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The race to $1trillion economy among states: Who gets there first?

The bigger the state's economy, the better placed it is to reach that proverbial milestone

Statsguru: Energy to food prices, 6 charts explain India's inflation woes

In terms of food prices, India seems to be doing much better than the Western economies, owing to it being less dependent on imports

Verdict is out: High Court appointments at 9-year high, shows data

At the SC, against a sanctioned strength of 34, 27 judges, including the Chief Justice of India, are working

Statsguru: Story of the home-made handset and India's upward mobility

Analysis of data from the International Trade Centre shows that India registered a compounded annual growth rate of 143 per cent between 2017 and 2022

BS Number Wise: Delhi's turnout in local elections is abysmal, shows data

Municipal polling doesn't draw crowds, and that's not just in India

Off the mark: Pollsters faltered in Gujarat again, and in Himachal as well

In Gujarat, the number of seats won on smaller margins had redu­ced

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's global economic growth standing

A Business Standard analysis found that the country mirrored the global trend, with the rate of growth slowing from the same quarter last year

As CJI constitutes an all-women bench, what's the status of women in law?

Shrinking numbers: A third of judges in subordinate courts are women, but only 13.2% in high courts & 12.5% in SC

Q2 GDP numbers: Growth seen tapering in the July-September quarter

The growth had fallen drastically from 13.5 per cent in the April-June quarter and was even lower than last year's number of 8.4 per cent

Making economics palatable

In Edible Economics, Ha-Joon Chang takes a global approach to food to deliver a stinging critique of the neoclassical order

G20's declining share in the world, amid India's growing influence

As the country prepares to host the summit of twenty nations next year in September 2023, it also has to tackle rising concerns of climate change and calls for the expansion of the group from other co

Mystery of the missing millions: Why UN projects higher India population

Its estimate of India's population by the end of the decade is 41 mn higher than TGPP's 1.47 billion

Old pension scheme: Is politics trumping economics?

The pension reform had the backing of both BJP and Congress. Now, the political parties are using it as a tool to gain power in certain states. While this may be good politics, is it good economics?

Statsguru: The next billion people will come from poorer nations

Lower fertility rates indicate that the addition of the next 1 billion will take 15 years

Statsguru: From net-zero target to forest cover, India's climate standing

The Emissions Gap Report 2022 showed India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 will be nearly the same as its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target

BS Number Wise: Here's why India's poverty estimates are problematic

Traditional estimates of poverty in the country rely on indicators that are outdated or inaccurate

Statsguru: Six charts show India's declining foreign exchange reserves

RBI has scheduled an off-cycle meeting for November 3

Apple's iPhone: World's most expensive handset can't beat inflation

The price of the iPhone base model rose 25% between 2017 and 2022, while inflation rose 29.7% between September 2017 and September 2022

Cash-out: Issues with direct benefit transfer's growing ambit

In-kind schemes, introduced in 2017-18, accounted for only 10.8 per cent of total benefits (cash and kind) dispensed under DBT. Today, in-kind transfers account for 60 per cent of total benefits.

BS Number Wise: Asset reconstruction companies need to rebuild

They have been losing business as the IBC process picks up pace