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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. File

Biden's 306 electoral votes the 5th lowest among Democratic winners since 1900

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen

A comparison of the president-elect's performance with previous elections

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. File

Bihar Assembly election 2020 was the closest in State's history

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Naresh Singaravelu

Scoring high: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart Edappadi Palaniswami.

Which are the best governed States in India?

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Naresh Singaravelu Kerala was the best-governed State while Uttar Pradesh ranked the last in 2019 among large States, according to the recently released Public Affairs Index 2020. The index measures the quality of governance at the State/U.T. level on three dimensions of development - Equity, Growth and Sustainability using 50 indicators. Among the small States Goa was ranked the highest while Manipur, the lowest.Equity indexThis index is computed using 23 social, economic and gender related indicators such as

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump. File

U.S. presidential polls: Why is there a delay in the results of some States?

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Naresh Singaravelu Winners in States with 88 electoral college votes are yet to be decided in the U.S. Presidential elections. A large proportion of the mandate was registered in the form of mailed-in votes, in which Democrats held a significant edge, leading to a late "blue shift" in Joe Biden's favour.State of the matterThe tilemap depicts the results for States where a winner was called. States won by Trump are marked in red while those won by Biden are in blue. States for whom results were still hanging in the

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People staging a protest against Hathras incident at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on October 4, 2020.

In 2019, 56% cases involving Dalit victims chargesheeted, 32% recorded conviction

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Naresh Singaravelu In a majority of States, <60% of cases involving victims from the Scheduled Castes were chargesheeted by the police in 2019

Farmers block railway tracks during the ongoing 'Rail Roko' protest over the farm reform bills, at Devi Dass Pura village in Amritsar, Punjab on October 7, 2020.

Even in States with limited procurement, farmers wanted MSP to continue

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Naresh Singaravelu MSP helps farmers from exploitation even while selling to private traders, according to a survey

Farmers raise slogans during their agitation against the new farm laws at Devi Dass Pura village, 20km from Amritsar, Punjab on Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2020.

Farm Act wants farmers to sell outside mandis, but most already do so

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Naresh Singaravelu Majority of farmers unaware of MSP programme, say latest available survey data

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Data | Biden's 306 electoral votes the 5th lowest among Democratic winners since 1900

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Data | Bihar Assembly election 2020 was the closest in State's history

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Data | U.S. presidential polls: Why is there a delay in the results of some States?

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Data | Bihar Assembly election 2020: A matter of alliance cohesion

Scoring high: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart Edappadi Palaniswami.

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Data | Which are the best governed States in India?

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Data | Over 46% of world's COVID-19 cases in the second half of October were from Europe

Data | Past poll performance across various regions guided NDA seat-sharing deal for Bihar elections

The seat-sharing deal struck by the NDA for the Bihar polls was guided by the BJP’s and JD(U)’s past poll performances in various regions. The BJP is

Data | How past polls guided the seat sharing strategy between BJP and JD(U) in Bihar elections

The BJP won more than 45% of the urban votes it contested in the 2015 Assembly election, at least 7% points higher than its contested vote share in all other areas. On the other hand, in 2015, JD(U) won only 37.7% of the urban votes it contested

Data | A record number of mail votes may get rejected in U.S. presidential polls 2020

Democrats may be disproportionately affected by ballot rejections

Data | 72% of registered Indian American voters plan to vote for Biden: survey

Significant share of respondents feel Democrats manage U.S.-India better

Data | U.S. presidential elections: Biden significantly ahead in opinion polls

However, Trump holds a slight advantage among certain sections of the population

Data | Onion costs hit ₹100 as supply to markets dip

Hike not likely to help farmers as much as other players in the supply chain

Data | Indians and Pakistanis spend 17% of their income on fuel, the highest share in the world

India is among only eight countries that increased petrol price between April and June

Data | In 68% sale instances, crops sold below MSP in mandis

An instance is defined as a crop’s average modal price on a particular day in a specific market

Data | Less than 3% of India’s energy needs met by hydro, solar, wind and nuclear sources

More than half of the consumption met by coal

Data | In 2019, 56% cases involving Dalit victims chargesheeted, 32% recorded conviction

In a majority of States, <60% of cases involving victims from the Scheduled Castes were chargesheeted by the police in 2019

From 0 new COVID-19 cases to 10,000 in six months: dissecting Kerala's second wave

In October, 10% of India’s COVID-19 cases were from Kerala - the third highest share in the country. Cut to September, the share was just 3% to 6% and way back in June it was less than 1%. A look at what changed, resulting in the rise in COVID-19 cases

Data | Active COVID-19 cases in India declining as recoveries surpass infections

Cases continue to drop despite increased testing

Data | Even in States with limited procurement, farmers wanted MSP programme to continue

MSP helps farmers from exploitation even while selling to private traders, according to a survey

Data | Farm Act wants farmers to sell outside mandis, but most already do so

Majority of farmers unaware of MSP programme, say latest available survey data

Data | How Bihar fares in various socio-economic indicators compared to other States

Over 10% government schools in the State did not have a separate toilet for girls

Data | 92% Indian women take part in unpaid domestic work; only 27% men do so

While 71% of men participated in employment and related activities, only 22% women do

Data | How India fared in various COVID-19 parameters since March, compared with other countries

The country's position with respect to case load, death toll and testing has deteriorated

Data | Indian Railways spent ₹101.77 for every ₹100 earned in FY19, says CAG

The internal revenue generated by the Railways through ticket sales and freight earnings consistently fell short of the Budget estimates in the last five fiscals

Data | Farmers in Punjab, Haryana depend the most on government procurement

More than 75% of all the rice and wheat produced in Punjab and Haryana was procured by govt. agencies

Data | India's COVID-19 testing declines sharply despite rising positivity rate

Number of tests per million people drops from 811 to 722 in last 10 days

Data | Significant rise in digital transactions met by surge in cyberfrauds

Cash continues to be preferred mode of transaction

Data | Railway freight declined by 27% between April and June; coal and cement worst hit

Amount of foodgrains transported increased by over 40%

Data | U.S. Open 2020 the first Grand Slam since 2004 without Federer, Nadal or Djokovic in quarter-finals

Only on four occasions in the last 70 Grand Slam events did neither of the top-two ranked players enter the quarter-finals.

Data | Lower COVID-19 fatality rate in rural areas not necessarily due to lower share of co-morbidities among rural population

Low rural CFR can perhaps be explained by lower reporting of deaths

Heading out? Assess your risk using this COVID-19 calculator

If you are at a gathering of 50 people indoor, even where everyone wears a mask, you are at high-risk of getting infected with COVID-19

Data | 70% prisoners in India are undertrials

As of September 8 ,2020 1.6 crore criminal cases were pending judgment for more than a year across all district and taluka courts in India

The daily difficulties in collecting COVID-19 data

A standard format across States will help citizens, epidemiologists and researchers

Data | Sea ice extent in Arctic lowest in July since 1979; in Antarctic, it surpassed average level in Sept.

The extent of surface ice that melted in Greenland in August was well above the 1981-2010 average

Data | A day-by-day look at the 10 countries with the most COVID-19 cases and deaths

With nearly 4.2 million cases, India’s tally is second to the U.S.

Data | Despite stringent lockdown, India's COVID-19 cases, deaths record fastest rise even as GDP plummets

The country's GDP contraction was the worst among many major economies

Data | India's GDP was on a downward slope even before COVID-19 wreaked havoc

A significant drop in industrial output, massive reduction in power demand were among the many signs of a slowing economy

The Hindu Explains | Is COVID-19 intensifying in rural India?

Where is the rural spread most intense? What is the impact of the spread?

Data | India's COVID-19 cases rising quicker than U.S. and spreading beyond cities

It took 16 days for cases in the country to jump from 2 million to 3 million in India, much faster than in Brazil and the U.S.

Data | U.S. firms edge out Indian companies in H1-B hirings

Approval share of petitions reaches highest level since 2017

Data | M.S. Dhoni's place among cricket's elite

The former skipper is among the best limited overs wicketkeeper-batsmen, and has an above-average record in Tests

Data | More people are choosing to stay at home in August

Public mobility declines after a rise in June-July following the unlocking of the economy

Data | COVID-19 deaths in India are rising third fastest in the world

Half of India's deaths were recorded in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

Puducherry's pandemic trajectory shows the need for more testing

As COVID-19 cases getting reported daily continues to go up in Puducherry, the data highlights the need for increasing the testing.With a population

Data | What made migrants return to their villages, how they travelled back, and more

More than half the respondents of a survey of migrants said they went a whole day without eating at least once

Data | A big share of farmers were unable to sell produce on time during lockdown: survey

Even among those who managed to sell the group, almost a third sold it at prices lower than government rates

Data | Both manufacturers and consumers report negative outlook on economy

Companies give lowest assessment of their business since 2001, while 78% of consumers said jobs situation has worsened, according to surveys conducted by RBI

Data | Government's tax revenue records sharp downfall, expenditure increases

Fiscal deficit widens to 83% of the year's target in the very first quarter; GST dropped 41% y-o-y

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