News by Numbers
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Reminder: How NOT to wear a mask
As Covid-19 cases rise, and one year since the lockdown, wearing a mask and social distancing measures are more important than ever. Take a look at the dos and don'ts of donning it right
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With 35,871 new Covid-19 cases, India sees biggest spike of 2021
Cases in India are on an upward trajectory; on March 18, more than 35,000 new cases were recorded with Maharashtra accounting for 64 percent of the new cases, followed by Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
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How Netflix went from one Oscar nomination in 2014 to 35 this year
A look at Netflix's Oscar nomination journey from its first nomination in 2014 to 35 nominations this year
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Remembering Lou Ottens, the inventor of audio cassettes and compact discs
The first cassette was showcased at an electronics fair in 1963, and over 100 billion have been sold since then. Ottens was 94
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The Olympic journey towards gender equality
More than a century after women first competed at the Olympic games, female athlete numbers will finally be bordering at parity with those of men at Tokyo 2020
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Food Waste: How much food do we throw away every year?
A Food Waste Index 2021 report shows that we wasted 931 million tonnes of food in 2019, with 61 percent coming from households, 26 percent from food services, and 13 percent from retail; Indians wasted 50 kg food per capita on an annual basis
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EXPLAINER: What is vaccine efficacy and what does it mean?
As Covaxin shows vaccine efficacy of 81 percent, a look at what efficacy means, how it is calculated, the difference between efficacy and efficiency, and more
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Timeline: Nirav Modi's long road to extradition
A look into how the Nirav Modi case unfurled—from PNB filing a case against the diamondaire claiming he defrauded the bank to the tune of Rs 2.81 billion, to the UK court ruling on Thursday which will extradite him to India to face trial on fraud and money laundering charges
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Marginally more employable talent among women in India but less share in the workforce
India Skills Report 2021 shows that 46.8 percent women are employable in India compared to 45.9 percent men but the share of women in the workforce accounts for only 36 percent compared to 64 percent men
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Three-wheelers account for bulk of EV sales in India
A look at the breakup of electric vehicles sales in the country in 2019
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One year of Covid-19: What we know now
What we know about Covid-19 is changing rapidly. One thing is clear—the infection is much more than just a respiratory illness. A look at how our understanding of the virus has evolved as vaccination drives are underway in many countries and new variants emerge with increasing speed