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Statsguru: 'Climate' change is the only constant amid grim pollution data

While the city saw rising levels of air quality index (AQI), the nation as a whole did not rank quite well in the two reports released on the sidelines of the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30)

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: 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: 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

Statsguru: Infrastructure financing banks on NBFCs amid lending shift

The share of outstanding bank credit in infrastructure financing has come down to 33.61 per cent - the least since FY18

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

StatsGuru: India's female labour force boom hides crisis of real employment

India's jobs surge hides a deeper divide - women's participation is rising, but much of it comes from unpaid and insecure work, exposing persistent gender gaps in meaningful employment

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

StatsGuru: Decoding the recent slowdown in India's factory wage growth

Nominal factory wages rose sharply through the first decade (2004-05 to 2013-14), peaking in FY11 before settling into lower, steadier growth in later years

Statsguru: The paradox of women's empowerment, leadership in South Asia

South Asia, therefore, has been central to the story of women in top leadership, but the numbers remain small even today

Statsguru: Mateship goes amiss despite Indians' economic contribution

Over 31 per cent of Australia's population was born overseas in 2024, up from 23 per cent at the start of the century

Statsguru: Jobs in India to face the heat as 50% US tariffs hit exports

With 50% US tariffs hitting labour-intensive exports like textiles, leather, and gems, millions of Indian jobs and industrial credit flows face mounting risks

Statsguru: The rise and sudden fall of real-money gaming in India

RMG refers to online games where players wager real money and stand to win cash prizes

Statsguru: The two sides of growth as India marks 79th Independence Day

Demographically, India overtook China as the most populous nation, with 1.46 billion people in 2025, even as the average annual population growth rate fell

Statsguru: Rising engine-failure incidents cast a shadow on Indian skies

The common issues identified include failures in the High-Pressure Turbine and Gear Turbo Engine systems

Statsguru: Reduced calorie intake in India's food patterns over the decade

Rural areas experienced a greater decline in calorie consumption than urban parts over a decade

Statsguru: Indian students caught in crosshairs of tighter US visa rules

Indians and Chinese have consistently accounted for the biggest proportion of F1 student visas

Statsguru: As GST turns eight yrs old, need for reform push grows

The goods and services tax (GST), net of refunds, now yields close to ₹20 trillion to the exchequer - both the Centre's and states'

Statsguru: Young India yet to tap demographic dividend, needs a policy push

Among the countries having demographic dividend, India is a noticeable exception that has not harnessed this human resource

Statsguru: Will most-favoured-nation pricing alter India-US pharma ties?

Nearly 35 per cent of India's pharma exports went to the US in FY25, breaching the $10 billion mark. Such exports have more than doubled since FY18