Statistically Speaking

What is being promised to Karnataka
voters in 2023?

01 Feb 2023 09:53 AM IST

The BJP, which is fighting to retain power in the state, has set a target to win at least 150 out of the 224 seats in the Karnataka State Assembly. As per media reports, party functionaries have identified the Old Mysore and Kalyan regions as areas where it will increase

Gearing up for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023

01 Feb 2023 09:48 AM IST

Elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly are set to be held in May this year. With the national elections scheduled for next year, all national and regional parties are gearing up for the battle, making the results of all the Assembly polls scheduled to be held this year even more

Breaking Down New Central Food Distribution Scheme

18 Jan 2023 07:16 AM IST

As of 01st January, the central government has implemented its new integrated food distribution scheme which will provide free foodgrains to 81.35 crore beneficiaries in 2023. The scheme has been designed to strengthen the provisions of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 in terms of the accessibility, affordability, and

CENSUS 2021, PANDEMIC AND DELAYS

13 Jan 2023 07:23 AM IST

In the first week of January 2023,the office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) extended the deadline for freezing of the administrative boundaries in the country to 30th June 2023. The deadline to freeze jurisdictional boundaries for Census 2021, a necessity before any Census activity begins, has been extended

Manufacturing, Services Sectors register Strong Growth momentum

11 Jan 2023 07:24 AM IST

The Indian service sector, driven by sharp growth in new businesses, increased at its fastest pace in six months in December 2022. During this period, the growth of private sector output in the country registered a nearly 11- year high, as per the results of a private survey released last

Assembly Pit Stops Before 2024 Lok Sabha polls

06 Jan 2023 07:30 AM IST

Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh threw up an interesting development towards the end of 2022 in India’s political journey to the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) consolidated its mandate in the country by securing a landslide victory with 152 out of 182 seats

Winter Session of the Parliament: Key Takeaways

04 Jan 2023 07:22 AM IST

As 2022 drew to a close last week, the Indian government also concluded the winter session of the Parliament, a week earlier than scheduled. The winter session, which started on 7th December ended on 23rd December. In this Parliamentary session, the Lok Sabha functioned 88 per cent of the scheduled

India 2022: Politics & Economics

30 Dec 2022 07:53 AM IST

As 2022 comes to a close, a reflection on the year gone by reveals developments that left a significant impact on the landscape of India. Politics in India changed on a momentous scale through the year, from the emergence of another national party to the result of seven assembly elections

COVID-19 AT THE CENTRE STAGE AGAIN

28 Dec 2022 07:22 AM IST

China is currently experiencing a huge surge in the number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the country, with estimates suggesting that over 18 per cent of the country’s total population has been affected by the virus in the first 20 days of December. While official figures indicate a different

What will happen in 2025?

21 Dec 2022 14:04 PM IST

Political analysts also state Nitish Kumar is attempting to play into his national ambitions by stepping aside from state politics. However, Kumar himself has said that he will not be contesting for the position of Chief Minister or Prime Minister and his only goal is to help defeat the BJP

The Tumultuous Journey of the Mahagathbandhan

21 Dec 2022 13:50 PM IST

The Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance was formed in 2015 prior to the Assembly elections in the state and was very successful, winning 178 out of the 243 seats. However, the BJPmanaged to secure the highest vote share out of all the parties (24.4 per cent), although it onlymanaged to win

E-Rupee: Costs and Benefits of Replacing Cryptos

16 Dec 2022 08:25 AM IST

On 12th December 2022, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot in the retail segment has underlying technology backed by the widely used blockchain technology and has