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
Number Theory: How is India’s rural job market changing?
This is the final part of a four-part data journalism series on the key trends seen in the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 09:09 AM IST
Number Theory: Understanding the rise of unpaid workers in India
This is the 3rd part of a four-part data journalism series on key trends in Periodic Labour Force Survey. The 4th will show changes in India’s rural job market.
Published on Dec 26, 2023 09:05 AM IST
Number Theory: The jobs that have been created in the past 5 years
This is the second part of a four-part data journalism series on the key trends seen in the Periodic Labour Force Survey.
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 12:04 PM IST
Number Theory: Who is being added to India’s labour force?
This is the first of a four-part data journalism series on the key trends seen in the Periodic Labour Force Survey
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Number Theory: Tamil Nadu is in its most extreme rain spell ever
The extreme rain has only helped bridge its deficit in Tamil Nadu just before the season’s official end
Updated on Dec 20, 2023 02:29 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Number Theory: Decoding BJP’s improved showing in state elections
The BJP’s record in the last two Lok Sabha elections continues to be better than its performance in state elections in most cases
Updated on Dec 19, 2023 01:11 AM IST
Number Theory: An unusually warm start to winter in several states
A strong El Niño prevailing currently means that this warming is likely to continue
Published on Dec 18, 2023 10:51 AM IST
Number Theory: Caste composition of CMs after elections in 5 states
Even a cursory reading of the castes of its new chief ministers shows that the BJP has taken care to assemble a diverse caste coalition – with an eye on 2024
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 09:01 AM IST
Number Theory: Second warmest start to winter since 1951
State-wise averages of minimum temperatures show that of the 30 states and UTs, only J&K and Ladakh have experienced a cooler than normal start to winter
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 12:59 PM IST
BJP displays Gujarat-like infallibility in MP win
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 163 of 230 assembly constituencies (AC) in Madhya Pradesh with a vote share of 48
Updated on Dec 08, 2023 06:38 PM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Number Theory: Congress right to be shocked, but can it still fight back?
The fact that Congress’s vote share was by and large intact between 2018 and 2023 means that at least at the macro level, its voters did not desert it for BJP.
Updated on Dec 08, 2023 10:01 AM IST
Fewer births, more deaths in Delhi during pandemic: Data
Delhi recorded 10.5% more births and 25.3% fewer deaths last year compared to 2021, as per data from the Union territory’s Civil Registration System (CRS).
Updated on Dec 08, 2023 04:16 AM IST
Abhishek JhaAlok KN Mishra, New Delhi
Mizoram elections: ZPM breaks long-standing trends on its way to victory
ZPM wins 27 out of 40 seats in Mizoram election, with 37.9% vote share
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 05:00 AM IST
Number Theory: Why is 2023 different from 2018? And what of 2024?
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has won elections in three out of the four states for which results were declared on Sunday.
Published on Dec 04, 2023 07:44 AM IST
In Rajasthan, local anti-incumbency against MLAs reason for Congress loss: Data
There does seem to be merit in the argument that local anti-incumbency against MLAs played a bigger role in this year’s Rajasthan results
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 12:09 PM IST
Breaking down the math of an unprecedented result in Chhattisgarh
BJP's victory in Chhattisgarh elections can be attributed to its high vote share, strong performance in reserved constituencies, retention of strongholds.
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 05:48 AM IST
Why is the Telugu Desam Party not contesting the election today?
For the first time since 1985, the party is not contesting the state elections in Telangana. Its ally, Jana Sena Party is contesting in alliance with the BJP
Published on Nov 30, 2023 08:00 AM IST
‘Almost severe’ days in Delhi this November highest ever
Numbers suggest that without a natural clean-up from favourable meteorological factors, Delhi does not have any plan to control pollution.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 05:12 AM IST
Number Theory: The importance of Scheduled Tribe vote for the BJP
Here are the some charts that explain the importance of the ST outreach by the Prime Minister
Published on Nov 29, 2023 07:55 AM IST
Accounting for colonial rule reduces India’s climate role by 15%
Previous analysis had put India’s share of cumulative historical emissions at 3.4% of the global total
Published on Nov 27, 2023 10:01 AM IST
Abhishek JhaJayashree Nandi
Number Theory: Telangana’s shifting political grounds
HT analysis of past results in Telangana suggests that the state’s political ground has been continuously shifting
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 09:35 AM IST
Rajasthan’s electoral contest explained
A look at some charts that explain the nature of the electoral battle taking place on November 25
Published on Nov 24, 2023 09:14 PM IST
Number Theory: Economic diversity and its role in Rajasthan polls
Campaigning for the Rajasthan elections scheduled for November 25 has ended
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 12:29 PM IST
Number Theory: Is Rajasthan’s labour market very different from the national one
Here are five charts that answer this question using Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data
Published on Nov 23, 2023 07:59 AM IST
Earth temporarily breached 2°C threshold this month, scientists express concerns
While the breach is temporary, it is expected that 2023 will be the warmest year on record due to record levels of greenhouse gas concentrations and the El Nino
Updated on Nov 21, 2023 04:44 AM IST
Abhishek JhaJayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Number Theory: How Delhi decimated its great walk-up to Diwali
Fires in Punjab and Haryana can hardly be blamed for bad air in Delhi when Delhi itself is bursting firecrackers despite a ban
Published on Nov 14, 2023 08:11 AM IST
Can BJP win back Karnataka by turning to Yediyurappa, Deve Gowda?
Six months after it lost the Karnataka election, the BJP state unit has got a new president in B Y Vijayendra, the son of veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa.
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 08:07 AM IST
Number Theory: Bihar's poverty hurdle, explained in six charts
What explains Bihar’s poverty? The answer to this question is not as simple as it sounds. Here are six charts which try to explain this
Published on Nov 10, 2023 10:10 AM IST
Capital now in midst of 'worst' bad air spell
Taking Thursday’s 4pm average air quality index (AQI) of 437, the city has now recorded “severe” air pollution on seven of the nine days this month.
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 04:15 AM IST
Number Theory: What Bihar caste census data does not tell us
Without taking away anything from the importance of the data which has been released, here are some aspects which have been left unaddressed
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 01:05 PM IST