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16th Finance Commission's awards to states deciphered | Number Theory

India, Feb. 5 -- The first part of this series looked at the rationale and importance of equality in India's fiscal federalism. It also explained how this path has been vitiated by the concurrent issu... Read More


Deciphering finance panel recommendations and importance in 3 charts | Number Theory

India, Feb. 4 -- Fiscal year 2026-27 marks the beginning of the five-year period for awards of the 16th Finance Commission (FC). The key takeaways from the 16th FC awards - unchanged vertical tax devo... Read More


More babies are born in UP and Bihar than perhaps all of China | Number Theory

India, Jan. 23 -- According to the United Nation's population projections, India replaced China as the most populous country in the world in mid-2022. While UN projections expect India's population to... Read More


What India wears - II | Number Theory

India, Dec. 15 -- The first part of this series looked at item-wise trends on spending by Indians on clothing and footwear. When it comes to wearables, India is also a land of regional diversity and n... Read More


An average Bihari's life after the Bihar results | Number Theory

India, Dec. 2 -- Bihar now has a new government in place, and the newly elected assembly started working from Monday with MLAs being administered oaths. To be sure, it is largely the same government t... Read More


A gender-wise profile of India's workers | Number Theory

India, Dec. 1 -- The first part of this story looked at official labour market data on India and showed that salaried employment peaks much earlier than overall employment in India if analysed by age ... Read More


An age-wise profile of India's workers | Number Theory

India, Nov. 28 -- Thanks to the roll-out of the four Labour Codes, India's labour market is in the news. While a lot of focus is currently on the debate between the supporters and opponents of the new... Read More


Politics in India's Muslim dominated ACs - 2 | Number Theory

India, Nov. 26 -- The first part of this series looked at assembly constituencies (ACs) in India by the share of Muslim population in the district they are located in. It laid down their overall numbe... Read More


Politics in India's Muslim dominated ACs - 1 | Number Theory

India, Nov. 25 -- The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) becoming the party with the largest number of Muslim MLAs in Bihar has raised serious questions on the ability of the Rashtriya Jan... Read More


How India's labour codes reconcile with labour market | Number Theory

India, Nov. 24 -- The rollout of the four labour codes by the union government on Friday is one of the biggest factor market reforms in independent India. The new labour codes will simplify existing l... Read More