The value of private equity (PE)-backed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India reached a six-year low during the first seven months of the current calendar year, amid ongoing global uncertainties. The total value of these deals stood at $6.2 billion during the period, down from $9 billion in the same period last year, and lower than the $14 billion recorded during the corresponding period in 2019, according to data from LSEG Deals Intelligence. PE funds pool capital from investors, including high-net-worth individuals, to invest in high-return opportunities.
The decline in life expectancy was higher among young individuals and those aged 50 to 60.
'This trend will continue as long as the bull run continues.'
While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe billionaires.
Nearly half of the MPs elected in the 2019 general elections in India were first-timers.
Industrial disputes dropped 89.3 per cent to 34 in 2022 compared to 318 a decade ago, shows central and state data.
While conditions have improved over the last decade in western UP, there are still unfulfilled needs.
India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from farm-related work than many of its neighbours. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Nepal managed to shift a bigger share of jobs to non-agricultural work than India, shows data from the year 2000 to 2023 the compiled from the World Bank's April South Asia Development Update report. Only Pakistan and the Maldives show a lower shift among South Asian peers.
Key individual parties have cornered a larger share, with some favouring regional and others national players.
Net inflows were $18.4 billion for the rolling 12-month period ended January 2024 compared to $32.7 billion for the rolling 12-month period ended January 2023.
Wealth, which can broadly be a measure of assets held as opposed to income earned, is unequally distributed.
The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. The unemployment rate has dropped for women from 14.9 per cent in December 2023 to 11 per cent in January 2024, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). It was higher in January 2023 at 13.5 per cent.
The push to develop Ayodhya as a tourism centre, accompanied by large-scale infrastructure projects, comes on the back of years of limited income growth and tourist inflows.
Hit-and-run cases are those in which drivers, who cause the accidents, flee from the spot and do not inform the police.
Cruelty by husband or his relatives accounted for 38.3 per cent of all crimes against women.
While 67 per cent of India's population is 39 years old or younger, states are governed by chief ministers who are 70 or older.
There is a rise in the number of women elected to the state legislatures in 2023 compared to 2018, except in Rajasthan.
In 2022-2023, 15.5 per cent of women were unemployed compared to 11.2 per cent in 2017-2018. For every one woman employed, 10 men got a job.
Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these cases. Delhi reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women (12,552) followed by Mumbai with over 5,000 cases.
In 2022, Rajasthan met for 30 days, Chhattisgarh 18 days, MP and Mizoram for 15 each, and Telangana for 10 days.
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