India By Numbers
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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
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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
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India imposed 75 death sentences in 2015, finds Amnesty International report
At least 320 people are still awaiting execution in India.
Scroll Staff
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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The main lesson of the 2011 census: Stop using demographic data as a political weapon
The timing of the release of information on religious communities comes suspiciously before Bihar goes to the elections.
John Dayal
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Census data by religion: Growth rates of all religious communities in India are falling
At this rate, Muslims will take 270 years to outnumber Hindus.
Dilip D’Souza