Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

Number theory: The Covid-19 story across the country’s districts

New cases of the infection are now significantly lower than the peak in most parts of India except in the state of Kerala.

Key numbers, ideas in the Economic Survey

The Survey’s projections, in line with the IMF’s latest growth projections, mean that India will go back to being the world’s fastest growing major economy in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

An overview of justice delivery across all states

The report uses statistics compiled by states to rank 18 large and mid-sized states, and seven small states, and compares their performance based on parameters across what it calls the four pillars of the justice delivery system

The number theory: Imagining India, 10 years from now

India’s first climate change assessment by the ministry of earth sciences (MoES), published in 2020. said that the climate change seen in the country since the middle of the 20th century is expected to continue in the future.

Where India stands in global Covid-19 spread

An average of nearly 22,000 new cases was recorded in India every day in the week ending December 27, according to HT’s Covid-19 dashboard.

The Number Theory: Understanding the DDC election results in Jammu and Kashmir

Here are five charts that explain what the DDC results mean for Jammu and Kashmir’s politics.

J&K: Counting of votes for DDC polls underway; PAGD leads in Kashmir, BJP in Jammu

As of 1.10pm, the state election authority has published leads for 224 seats out of the total 280 across the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir

The spread of India’s 10 million Covid-19 cases

Delhi, as one single unit, has the highest caseload, 6.3% of the country’s total cases, followed by Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Thane, and Chennai.

Fifth NFHS shows malnutrition and obesity on the rise

The survey has been conducted after a gap of about three years. The first set of findings has been released for only 22 states and Union territories, which together are home to almost half of the country’s population.

Is the Gupkar alliance driven by political arithmetic or chemistry?

After being released and just before the DDC polls, leaders of seven political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have announced formation of an alliance called the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) against the nullification or modification of the state’s special constitutional position.

Tracking the coronavirus pandemic: First signs of a 2nd wave

The number of daily new confirmed cases in Delhi has been rising for about a fortnight now. The Union territory reported more than 7,500 new cases on Thursday.

Why blaming Congress in Bihar is a red herring

The Congress managed to win 19 out of the 70 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) it contested in these elections. In 2015, it won 27 out of the 41 it had contested. Compared to 2015, 2020 looks like an underperformance.

The age factor behind Grand Alliance setback

Among candidates in age-groups 36-50 and 51-65, the NDA and the MGB candidates have a broadly similar strike rate (seats won as a share of seats contested).

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: NDA’s seat share rose with every phase

On every indicator, be it strike rate, vote share, or victory margin, the NDA improved from the first to the final phase.

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: How women steered NDA towards majority

Data from the Election Commission of India shows that women do not outnumber men among registered electors in any of Bihar’s 243 ACs.

In focus: Bihar’s Covid challenge

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: As the verdict on the election of the next government in the state is scheduled for Tuesday, we take a look at the challenges that face the next ruling dispensation.

Bihar Assembly Election 2020 : Final round of Bihar voting today

Muslims comprise nearly 17% of Bihar’s population. Regions voting in the third phase of the assembly elections are home to nearly half of the state’s Muslim population.

Phase 2 of Bihar: What’s at stake today?

The polls are being held in 94 assembly constituencies in the second phase, higher than the number in the other two phases. The region is also home to 38% of the state’s overall population and about 48% of its urban population.

Bihar votes today: What is at stake in Phase One?

Bihar Election 2020: The JD(U) won in 17 constituencies in both 2010 and 2015 while the Bharatiya Janata Party won in five. The RJD won both elections in just three seats, and the Congress, in one.

Understanding Bihar elections, phase-wise

An HT analysis shows that each of these phases will comprise ACs that are different from others in multiple ways. This, in a way, is symptomatic of the state’s sociocultural and political diversity, as well as different historical fault lines.

How will the LJP factor play out in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020?

Ram Vilas Paswan, a veteran politician and the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) passed away last week. His son and two-time Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan now has the task of facing an election immediately after this personal and political loss.

India records 1.6% rise in crimes in 2018-19: NCRB data

Nearly 5.2 million cognisable crimes were reported across India in 2019. These cognisable crimes include those covered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as those covered under various Special and Local Laws (SLL).

What’s your life expectancy? This tool lets you find out

The actual number of years a person could expect to live for depends on a range of socio-economic factors, health conditions, climate, etc.

What data tells us about testing in urban and rural India

Even though the headline testing figures are lower in rural India, it may largely be better placed in terms of testing strategy than urban areas

Do falling farmer suicides mean less rural distress?

The number of farmers committing suicide has been decreasing for four consecutive years. A look at why this may be.

Road accidents in India down by 35% this year

On an average, nearly 2,48,000 road accidents were reported between January and June each year between 2014 and 2019.

Is Covid-19 less fatal in India’s villages?

Rural areas seem to be doing better in terms of case fatality rate (CFR). CFR is defined as the cumulative number of deaths as a share of the cumulative number of cases.

Bihar campaign faces virtual test

The Covid-19 pandemic is changing the rules of the electoral game, with Bihar as a test case.

Prison overcrowding in 2019 highest in 10 years

While this is only one percentage point more than the number in 2018, a state-wise analysis shows that the number of states and union territories reporting overcrowded prisons has increased from 18 in 2018 to 21 in 2019. Eleven states have reported overcrowded prisons for five consecutive years.

Bihar campaign faces virtual test