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Statsguru: Obesity, a pandemic in the making, may hit India hard by 2050

The number of Indian obese adults increased from 5.76 million in 1991 to 46.78 million in 2021; it is poised to reach 173.73 million by 2050

State of the police: Situations vacant, from West Bengal to Mizoram

India is one of the most under-policed nations in the world as state governments fail to recruit personnel

Speed of digital penetration at individual level needs to be stepped up

The State of India's Digital Economy Report 2025 says that India is the third largest digitised country in the world at an aggregate level

Datanomics: India needs to innovate, cut debt to become developed by 2047

From 2020-21 to 2024-25 (2020-2024 in case of the rest of the world), India's economic growth slowed to 5.4 per cent but was higher than any other major country including China

Statsguru: A shift from bank deposits to real estate and securities

It is high time to assess the preference of Indian households towards different investment streams as Trumponomics affects their valuation

Cricket still a religion as fan engagement revenues set to jump in 5 yrs

With increasing digital penetration and smartphone usage in the country, Indian live sports consumers have flocked to digital means like smartphones and laptops to watch live sports

Statsguru: Youth employability declines amid looming AI disruption

The unemployment rate for those aged 15 and above with graduate-level education has dropped over the years in both rural and urban areas

India's cancer mortality ratio highest among top 10 cancer-affected nations

Based on the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) 2022 data, India ranked third behind China and the United States in terms of absolute number of cancer incidences

Rising student suicides put focus on India's mental health debate

From 'coaching capital' Kota in Rajasthan to industrialised Maharashtra, young people are battling stress

Statsguru: Natural gas targets remain blurry as 2030 goal seems unlikely

Owing to the global energy crisis of 2022 and the consequent price increase, the share of natural gas imports in gross energy imports fell from 7.51 per cent in 2020-21 to 5.43 per cent in 2022-23

Statsguru: Are Indian tariffs truly 'top of the pack' as Trump claims?

Does India charge more than its peers in world trade?

Economic Survey 2024-25: Services, debt improve external situation

Unemployment rates in urban and rural areas have declined

Banks to NBFCs, customer complaints rise as redressal system slows down

Complaints about mobile or e-banking form majority of those received by the RBI ombudsman against banks

As technology advances, fear of future shock for India's workforce

A large chunk of it is unprepared for new skills as AI and machine learning become common

Statsguru: Commercial realty sees growing demand amid limited supply

Office space supply reduced 9.35 per cent year-on-year in 2024, while the demand increased by 21.9 per cent

Internet shutdowns: Global economy struggles as the web goes dark

The economic losses linked to government-induced disruptions amounted to $7.69 billion globally in 2024, a decline of 15.77 per cent compared to the previous year

Statsguru: India's forest and tree cover at 25.17% of total land area

Forest fire detections saw a considerable drop from the 2020-21 cycle. Odisha and Madhya Pradesh witnessed the bulk of forest fire incidents

South Indian film industry lags in women leadership roles, shows data

The fourth edition of the report titled O Womaniya! reveals a decline in the representation of women HoDs in Telugu films, dropping from 5 per cent in 2021 to 3 per cent in 2023

H-1B visa programme: A policy shift under Donald Trump, Joe Biden

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring theoretical or technical expertise

Cheap imports, declining FDI challenge India's textile export ambitions

India has set the target to reach $100 billion in textile exports by 2030