Category: Data Insights

To Become a Renewable Energy Superpower, Our First Lessons Must Come from the North-East

Date of Release: November 11th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express Earlier this month, Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, pledged to make India a “renewable superpower” over the next few years, with a renewed commitment to solar power. India’s Central Governments have long pledged a ‘greener grid’, and undertaken […]

How has Maharashtra Fared Under the Congress/NCP?

Date of Release: October 14th, 2014 Published in: Live Mint Maharashtra is generally perceived as a relatively rich state with high economic growth and strong macroeconomic parameters. Under the 15 years of Congress/Nationalist Congress Party rule, however, the state has also made tremendous progress in the social sector as well. In some indicators such as […]

Visa on Arrival for American Citizens May Boost Tourism

Date of Release: October 6th, 2014 Published in: Times of India The Modi government’s decision to extend ‘visa on arrival’ to US citizens is not just an emotional pitch but makes good economics too. US citizens happen to be the topmost spenders among foreign tourists. Analysis of tourism ministry and UNWTO data by think-tank Swaniti […]

India in Numbers: It’s a Close Fight Between Congress and INLD on Development Indicators

Date of Release: September 30th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express In this edition of our fortnightly data series, Indian in Numbers, we take a look at the performance of the Haryana State government. On October 15, 16.51 million voters in Haryana will go out to vote in the 90 Assembly constituencies. And Chief Minister Bhupinder […]

Modi Is Right. To Stop School Dropouts, Fix The Toilets

Date of Release: September 19th, 2014 Published in: India Spend Note: the left scale refers to the Sanitation metric while the right scale refers to Retention rate Source: DISE Reports 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, Data on retention rates for Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana and Goa not available. In response to a question […]

Fixing Sanitation to Improve Retention in Schools

Date of Release: September 9th, 2014 Published in: Times of India Statoistics India’s sanitation infrastructure in schools continues to be poor. Nationally, 19.15% of primary schools do not have separate girls’ toilets, 6% of all primary schools do not have facilities for drinking water while 58.4% of all primary schools do not have a hand-washing […]

India in Numbers: The Case of Falling Figures in Primary and Secondary Education Enrollment

Date of Release: September 5th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express In part-2 of our fortnightly data series, India In Numbers, we take a look at the Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary, Middle, Secondary & Senior Secondary, Higher Education from 2001 to 2010 by state and political party in power. Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) is the ratio of […]

India in Numbers: Why Modi said ‘Make in India’ on August 15th 

Date of Release: August 8th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express On August 15, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his maiden Independence Day speech, appealed to companies around the world to ‘Come, make in India’. From the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi’s voice boomed from the lectern, urging world powers to ‘Come, manufacture in […]

The Surprising Story Behind India’s Fastest Growing Agri States

Date of Release: August 8th, 2014 Published in: Indian Spend What does politics have to do with agriculture ? Lots it might appear, but maybe not for the reasons that usually come to mind. A quick backdrop first. India’s Economic Survey, 2013-14 says that a “1% growth in agriculture is at least two to three […]

UP & Bihar with the Lowest Reported Rape Cases?

Date of Release: August 2nd, 2014 Published in: Times of India Reported Rape Rates Across India Several brutal rape cases in different parts of the country continue to shake our collective conscience. Multiple incidents in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (Badaun and Lucknow), and the most recent case of brutality in Bangalore are a stark reminder […]