Abhishek Jha is a data journalist. He analyses public data for finding news, with a focus on the environment, Indian politics and economy, and Covid-19.
Articles by Abhishek Jha
The lessons to be drawn from Chamoli disaster
The effects of the climate crisis on Uttarakhand’s weather patterns and their impact on the environment’s capacity to sustain damage being done by the construction of dams makes the state particularly vulnerable.
Updated on Feb 20, 2021 10:01 AM IST
Abhishek JhaJayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Number Theory: What does mobility data tell us about the state of the economy?
While mobility has been increasing continuously, its recovery is relatively slower when compared to NIBRI. To be sure, mobility levels had reached 90% of pre-lockdown values (median value for the day of the week in the January 3, 2020 to February 6, 2020 period) in December 2020 itself.
_1613080010350_1613080017322_1613427531630.jpg "The latest NIBRI numbers indicate a moderation in labour participation rate (LPR), which is defined as the share of working age population working of looking for a job.(Reuters)")
Published on Feb 16, 2021 03:51 AM IST
Abhishek Jha
No Covid death in Delhi first time since May 11
According to government data, the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day (8,593) was recorded on November 11, and on November 18, the city recorded the highest number of single-day deaths (131).
Updated on Feb 10, 2021 06:11 AM IST
Anonna DuttAbhishek Jha, New Delhi
Path to a just transition to lower CO2 emissions
Even at the time these lockdowns were imposed, an improvement in indicators of air quality raised hopes that a world with lower emissions from burning of fossil fuels was not an unachievable target.
Published on Feb 09, 2021 03:14 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Number Theory: How much does an average Indian earn?
The average annual per capita income of households interviewed in the LASI survey conducted in 2017-18 is ₹44,901. This is just about 39% of the per capita income in the same year according to the National Account Statistics
Updated on Jan 16, 2021 03:02 PM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Is there deferred distress in rural labour markets?
This generated fears of a glut in rural markets and hence a rise in unemployment and crash in rural wages, which had already been declining.
Published on Jan 09, 2021 04:53 AM IST
Vineet SachdevAbhishek Jha, New Delhi
The number theory: Imagining India, 10 years from now
India’s first climate change assessment by the ministry of earth sciences (MoES), published in 2020. said that the climate change seen in the country since the middle of the 20th century is expected to continue in the future.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 03:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Abhishek Jha and Vineet Sachdev
2020: A year of strange weather events
Floods, cyclones, colder winter, unexpected rains, India has seen them all.
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 04:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
West Bengal polls and the possible role of defections
West Bengal’s polity since 2014 has been a story of growing polarisation. With the Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front continuously losing ground against the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in election after election, the BJP started positioning itself as the principal opposition party in the state.
Updated on Dec 21, 2020 07:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha
Are we undercounting India’s women workers?
An HT analysis of per capita worker incomes and per capita incomes in China and India showed that India’s gap with China was much larger when it came to per capita incomes than per worker incomes.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 08:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha
Cold wave conditions in Delhi from December 16 to 18
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) designates days as cold wave days in the plains if the minimum temperature is 10 degree Celsius or lower and at the same time 4.5 degrees or more below the normal minimum temperature for the day for two consecutive days.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 10:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Would Virat Kohli be fastest to 12k runs in another era?
Would Kohli have scored his 12,000 runs as quickly as he did if he played during Tendulkar’s time? One may never know for sure – but an HT analysis looks at the changing scoring patterns one-day internationals to try and answer the question.
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Will cash transfers help SC/STs better? A look at a Niti idea
On November 27, the Economic Times reported that Niti Aayog had proposed a plan for replacing the existing Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) method of budgeting for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) with a central consolidated fund.
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 12:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Delhi: Bad air days retreat, but next spell may not be far
An HT analysis of historical trends suggests that Delhi’s pollution status depends on a mix of meteorological, outside (such as farm fires) and local factors.
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 07:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Bihar Assembly Election 2020 Result: Were these the closest Bihar polls in 43 years?
This is the smallest majority to a ruling alliance after since the October 2005 elections when the NDA managed to get 143 MLAs.
Updated on Nov 12, 2020 06:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
LJP: Biggest X-factor of the elections
This talk of being a part of government formation has little meaning now -- the NDA has managed a simple majority of 124 in the assembly, and the LJP has won just one seat.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 05:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Left records higher strike rate than RJD, Cong; lags in popular support
With 16 legislators in the 243-member assembly, the left’s seat share is 6.6%. This is its highest in the Hindi belt since 1995 when the three parties together had a seat share of 14% in the 243 seats that comprise the current Bihar assembly.
Published on Nov 11, 2020 04:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Did Modi push propel NDA in tight poll race?
A comparison of NDA performance in ACs in each phase where the Prime Minister addressed and did not address rallies shows that these rallies generated relatively greater tailwinds for the NDA in the third phase.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 06:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
What to look for in the Bihar poll results today
Anecdotal accounts and exit polls point towards a massive anti-incumbency against Nitish Kumar, who, except for a nine-month gap when he voluntarily stepped down from the chief minister’s post, has been in office for 15 years now.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 05:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha
How has Nitish fared on Bijli-Sadak-Paani front?
Bijli, sadak, paani — or power, roads, water — were indeed part of chief minister Nitish Kumar’s seven resolves ahead of the 2015 Bihar elections.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 10:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Why are farm reforms not a big election issue in Bihar?
An HT analysis shows that the reason for this could be that Bihar’s agriculture is among the most low-income, low-cost operations in the country, and does not allow more than subsistence level earnings.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 05:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha and Roshan Kishore
Steady dip in urban unemployment rate before lockdown, finds survey
While the decline in the unemployment rate is relatively smaller for young people, their labour force participation rate (LPFR) has grown more than that of the older age groups in the first three quarters of 2019-20 compared to the corresponding periods in 2018-19.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 05:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Why is everyone promising jobs in Bihar elections?
The political polemics notwithstanding, what explains the mad rush for promising jobs in the Bihar elections? An HT analysis shows that unemployment may be a bigger problem in Bihar than in the rest of India.
Updated on Oct 23, 2020 08:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha and Roshan Kishore
Unemployment rate improved in July-Sept ’19, shows NSO data
The National Statistics Office on Monday released employment indicators for the quarter ending September 2019.This is the fourth such quarterly bulletin based on the new Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) started in 2017-18 and gives estimates only for urban areas.
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 02:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Jha
Women do most of the heavy lifting in Indian households: NSO report
An average Indian woman spends 19.5% of her time engaged in either unpaid domestic work or unpaid care-giving services, according to the survey conducted between January and December 2019.
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 02:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
EC announces poll dates: Understanding the Bihar elections
Voting for Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7 in one of the biggest elections globally during the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by counting of votes on November 10.
Published on Sep 25, 2020 10:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Jha
Number Theory: How rainfall pattern is changing significantly
This trend has been accompanied by rains becoming more skewed; most of the rains fall over a smaller period of time. Rains are also getting more intense, meaning there are fewer episodes of rain, but when it rains, it pours.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 09:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Will changing age of marriage help women?
Legal minimum age: Statistics highlight the urgent need for addressing women’s nutrition in India, which is likely to worsen after motherhood, and ensuring participation in labour force.
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 10:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
11 days account for 80% of Delhi’s monsoon rainfall this year
Keeping August 19 aside, just four days -- August 13, July 19, July 5 and July 23 -- account for almost half of the monsoon rain this year in Delhi.
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 04:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha
Issues facing online education
Digital divide: Students who, in theory, have access to e-teaching will have to depend on inconvenient methods such as mobile phones
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 02:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Jha, New Delhi