in Karnataka: NCRB data
Even as these cases surge, the police charge-sheeting rate and the conviction rate remain weak