Explained: How the prices of essentials have soared in India over the past decade

Food prices have increased on average by 4.48% every month from January 2014 to March 2022.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

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Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

· May 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Data check: Three out of four prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials

While the total number of prison inmates rose by 1% between 2019 and 2020, the number of undertrial inmates increased by nearly 12%

Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 22, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Rising R-number, falling doubling time: India will witness a bigger Covid surge in coming days

On average, each coronavirus patient is infecting 2.69 others, which is higher than what was seen during the second wave.

Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

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Amrita De, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 09, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Key Covid-19 indicators began surging in February, and yet governments in India failed to act

The decrease in the doubling time of coronavirus cases and the increase in the test positivity rate were warning signs of the infection’s second wave.

Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

· May 08, 2021 · 01:30 pm

On key health indicators, West Bengal outperforms many states that offer PM’s insurance scheme

Data shows the reality is more complicated than the Centre’s claims on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

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Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 15, 2021 · 01:30 pm