Median schooling rose from 3.83 years in 1950 to 10.87 years in 2000, but birth based circumstances still decide 59% of educational inequality, 54% of wage variance and 43% of consumption inequality: Study.
Air pollution and aerosols have reduced India’s solar power output by 9.6% in 2023, a net loss of 15 Terawatt hours of electricity: Study.
Air India and the Indian Army have partnered up to recruit 20 war widows, and 40 of their children for airport operations, and establish vocational labs in 25 Army supported ASHA schools for specially abled children, boosting their skills.
Global temperatures will remain near record levels till 2030, and there is a 91% probability that at least 1 year that will cross the 1.5°C pre-industrial warming threshold: Study.
Targeted housing placement can reduce car commutes up to a 26 km radius in monocentric areas (city with one dominant centre of finance, commerce and government) and up to 36 kms in polycentric areas (city with multiple dominant areas): Study.
India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen to 1.9 in 2024, which is below the population replacement level of 2.1. Bihar has the highest TFR at 2.9, and Delhi has lowest TFR at 1.2: Study.
