Lower attendance, fewer debates: How celebrity MPs fared in the outgoing Lok Sabha

They utilised more of their constituency development funds on average than their fellow MPs, though.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· May 12, 2019 · 01:30 pm

More than 2,000 people were booked for drunk driving in India’s big cities on New Year’s eve

Between 2008 and 2017, 76,446 people died in 211,405 road accidents nationwide due to consumption of alcohol or drugs, data show.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 04, 2019 · 11:30 pm

In 2016-’17, India’s derailment deaths are highest in a decade

No one was killed when the Kaifiyat Express went off the tracks in UP on Wednesday. But 458 people have died in train derailments over the past ten years.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 23, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Corporate donations between 2012-13 and 2015-16: BJP 705.81 crore, Congress 198.16 crore

An analysis of known donations above Rs 20,000 to national parties by Association of Democratic Reforms.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 19, 2017 · 08:30 pm

High targets and wasted funds: The problems with the Skill India programme

The government has missed its skills training targets for each except one of the last five years, official data shows.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 26, 2017 · 07:30 pm

More male foetus abortions than female? Official data indicates vast under-reporting

As many as 238 foetuses and newborns were abandoned in South Delhi alone.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 02, 2016 · 08:30 pm

87% of exploitation and ill-treatment complaints by Indian workers abroad come from the Gulf

The Indian mission in Qatar has received the highest number of such complaints,

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 03, 2016 · 11:30 pm

India may be the fastest-growing economy, but it lags behind its neighbours on many indicators

India ranks 130 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index. Its maternal mortality rate is higher than that of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 15, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Average deposit in accounts under Jan Dhan scheme doubled in 21 months

The number of accounts opened under the Prime Minister's financial inclusion programme quadrupled between September 2014 and May 2016.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 28, 2016 · 06:30 pm

As internet use spreads, cyber crimes rise 19 times over 10 years

India ranks third after US and China as a source of malicious activity.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 03, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Despite low net use, India’s e-commerce tripled over past 5 years

The online retail sector in India is expected to be a $1 trillion market by 2020.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· May 20, 2016 · 07:30 pm

Primed for change, but only 3.2% Assamese have Aadhaar

Only 1.04 million of the state's 32 million people had Aadhaar identities as of March 2016.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 22, 2016 · 10:30 pm