Mind The Numbers
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Where are the women? A study of High Court judges in India offers a number of insights
First quantitative analysis of 1,800 High Court judges appointed through the collegium system over the past 25 years reveals their backgrounds.
Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com
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Honeybees can tell the difference between odd and even numbers
A study shows the miniature brains of the insect are capable of parity categorisation.
Scarlett Howard, The Conversation, Adrian Dyer, The Conversation, Andrew Greentree, The Conversation & Jair Garcia, The Conversation
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Why the International Statistic of the Year is 332
That is the number of days it took for scientists to develop the coronavirus vaccine.
Liberty Vittert, The Conversation
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
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Nicolas Bourbaki: One of the greatest mathematicians of 20th century never really existed
When an editor of the journal ‘Mathematical Reviews’ wrote that Bourbaki was a pseudonym, he was refuted by Bourbaki himself.
David Gunderman, The Conversation
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Vaccination rates among India’s rich have dropped, the national family health survey shows
Meanwhile, 55% of all Indians do not go to public hospitals to seek treatment.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Global TB report reveals that India has been massively underestimating the disease
The results of an unpublished government survey, now used by the WHO, show that India has almost twice the number of TB cases as previously reported.
Menaka Rao
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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What makes a mathematical genius?
You may have got what it takes to be a mathematical genius without even being aware of it.
David Pearson, The Conversation
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Four charts that show the urgency of India's burgeoning dementia problem
India has over four million dementia patients, and over the next 15 years this number is expected to more than double.
Nayantara Narayanan