Articles by Abhishek Jha
What we know about caste inequality in India | Number Theory
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Updated on May 05, 2025 08:33 AM IST
Abhishek JhaRoshan Kishore
Weather Bee: Why north-west India didn’t see a pleasant April like rest of India
Most of this trend in temperatures has to do with rainfall, which was rare in north-west, west, and central regions but usual or more than usual elsewhere
Updated on May 04, 2025 04:13 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
What can a caste census tell us? | Number Theory
While it will provide a lot of information which was not available earlier, the broad contours of India’s caste composition are not exactly unknown
Updated on May 02, 2025 11:16 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha
The economic fallout of terror attacks in J&K | Number Theory
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Published on Apr 25, 2025 10:51 PM IST
Sreedev KrishnakumarAbhishek Jha
Pitfalls of IMD's seasonal monsoon forecasts | Number Theory
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Updated on Apr 21, 2025 08:49 AM IST
Akshay DeorasAbhishek Jha
Weather Bee: Will 2025 be another year of 1.5°C warming?
The average so far does suggest this as a possibility, but the probability of this happening will become clearer later in the year. Here is why.
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 01:10 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
New JMM chief Hemant Soren's achievements, challenges | Number Theory
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Updated on Apr 17, 2025 09:04 AM IST
Roshan KishoreNishant RanjanAbhishek Jha
Karnataka’s broken political economy | Number Theory
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Published on Apr 16, 2025 08:45 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha
Monsoon forecast ‘above normal’ this year but IMD may miss the mark
An HT analysis of IMD’s first forecasts since 2001 shows that there is good reason to be circumspect about these for two reasons.
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 06:19 AM IST
Abhishek Jha
Weather Bee: Western disturbances decreased India’s snow pack deficit in March
With around 50% deficit in the wettest hilly states and UTs, it is clear that western disturbances were not strong enough in the past month.
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 03:12 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
Number Theory: What the trade war means for climate crisis
Does the resulting economic environment have any implications for the climate crisis? Here is what that shows
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 09:26 AM IST
Abhishek Jha
India’s labour market sheds post-pandemic scars
India's unemployment rate rose to 3.2% in 2024, marking a positive shift from unpaid labor, despite a decline in women's workforce participation.
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 06:35 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Weather Bee: Why India's average maximum is keeping cool despite heat waves
Extending this analysis for the period starting March 21 suggests that the trend seen in early March continued
Updated on Apr 05, 2025 08:59 AM IST
Abhishek Jha
Behind the BJP’s booth-level revival in Delhi
In 2025, Delhi had a total of 13,766 polling booths across its 70 assembly constituencies with an average of 686 votes per polling booth.
Updated on Apr 02, 2025 09:07 AM IST
Abhishek JhaRoshan Kishore
What the Delhi budget says about...
BJP's 2025-26 Delhi Budget shows 44% spending growth, emphasizing capital projects and increased central funding, marking a shift from AAP's approach.
Updated on Mar 28, 2025 05:36 PM IST
The 40°C threshold is hit earlier and lasts longer
An HT analysis of the IMD's gridded database shows that the 40°C heat threshold now arrives earlier in most places and lasts longer.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 05:51 PM IST
Weather Bee: Usual March weather for India on average, not for individual places
India’s average maximum temperature for the month (up to March 20) is 30.91°C, according to the gridded data of the IMD.
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 04:47 PM IST
Number Theory: Indian multilingualism in perspective
A detailed analysis of the data shows that the picture is more nuanced than it appears from the headline numbers
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 10:51 PM IST
Weather Bee: How early is the 40°C breach this year in India?
An HT analysis suggests that March 10 is indeed early for such a breach, although it is not the earliest this breach has happened.
Published on Mar 13, 2025 02:49 PM IST
A level of loss we cannot quantify: Abhishek Jha on the pandemic’s human toll
The truest cost of Covid-19 can only be estimated. Some estimates suggest the toll is 10 times what we think it is. This will continue to shape our world.
Updated on Mar 08, 2025 12:59 PM IST
Weather Bee: Is this an unusually short La Nina?
It is important to understand what La Nina is before checking whether the current La Nina is an unusually short one.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 05:12 PM IST
Weather Bee: How heavy is the snowfall in the hills?
Almost all of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh received at least 7.5 mm precipitation on February 28
Published on Mar 01, 2025 01:18 PM IST
Indians now spend more time at work than at rest
In 2024, Indians spend more time on work and entertainment but less on self-care compared to 2019, indicating increased work and caregiving demands.
Published on Feb 26, 2025 05:32 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
India's northern snow pack at yet another record low this snow cycle
Decreasing snow pack in India's mountains signals rapid climate change and contributes to warmer northern plains.
Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:49 PM IST
Number Theory: How CMs underscore BJP's dominance in electoral landscape
The Delhi oath aside, this is a good day to statistically examine the BJP’s current dominance in Indian electoral politics.
Updated on Feb 20, 2025 08:25 AM IST
Number Theory: Cleaner fuel may have added to global temperature spike
The shift, Hansen et al argue, only underlines the need for doubling down on efforts to mitigate global warming before it reaches a point of no return
Updated on Feb 17, 2025 10:05 AM IST