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IT is in the headlines but still ranks third in Indian services sector

The services sector's contribution to India's economy more than doubled over the last decade, with IT services GVA growing nearly fourfold despite current industry headwinds

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

Cyclone fury fading: Storm intensity dips even as Bay of Bengal stays prone

Cyclone Montha batters India's east coast as data shows a sharp drop in cyclone frequency and fatalities, with the Bay of Bengal still accounting for most storms since 2019

Our financial concerns arise from declining central transfers: Kerala FM

During the 10th Finance Commission, Kerala received about 3.81 per cent of the total central tax devolution

Statsguru: Kerala outshines others in literacy and poverty reduction

Kerala marks a social milestone with zero extreme poverty and world-class human development metrics - but weak job creation and industry remain its Achilles' heel

Datanomics: Kerala set to become India's first extreme poverty-free state

But its definition of extreme poverty was based on a lower floor of earning than the World Bank's

StatsGuru: States' pension burden overtook interest payments in 2022-23

CAG report shows pensions overtook interest costs in FY23 as states spent 43% of revenue on committed expenditure, including salaries, pensions, and debt servicing

Datanomics: Women secure 7% of Nobel Prizes, mostly in Literature & Peace

Since 2021, three women have won Nobel awards in Peace, two each in Literature and Medicine, one each in Physics, Chemistry and Economics

Datanomics: Share of govt servants in suicides remains nearly 1%

Official data show that suicides in India rose by 23 per cent over five years till 2023, with most victims being men across professions

Datanomics: Machado becomes first Venezuelan to win Nobel Peace Prize

As many as 20 women have so far been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The first female laureate was Bertha von Suttner in 1905

Datanomics: Indians' leisure overseas travel saw sharp uptick in 2024

Among top 10 destinations for Indian travellers in 2024, Thailand led with 92.93 per cent visiting for leisure, followed by Singapore (47.34 per cent) and Canada (43.09 per cent)

Datanomics: Honour killing cases surged to six-year high in 2023

The back-to-back incidents highlight the persistence of such crimes

Statsguru: Small-size banking frauds soar, SBI worst-hit PSB in FY25

Card and internet banking frauds formed 56.5 per cent of all cases in FY25, after touching a peak of 80.6 per cent in FY24

Datanomics: Punjab still at top in stubble burning, MP closing in

The share of Madhya Pradesh has seen a steep surge in farm fire incidents in recent years, accounting for 35 per cent of total in the country

Datanomics: Delhi's deadly drives, overspeeding remains top cause

Road accidents touched the 81,144 mark in 2023, the highest in four years. Of these, Delhi and Bengaluru alone accounted for over 13 per cent

Despite ban, girl child marriage persists, villages drive higher share

Girl child marriage in total weddings remained above two per cent in the country, barring in Covid-hit year (2020)

Datanomics: A changing educational landscape for India's schools

As many as 50.9 per cent of teachers are still employed in the government sector in FY25

How gaps in governance standards weigh on India's sovereign ratings

Fitch Ratings keeps country at lowest investment grade, citing poor scores in political stability and corruption control

The good and worrying about the bad loan problem of state-owned banks

Lenders are improving asset quality but they are struggling to recover money

Datanomics: Rise of unconditional cash transfers ahead of Bihar polls

UCT now constitutes 0.87 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), outpacing both MGNREGA and food subsidies shares in the economy