Data Card The beautiful game?R. SURESHThere is anger on the streets of Brazil, which is reeling under economic hardships, as it plays host to the most expensive Football World Cup so far.
Data Card Journalists under attackR. SURESHIndia is increasingly becoming a less free and dangerous environment for journalists.
Data Card Arming IndiaR. SURESHIndia is the world’s ninth largest military spender and number one arms importer, according to data released by the Stockholm International Peace Re
MDG Missing targetsR. SURESHMany of the targets of U.N. Millennium Development Goals may remain unachieved by India, if one goes by the latest progress report.
Data Card Slums: Two storiesR. SURESHThe latest NSSO estimates put the number of slums in India at a much lower level than Census 2011.
Data Card International migrationR. SURESHThe number of international migrants in 2013 was over 3 per cent of the world population.
Data Card Deaths on the roadR. SURESHAccording to the World Health Organisation, 91 per cent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries.
Global warming The heat trapR. SURESHA World Bank report on climate change warns that a warmer world will trap millions in poverty.
Data Card Corruption BarometerR. SURESHMore than half the respondents in a global survey think corruption has grown in the past two years.
Global Peace Index Troubled worldR. SURESHThe world has become less peaceful than in 2008, says the 2013 Global Peace Index.
Data Card Cities and their environmentR. SURESHA survey of the quality of life in India's cities yields a disappointing picture.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
