News by Numbers
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84% millennials use audio to reduce stress; mental health podcasts most popular among India's Gen Z too
According to a recent study by Spotify, podcast listenership increased 300% among millennials and Gen Z during the pandemic, who see it as a tool to beat loneliness and stress
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What India's youth want: Skill-based hiring over work experience
As work experience is hard to come by in the pandemic, Gen Z is invested in learning skills and want more time off to upgrade them
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Here's how much the ultra-rich will get richer by 2025
The 'ultra high net worth' individuals—those with wealth of at least $100 million— who currently hold 15 percent of the world's total investable wealth are on their way to get richer in the next couple of years
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2.37 billion people had no access to food in 2020 Covid-19 pandemic year: UN report
As the world shut down and millions of jobs were lost, hundreds of millions of people around the globe either didn't have access to any food, or went hungry, or didn't have access to nutritional food—children and women were more likely to be affected. A look at some key numbers highlight by a United Nations report shows the gravity of the problem
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From Rs 579 in Seoul to Rs 34 in Tehran, here's how the world pays for a cup of joe
Coffee is one of the globe's highly consumed beverages and top agricultural commodities. Here's a lowdown of coffee consumption and the cost of a cup of a hot cuppa at cafes around the world, including India
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827,000 undiscovered viruses in animals, birds have the ability to infect humans
As cases of Zika virus emerge in Kerala again, questions about where the next pandemic will come from need answers. This report by IPBES seeks to lay out the threats, especially from increased land use, wildlife trade and consumption, and what can be done to contain the danger
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News by Numbers: 42 percent revenue of online food delivery business comes from only 8 Indian cities
Mere 8 Tier-1 cities make up for 42 percent of the revenue of the online food delivery market in India. They also lead in volumes with 26 million orders per month. These and more stats giving insight into the booming food tech sector
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Younger and inclusive: Meet the new Modi Cabinet
With many resignations and reassignments, here's what the rejigged Team Modi looks like, in numbers
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MS Dhoni at 40: Milestones of his illustrious career
As one of India's most iconic cricket captains turns 40, we track the highs and highs of his career
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 in numbers: 33 disciplines, 339 sporting events, more than 11,000 athletes
The Games start on July 23, after a year's postponement, despite Japan's fragile Covid-19 situation and opposition from citizens
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27 years and $203 billion later, Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos started Amazon in the garage of his home in Seattle. A behemoth that contains ecommerce, cloud computing, and much more, Amazon's reins are going to Andy Jassy. Here's a look at Bezos' timeline from a high school in Miami to sub-orbital space