Sneha Sasikumar

Datanomics: Mapping candidates across four states ahead of April 9 polls

From age and education to wealth and criminal cases, a closer look at who is contesting the April 9 polls across key states

Datanomics: World Health Day highlights India's spending shortfall

India has fewer than 10 physicians per 10,000 population, trailing most of its peers. Russia tops the group, with the count exceeding 50, while South Africa is the only peer behind India

Money in, money out: Negative net inflows pull down India's FDI status

Rising repatriation is outpacing overseas spending.

Datanomics: India's energy efficiency gains amid import woes deepen

Hormuz tensions strain India's fuel supply despite efficiency gains

Delhi Budget FY27 hikes capital outlay, but lags as share of GSDP

Delhi's FY27 Budget raises capital outlay and green spending, but capex remains below 1 per cent of GSDP, even as revenue surplus strengthens and fiscal deficit stays within limits

Datanomics: Delhi's revenue surplus intact, priorities seeing a shift

Delhi retains revenue surplus in FY27 Budget, but low capital outlay and shifting spending priorities raise questions on long-term growth

StatsGuru: States' fiscal challenges versus electoral compulsions

The promises, if implemented, will aggravate public finances to varying degrees in these states, depending on the parameters chosen

Datanomics: Jal Jeevan Mission connections rise, supply remains hurdle

Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 extends deadline to 2028, but gaps in water supply functionality and declining fund utilisation raise concerns despite rising rural tap coverage

Three poles in poll fray: Kerala boasts literacy, low poverty, but not jobs

Kerala heads into a three-cornered electoral contest amid strong social indicators, fiscal stress, and a persistent jobs crisis

Datanomics: At 116th, India trails on key indicators in happiness index

India ranks 116th in the World Happiness Report 2026, highlighting gaps in social support and health despite economic gains

Datanomics: India becomes 82nd country to allow passive euthanasia

India permits only passive euthanasia, which is recognised in 82 countries globally. Active euthanasia, which involves a deliberate act of mercy killing, is legal in just 10 countries

Datanomics: From checkout to courtroom as consumer rights take centre stage

Rising e-commerce grievances and persistent food adulteration highlight evolving consumer protection challenges in India

Datanomics: The age divide in politics as Nepal readies youngest PM

Balendra Shah's rise at 35 highlights a growing generational shift in politics even as South Asia and India remain dominated by older leaders

Delhi Metro 'cheapest' among world's top 10 networks at just $0.13

India now has the third-largest Metro network in the world, after China and the US

Datanomics: Poorest and richest households hit hardest by tobacco

Smoking rates in India have fallen sharply over 25 years, but tobacco spending patterns reveal the poorest rural households and richest urban consumers are spending more

Datanomics: Women's Day highlights India's long road to equality

The occasion offers a moment to reflect on how close our country truly is to gender parity

Crosscurrents in 'Keralam': Are vote shares signalling flux in politics?

Civic poll results have complicated the state's binary politics and narrowed the Left's margin for error. Are vote shares signalling flux?

StatsGuru: Scroll steals childhood as screen-time concerns intensify

As India debates age limits on social media amid rising child screen time and cybercrime, global precedents and domestic data are pushing policymakers toward tighter regulation

StatsGuru: Productivity gap continues to hinder India's MSME growth

MSMEs accounted for 48.58 per cent of India's merchandise exports in FY25

Is that milk? One in three samples fails quality tests nationwide

As India's dairy production reaches record highs, synthetic milk rackets are compromising the nation's foundational staple