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BS Number Wise: In Indian elections, the rich win the vote

Politicians own wealth that the people whose support they seek will take decades to earn

BS Number Wise: Jobs added for women, but gender disparity remains

In 2021-22, one female will hold a job for every four males employed. In 2020-21, the ratio was 1:5

BS Number Wise: Smart City Mission is slow and slipping

Plan to develop 100 urban centres is unable to meet deadlines or fully use funds but keeps adding new projects to its list

BS Number Wise: When prison means business

Products made by inmates generate sales that rival some of India's largest companies

BS Number Wise: Govt's data website is a hard ask for information

Portal data.gov.in is difficult to negotiate and it is outdated, defeating the purpose of understanding economy and policy

BS Number Wise: A case for taxing India's rich on stock market profits

As economic inequality in the country widens, crorepatis pay very little on long-term capital gains

BS Number Wise: A measure of the economy: companies and capex

When demand is uncertain, the biggest private enterprises seem better able to build factories, expand resources and create jobs

BS Number Wise: India's labour, capital paradox

Productivity in agriculture and eight other sectors is increasing but employment is falling and there is no significant capital investment

BS Number Wise: Working in tandem on monetary policy

Central banks of the world are implementing coordinated rate reduction but such convergence is neither new nor permanent

BS Number Wise: How many Indians? Census suspense beyond population size

Is the country getting older; how is the labour force faring: important questions about demographics await answers

BS Number Wise: An unclaimed market fortune

The value of unclaimed securities and other assets was nearly Rs 20,000 crore in March 2020. It could be just the tip of a capital market iceberg

BS Number Wise: Funding the Indian police

Indian police funding: States' spending doesn't improve the public image of the police, so where is the money going?

BS Number Wise: The rise and rise of the Rs 10,000 shares

There were 16 such stocks in the last financial quarter: compared to one in 2011. The price is beyond the reach of small investors, raising question over face value

BS Number Wise: The case of the missing coronavirus data

Judged on 11 criteria, state and central governments don't do a good job in sharing accessible and timely information on the disease

BS Number Wise: India's drug chase could be on the wrong trail

Country has more cases registered for personal drug use than murder; it is cracking down on cannabis when opioids appear to be the bigger problem

BS Number Wise: A number for the poor in India

State welfare schemes often benefit the privileged as the government puts off setting up updated measures to define poverty

BS Number Wise: The cricketing myth of 'Mauka Mauka'

Indian fans take pride in their team's performance against Pakistan in World Cup cricket matches. Outside such matches, data analysis makes a revelation

How debit, credit cards and ATM cash withdrawal are bellwether for GDP

Debit cards aren't just for the affluent--two-thirds of Indians use them. There is little reason not to track their use to predict economic growth

BS Number Wise: There are no NEET solutions

Tamil Nadu has no faith in the test to select students for medical colleges, data shows there is little reason to chuck out the system

BS Number Wise: When Sebi tries to ensure you get a piece of that hot IPO

An analysis of some trends in other markets suggests that it could be swimming against the tide