News by Numbers
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India's watts-per-capita renewable energy capacity up 45% since 2015, but still a fraction of total energy supply
India's energy supply is still heavily reliant on polluting fuels like coal, oil, biogas and waste that add to the carbon footprint of the country
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David Diop: Meet the 2021 International Booker Prize winner
Diop is the first French writer to win the International Booker Prize
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Internet and Indians: Growth in new active users higher in rural than urban India in 2020
India's active internet users is likely to reach 900 million by 2025, a new report estimates—here's a quick look at where India's internet users live, the digital divide in urban vs rural, and the gender divide
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News By Numbers: Paytm's $3 billion IPO is on the horizon
A look at the key numbers of the mobile wallet-to-fintech decacorn
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News By Numbers: India's GDP contracts for the first time in 40 years, sharpest since 1950s
A snapshot of the key annual and fourth quarter GDP figures, and fiscal numbers released Monday, reveals the strain of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy amid the devastating second wave
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World No Tobacco Day: 780 million people want to quit smoking but only 30% have access to tools to kick the habit
Grim global data reveals 90 percent new smokers are under 25, and two-thirds of smokers live in only 10 countries, including India
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US mass shooting epidemic: A look at the major incidents of 2021
On May 26, eight people lost their lives in San Jose in what is nearly the fifteenth major mass shooting incident in the US since the beginning of 2021
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The mango map of India
A look at some of the most popular commercial varieties of mangoes you may find in the market this mango season, and where they are grown
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Sunderlal Bahuguna and the story of Chipko movement
Bahuguna, 94, who passed away due to Covid-19 on May 21, and was credited with coining the term 'Chipko' movement—hug the trees. His work led to a 15-year ban in 1980 on the culling of trees in ecologically-sensitive areas in the Himalayas
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Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize: Her life in work
As Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, activist and conservationist wins the Templeton Prize, here's a look at her life's work
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Blood And Boundary: How a century-old conflict between Israel and Palestine has played out
Lately, tensions in Jerusalem had been rising to culminate into deadly violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Fresh conflict is part of a century-old issue. Peace talks have happened on and off for more than 25 years, but there is no solution in sight