How PC Mahalanobis devised a survey that has helped India measure inequality for decades

Since Indian Independence in 1947, the National Sample Survey’s annual exercises have served as the backbone of planning.

University of Cambridge

· Jul 20, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Extra kilos among rural poor weighing India down

Obesity is no longer limited to the urban rich in India.

Rajan Sarkar and James Levinson, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 24, 2016 · 10:30 pm

In Kerala, five divorce cases are adjudged every hour

The volume of divorces handled by courts in Kerala and the 11 states indicates that couples are more willing than ever to separate than stay in bad marriages.

Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 23, 2016 · 10:30 pm

Modern slavery in India: 5,616 enslaved every day over last two years

The number of people living in modern slavery in India rose by 4.1 million in the last two years, showed the Global Slavery Index, 2016.

Shreya Mittal and Sukanya Bhattacharyya, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 14, 2016 · 05:30 am

Culling debate: Government data showed crop damage because of animals fell 33% from 2010 to 2012

According to an answer giving in the Rajya Sabha last year, extent of crop damage had reduced from 29,989 hectares to 19,962 hectares.

Shreya Mittal, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 12, 2016 · 08:30 pm

India is ageing, but it's not spreading central funds evenly among the aged

Seventy-one per cent of funds under a Central scheme are going to only 32% of the elderly.

Nishtha Bharti, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 09, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Just 6% of funds to repair destroyed forests have been used – and that's a good thing (and bad)

A third of the money was used for 'non-plantation activities, such as cultural activities, computers, furniture, laptops'.

Himadri Ghosh, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 06, 2016 · 10:30 pm

12 million Indian children under 10 are married, majority of them are Hindu

About 80% of children married under the age of 10 are girls, indicating a glaring inequality.

Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 02, 2016 · 10:30 pm

Criminal convictions in Bihar down 68%, crime up 42% since 2010

There’s some bad news for Nitish Kumar.

Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com

· May 19, 2016 · 09:45 pm