Articles by Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Rural wages
Wages can decline if the number of jobs of a particular kind decrease and job-seekers remain the same. Here’s what happened to wages in 2021
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 08:05 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Jobs in India
How has the labour market fared in 2021? Official employment statistics for both rural and urban areas are available only up to June 2020
Updated on Dec 17, 2021 03:02 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Inflation facing producers
How did Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation fare in 2021? The following two charts will explain this.
Updated on Dec 16, 2021 04:38 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Inflation in India
The World Inequality Report released this month showed that inequality has worsened after Covid. How did inflation affect Indian households in 2021? Here are three charts that explain this.
Updated on Dec 15, 2021 04:50 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Sectors of the economy
How are different parts of the economy doing in this financial year? Here are three charts that explain this.
Updated on Dec 13, 2021 05:21 PM IST
Explaining the decline in women’s role in workforce
Women’s participation in India’s labour force is low and has been declining this century, official employment surveys have shown
Updated on Dec 13, 2021 07:41 AM IST
, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Abhishek Jha2021 in numbers: The size of the economy
With vaccinations now in progress in most parts of the world, how much has the economy recovered in 2021? Here are three charts that explain this
Updated on Dec 11, 2021 02:12 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Mobility
Today’s modern world depends on the ease of mobility, something that came to a grinding halt last year due to the Covid-19. Here are two charts that explain what changed on this front in 2021
Updated on Dec 10, 2021 04:52 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Covid-19 vaccinations
Richer countries have vaccinated a disproportionately large share of their population compared to poorer ones. Here are two charts that explain how Covid-19 vaccinations have progressed in 2021
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 02:22 PM IST
2021 in numbers: Covid-19 infections
2021 saw more confirmed Covid-19 infections and resulting deaths — globally and in almost all countries
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 02:09 PM IST
India’s top 10% reach highest wealth level
The World Inequality Report 2022 shows that the richest in India increased their share of wealth in 2021 by a historic degree.
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 05:32 AM IST
, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Abhishek JhaFarm fires gone, weather now polluting Delhi’s air?
The recent spike in Delhi's air pollution comes despite a fall in the contribution of pollutants from stubble burning and underlines the importance of climatic conditions in pollution levels, not just in Delhi but entire north India.
Updated on Dec 04, 2021 07:14 AM IST
Share of salaried jobs saw worst fall in March qtr since June 2018
The headline unemployment rate in the March 2021 quarter was 9.4%. This is the lowest since the quarter ending June 2020, which coincided with the 68-day long nation-wide lockdown which was imposed on March 25, 2020.
Updated on Dec 01, 2021 12:39 PM IST
Siwan, Sitapur have a bigger air pollution problem than Delhi
Europeans for a long time believed the earth was flat and were scared of undertaking long voyages on sea, lest they fell off the planet
Updated on Nov 29, 2021 04:44 AM IST
The key demographic transitions captured by the 5th round of NFHS
NFHS-5, the most comprehensive survey on socio-economic and health indicators in the country, shows some surprising demographic transitions.
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 04:45 AM IST
Guaranteed MSP? Both farmers and govt need to look at three key points
The latest data from the National Sample Survey shows that farmers with larger landholdings are more likely to enjoy the gains of MSP-based procurement.
Updated on Nov 23, 2021 11:36 PM IST
, New Delhi, Hindustan Times
Roshan Kishore and Abhishek JhaPockets of rising infections emerge even as Covid-19 wave ebbs across India
Currently, at the national level, Covid-19 cases continue to decrease, a trend that has largely sustained since the peak of the second wave on May 9, when the daily cases averaged 391,819.
Updated on Nov 19, 2021 07:28 AM IST
, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Abhishek JhaPandemic did not put a lot of children out of school, but education suffered
How did the pandemic affect education in India? The latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) offers the first comprehensive answer to this question.
Updated on Jan 19, 2022 11:06 AM IST
Roshan Kishore Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Air quality fluctuations solely depend on wind for now
Delhi air pollution: None of the steps and mechanisms put in place over the last 5 years have made any difference in what determines how bad the pollution will be -- the only determinants are weather and the farm fires in neighbouring states.
Updated on Nov 16, 2021 09:59 PM IST
, New Delhi
Abhishek JhaPunjab cannot handle its paddy, but it can’t change without help
The toxic air in Delhi and adjoining areas is a by-product of multiple factors. Smoke from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is an important contributor.
Updated on Nov 16, 2021 09:17 PM IST
, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Abhishek Jha and Roshan KishoreSpikes in delhi’s pollution have direct link to rise in farm fires
Stubble burning just serves to push the AQI into the very poor (300-400) or severe (400-500 ) category.
Published on Nov 16, 2021 02:33 AM IST
Roshan Kishore Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
What is the contribution of stubble burning to Delhi’s pollution?
A scientific study cited by the government in the Supreme Court indicates that the contribution of agricultural burning to PM 2.5 and PM10 is just 4% and 7% each in winter and summer, respectively. An HT analysis of pollution data and scientific research shows that these numbers don’t tell the real story.
Updated on Nov 16, 2021 03:20 AM IST
Roshan Kishore Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Stubble fires at record high as a ‘river of smoke’ flows over Delhi
Data from heat-sensing satellites accessed by HT show that since November 8, there have been 24,694 fire events, higher than the 16,931 in the same period in 2016 which was previously the highest.
Published on Nov 13, 2021 06:46 AM IST
Soumya Pillai, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Abhishek JhaFarm fires at a record high; FIRs by 2 NCR states: Nil
At least 50,000 instances of farm fires have been recorded since October 1 in two NCR states, but not a single police case has been registered over any of them in Punjab – where most of the incidents have been recorded – and Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Nov 11, 2021 02:01 AM IST
Vishal Rambani Abhishek Jha Chandan Kumar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Globalisation and its discontents, in Haryana
From January 15, 2022, a law giving 75% reservation for local residents in private sector jobs will come into effect in Haryana
Updated on Nov 11, 2021 07:05 AM IST
Roshan Kishore Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
AQI ‘severe’ again as farm fires hit record
The AQI on Tuesday, according to the 4pm health bulletin, was 404, worse than the 390 on Monday.
Updated on Nov 10, 2021 12:56 AM IST
, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Abhishek Jha Jasjeev GandhiokBypoll results underline the established dependency theories in Bihar’s politics
The results of the two assembly bypolls in Bihar would have had no impact on the stability of the Nitish Kumar government.
Updated on Jan 19, 2022 10:59 AM IST
Roshan Kishore Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
An hour-by-hour account of how Delhi’s air quality tanked on Diwali
Delhi air was cleaner on Diwali eve in 2021 than it was in 2019 and 2020. Things went downhill rapidly.
Updated on Nov 06, 2021 04:09 AM IST
, New Delhi
Abhishek JhaPM Modi unveils door-to-door drive to cover those yet to get the jab
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the month-long Har Ghar Dastak (knock on every door) campaign aimed to conduct a special house-to-house Covid-19 vaccination drive, with special focus on those whose second dose is overdue, to accelerate complete vaccination
Updated on Nov 04, 2021 05:36 AM IST
Happy Diwali, but do not lower your guard against Covid-19
Covid-19 cases in India have been falling, more than a billion doses of vaccines have been administered, most studies show the high prevalence of Covid antibodies among people, and high frequency indices on the economy and mobility are looking up
Updated on Nov 04, 2021 04:58 AM IST