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How India ranks on gender parity — and whySubscriber Only

November 04, 2015 00:40 IST

India’s score represents an “extremely high” level of gender inequality, which compares poorly with 0.71 for Western Europe and 0.74 for North America and Oceania.

Wed, Nov 04, 2015

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In fact: Why the Economics Nobel for Angus Deaton matters for IndiaSubscriber Only

October 14, 2015 00:44 IST

It’s not surprising that most outside academic circles in India don’t know why Deaton deserved the Nobel. That’s also ironic, because a large part of his work is about India and Indians.

Wed, Oct 14, 2015

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LPG subsidy transfer: Centre’s savings not more than Rs 143 cr, while it claims Rs 12,700 cr

October 07, 2015 02:22 IST

The NDA initially reintroduced DBT for LPG in 54 districts in mid-November 2014, with nationwide roll out to all districts from January 2015.

Wed, Oct 07, 2015

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October 07, 2015 01:28 IST

The World Bank’s new poverty rate estimate of 12.4% does not mean that Indians have suddenly become richer. In fact, it is how you collect data that determines the poverty rate. What are the methods in vogue?

Wed, Oct 07, 2015

Count of poor people in India may be lower, says World Bank

October 06, 2015 04:12 IST

Under the URP, used in the National Sample Surveys since the 1950s, data is collected on the “30-day recall for consumption of both food and nonfood items to measure expenditures”.

Tue, Oct 06, 2015

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Cheaper gas: why, how, and what’s in it for youSubscriber Only

October 02, 2015 01:44 IST

India Ratings and Research estimates that ONGC will see its revenues decline by Rs 10.8 billion-11.5 billion, and OIL by Rs 1.2 billion-1.3 billion.

Fri, Oct 02, 2015

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Simply put: Lost in fog of disparate data, a picture of India’s nutritionSubscriber Only

September 28, 2015 00:58 IST

No one knows what has led to the ‘improvement’; lack of standardised data collection often yields contradictory results, undermines policy evaluation.

Mon, Sep 28, 2015

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On the record: Intolerance has grown… I don’t see any difference between one political party and another, says rationalist KS BhagwanSubscriber Only

September 07, 2015 00:00 IST

K.S. Bhagwan, a rationalist and retired English professor from Maharaja’s College in Mysore, talks to Udit Misra about the death threat he received from a Bajrang Dal functionary in the wake of M.M. Kalburgi’s murder.

Mon, Sep 07, 2015