India By Numbers

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
Four charts that show infant mortality has improved only marginally in India

India has higher infant mortality than Bangladesh and Nepal, both poorer countries.

Aashish Gupta and Kanika Sharma
· Jun 29, 2016 · 02:30 pm
India imposed 75 death sentences in 2015, finds Amnesty International report

At least 320 people are still awaiting execution in India.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 06, 2016 · 10:30 am