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Jayant Pankaj
Jayant Pankaj
Jayant Pankaj is a data journalist at Business Standard, where he leverages rigorous number-crunching to craft compelling, data-driven narratives. His reporting spans the intersections of politics, governance, infrastructure and others. He utilises advanced tools to scrape, manage, and visualise large-scale datasets, transforming complex information into accessible insights for readers. He holds an integrated degree in Political Science from the University of Hyderabad and a postgraduate diploma from the Asian College of Journalism.
Jayant Pankaj is a data journalist at Business Standard, where he leverages rigorous number-crunching to craft compelling, data-driven narratives. His reporting spans the intersections of politics, governance, infrastructure and others. He utilises advanced tools to scrape, manage, and visualise large-scale datasets, transforming complex information into accessible insights for readers. He holds an integrated degree in Political Science from the University of Hyderabad and a postgraduate diploma from the Asian College of Journalism.
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Indigo crisis exposes operational gaps as punctuality plunges to record low
Indigo's mass cancellations and delays pushed punctuality to just 3.7% early December, with passenger grievances peaking and experts linking the crisis to crew roster implementation issues
 "Indigo crisis exposes operational gaps as punctuality plunges to record low")
StatsGuru: Half the nation's electoral power hinges on the SIR exercise
India's voter base continues to expand, with 12 states adding 160 million electors since 2004 as the Election Commission prepares to release fresh SIR data on December 16
 "StatsGuru: Half the nation's electoral power hinges on the SIR exercise")
Datanomics: India's nuclear energy ambitions need a capacity push
India's nuclear ambitions hinge on accelerating capacity growth to meet its 100-GW target by 2047, even as policy reforms gather pace and global peers stay far ahead
 "Datanomics: India's nuclear energy ambitions need a capacity push")
Statsguru: Labour pain may give birth to a new era with new Codes
The new codes, consolidating 29 laws, promise enhanced social security for gig workers and women, amid data showing rising wages but high wealth inequality
 "Statsguru: Labour pain may give birth to a new era with new Codes")
Datanomics: Swadeshi jets suffer fewer crashes than foreign counterparts
The data bore evidence to this claim. Of 129 fighter jet crashes in the past two decades, only eight crashes were of those built indigenously by the company
 "Datanomics: Swadeshi jets suffer fewer crashes than foreign counterparts")
Datanomics: 'White-collar terror module', an outlier or new normal?
Between 2010 and 2017, only one accused person came from a white-collar background. But from 2018 to 2025, that number rose to ten
 "Datanomics: 'White-collar terror module', an outlier or new normal?")
Datanomics: Incumbents boosted JD(U) and BJP vote share in Bihar
Only 64 constituencies or one-fourth of the total strength of the house had re-elected the same parties in 2010
 "Datanomics: Incumbents boosted JD(U) and BJP vote share in Bihar")
Statsguru: R&D remains the chink in the armour for India's companies
Rajnath Singh's ₹32,000-crore R&D push boosts defence PSUs, even as overall R&D spend among Nifty 100 firms stays low relative to revenue
 "Statsguru: R&D remains the chink in the armour for India's companies")
Bihar's poll map shows sharp vote share swings amid heavy turnout
JDU dominates with big jumps in vote share while AIMIM suffers sharp declines, even in seats it retained, as Bihar records a strong 66.9% voter turnout
 "Bihar's poll map shows sharp vote share swings amid heavy turnout")
Bihar elections: From Patna to Purnia, voter turnout climbs across state
Despite voter roll deletions under the SIR process, Bihar's 2025 election saw a record 66.9% turnout, driven by strong participation of women voters across all 243 constituencies
 "Bihar elections: From Patna to Purnia, voter turnout climbs across state")
When custody turns fatal: India's unending cycle of deaths in detention
NHRC data show over 28,000 custodial deaths since 2009, mostly in judicial custody; survey finds half of police support harsh methods and some hold prejudiced views about Dalits
 "When custody turns fatal: India's unending cycle of deaths in detention")
Datanomics: Deadly blasts that shook India over the past 25 years
India has witnessed 6,289 terror explosions in 25 years - a 74% decline since 2000 - with Manipur reporting the most and Delhi recording 25 incidents, latest data show
 "Datanomics: Deadly blasts that shook India over the past 25 years")
Datanomics: 43% candidates in Phase-2 of Bihar polls are crorepatis
Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh of the Vikassheel Insaan Party tops the list with assets valued at Rs 368 crore
 "Datanomics: 43% candidates in Phase-2 of Bihar polls are crorepatis")
Statsguru: Indian Cloud infrastructure firms face bottomline haziness
The annual trend in Cloud company formation reveals notable growth over the years. However, in 2024, the number dipped, both globally and in India
 "Statsguru: Indian Cloud infrastructure firms face bottomline haziness")
It's destination Mumbai airport for smugglers trying to sneak in gold
Criminals seem to prefer the city because it is both a transit hub and a large market for the precious metal
 "It's destination Mumbai airport for smugglers trying to sneak in gold")
Datanomics: Election looms in Bihar, but who's been asking tough questions?
As Bihar heads for polls on Nov 6 and 11, data shows active questioning by opposition MLAs and fluctuating assembly sittings under the NDA-Mahagathbandhan tenure
 "Datanomics: Election looms in Bihar, but who's been asking tough questions?")
Crackers and casualties: Firework accidents kill hundreds each year
A Diwali-day explosion in Chennai killed four as illegal firecracker storage triggered a blast, highlighting India's recurring festive firework tragedies
 "Crackers and casualties: Firework accidents kill hundreds each year")
Infra breakdown: AWS' global outage creates a moment of vulnerability
AWS suffers major global outage on October 20, affecting millions of users and services including Canva, Duolingo, and Snapchat amid its dominant cloud market presence
 "Infra breakdown: AWS' global outage creates a moment of vulnerability")
Datanomics: Rise in sexual violence against Dalit women raises alarm
The total number of rape cases against SC women has shown a worrying upward trend over the years from 2,541 cases in 2016 to 4,214 cases in 2023
 "Datanomics: Rise in sexual violence against Dalit women raises alarm")
Datanomics: Surge in substandard drugs raises safety concerns in India
India faced global scrutiny in 2023 when its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia
 "Datanomics: Surge in substandard drugs raises safety concerns in India")