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Nearly half of Nirbhaya funds unutilised, shows data

The gap between allocation and actual spending by the ministry of women and child development on empowerment and protection of women has been rising for the last six years

India's CUET likely to be largest university entrance exam in the world

In 2019-20, as per UDISE data, 12.7 million students were enrolled in Class XII across the country

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's arms import dependence

The problematic issue, though, is India's paltry share in the world's exports

India accounts for 1% of world's nuclear warheads, shows SIPRI data

Russia, US hold 90% of total nukes. At 156, India has fewer than Pakistan's 165

Delayed projects decline, but cost overruns rising, shows data

As prices are rising, so are expectations that the government may have to budget more for its infrastructure pipeline.

Re-elected MLAs from ruling party added more wealth than others

Analysis also shows average wealth of re-elected candidates was higher than that of elected candidates

Cyber vulnerabilities at the highest point in eight quarters, shows data

Medium risk and high-risk vulnerabilities have also been rising

Covid cases in children rose in Omicron wave in Europe, shows data

The data shows children aged 15 and below were more vulnerable to the Omicron wave, as they witnessed higher rates of infections in European countries

Mapping India's digital transactions

UPI is set to grow bigger now, after the RBI introduced it in feature phones. Other digital transaction platforms are growing as well. Find out the changing landscape of virtual transactions

Number of NRIs across the globe rose 18% to 13.4 mn between 2015-2018

As number of NRIs increased, the number of unskilled workers and low-skilled workers emigrating from India declined

Statsguru: From UPI to IMPS, mapping digital transactions in India

Wallets have also made a comeback, with rising transaction volumes

Mobile internet user growth slowed down drastically in 2021, shows data

389 million people still did not use mobile internet in 2021, while 765.8 million did

Per hour cost of internet shutdown is going up in India, shows data

In 2021, an hour of shutdown cost the country $0.5 mn; in 2020, it was $0.31 mn

India-UAE bilateral FTA: Upgrades in the export basket, shows data

The share of mineral products, pearls, precious stones and metals has declined, whereas machinery and appliances have climbed to double digits

Over half of Ukraine's energy comes from nuclear sources, shows data

France and Slovakia are the only countries to have a higher share of domestic generation from nuclear

FSSAI budget for 2022-23 lower than 2019-20 allocation

Twelve of the 36 states/UTs had fewer food safety officers in 2018-19 compared to 2014-15, shows data

Export-to-GDP ratio: India must get back to 2013-14 level, shows data

India is expected to have an export-to-GDP ratio of 20.8% this year; in 2013-14, India's export-to-GDP ratio was 25.4%

Algo Rhythm: Cybersecurity spending up 10-fold since 2014-15, shows data

Actual spending on cybersecurity has always remained lower than budgeted estimates

Statsguru: Six charts show human cost of pollution and climate change

Data also indicates that even if pollution doesn't kill, it does cost the country in terms of loss of healthy life years

Govt's Jan Aushadi programme to exceed 2021-22 targets, shows data

The pace is slower for including more medicines in the product basket; sales have grown at a CAGR of 51.9% in the last five years