For more than a decade, Narendra Modi has been a towering figure in Indian politics. The BJP’s rise and continued dominance have been built almost entirely around his persona. But as he grows older, the cracks in this over-dependence are… Read More ›
The startup layoffs just keep coming. Layoffs.fyi reports that 500 startup companies have conducted layoffs since the start of 2022. This is a frustrating trend that is emerging among all these headlines: some companies have announced layoff after layoff in quick succession. The Indian Government Budget 2023 had no relief for the startups in India, neither new incentives. The situation remains grim.
The Modi government has a lot to answer to the poor of this country with sky-rocketing prices of domestic LPG. The subsidy was removed in May 2020 when the fuel prices were low. Now a cost of cylinder has crossed the ₹1000 mark. The poor are hot the hardest with no respite in sight.
Here is one more interesting informational video in the hype vs reality series. And when we talk of hype, no one can do it better than the BJP.
The oft rumored, ‘prachand’ mandate of the BJP withers down when we look at the data behind the hype.
Go through this episode and decide for yourself.
ONDC – Open Network for Digital Commerce. India’s answer to the dominance of e-commerce marketplaces of Amazon and Flipkart. A government of India initiative being designed by none other than Nandan Nilekani. The pilot project is going to launched very soon.
It is the right time to enter the e-retailing market in India.
KTR threatened to cut power and water supplies to the Army in Secunderabad. A harsh statement, but there is a lot that goes behind this statement. For years the local military authorities have been troubling the citizens by blocking public roads without following the laid down legal procedures. The Secunderabad Cantonment Board is heavily tilted in favour of the Army so it cannot act independently. The Army officers are least inclined or capable to run a municipal corporation.
Pankaj Sethi, a Secunderabad based researcher, takes you through the amazing truth behind this story.
The five state elections over – now it’s time to dig into the results. The two national parties, BJP and Congress, are both losers in terms of seats. BJP down by 50 seats and Congress by 85.
The story doesn’t end here. If we look at the national scenario of State Assemblies, BJP has been slowly losing seat share. The gain is of the regional parties.
There are many states which will go to polls before the 2024 General Elections. I try to to visualize the outcomes based on today’s political sentiments.
Lastly, at the risk of being proven wrong, and rather too early in the day, I extrapolate the same arithmetic to the 2024 General Elections. The results are very surprising.
But BJP is BJP, a tough and unpredictable opponent. Watch the full episode for some debatable yet interesting data.
Are Indians fleeing the country due to the current environment; or are NRIs returning back. Let us look into the data to answer these two questions.
In 2004, both the Vajpayee government at the center, and the Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh were voted out by the people of India.
This happened in spite of the fact that both government performed well during their five-year term.
Why did this happen? See this episode and you will see that the Indian public remain unforgiving, if pushed to the brink. Then political loyalties are thrown to the wind.
You could extend the same to todays Uttar Pradesh where Yogi Aditya Nath is facing similar challenges.
See the full episode for details.
The Governments are a treasure trove of information. What we get to know of is only the tip of the iceberg. We can hear or see news as the media wishes to present. Especially, if the news is likely to harm the image of the ruling dispensation, then more so this news is hidden from the public.
The issues of suicides is a sensitive subject. I take you through the history of suicides in the country. The data is well documented by the National Crime Records Bureau. Some starting results come out of this analysis.