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
A data-driven view of the ongoing Hijab controversy
On February 11, the Supreme Court refused to hear a petition on the ongoing hijab controversy, even as the case is being heard before the Karnataka high court
Updated on Feb 15, 2022 11:34 PM IST
Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha
A close look at today’s polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Goa
A total of 165 assembly constituencies (ACs) across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa will vote in the second and second-largest phase on February 14 in what is now a nine-phase election after polling dates for Manipur were revised.
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 04:38 AM IST
Abhishek Jha
Amid slugfest over Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Kerala’ remark, data offers reality check
Has the work done by the Yogi Adityanath government catapulted UP into a better state than Kerala, West Bengal, and the UT of J&K? Is Kerala the best state in human development outcomes? HT analyses 21 indicators from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in 2019-21.
Updated on Feb 11, 2022 05:19 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Factors at play in turbulent west UP
The seven phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh move from west to east. The first round of polling will see voting in nine of the 71 districts in the state. Agra, Aligarh and Mathura are some of the districts that will vote today.
Updated on Feb 10, 2022 12:49 AM IST
Abhishek JhaRoshan Kishore
Number theory: Why this round of state elections is crucial for the BJP?
When election results are declared on the March 10, the interpretations of the BJP’s success or lack of in these elections, will not just be confined to these state-specific results.
Updated on Feb 08, 2022 07:10 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Has the third wave’s economic disruption bottomed out?
There is a broad consensus that the health costs of the third wave – the large number of cases notwithstanding – have been significantly lower than the second wave, which peaked on May 9, 2021 in terms of seven-day average of daily new cases.
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 04:57 AM IST
Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Covid-19 forced cuts in household expenditure on health, education
The Covid-19 pandemic forced Indian households to slash all kinds of spending except on food and essentials such as electricity bills, showed data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday
Updated on Feb 01, 2022 07:18 AM IST
Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Protests over railway jobs are a grim reminder of state of India’s job market
The protests over problems with recruitment for railway jobs in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, may well be India’s first large-scale unemployment riots
Updated on Jan 28, 2022 08:03 AM IST
Abhishek Jha and Roshan Kishore
Chill is on for Delhi: Jan days coldest in 19 years
The average maximum temperature in Delhi from the start of the year up to January 24 is 16.9 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD data.
Updated on Jan 26, 2022 02:00 AM IST
Abhishek JhaJasjeev Gandhiok, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Number Theory: How did lockdown affect jobs in election states?
India’s average unemployment rate saw a big jump during the quarter ended April-June 2020. At 14.7%, it increased 1.7 times compared to April-June 2019.
Updated on Jan 25, 2022 05:58 AM IST
Abhishek Jha
Third Covid wave now spreading faster in rural districts
Although urban districts continue to report a higher volume of cases than rural areas, daily cases there are now decreasing, while they continue to rise in rural districts.
Updated on Jan 25, 2022 05:59 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Over 50% eligible kids get jabs in two weeks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the milestone as encouraging news and Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said it marked a big day for India’s fight against Covid-19.
Updated on Jan 20, 2022 06:04 AM IST
Rhythma KaulAbhishek Jha, New Delhi
How cold and long is this cold spell in Delhi
What explains this year’s chill? HT looked at long-term weather data to make sense.
Updated on Jan 19, 2022 03:05 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Why lockdowns won’t work in the current wave
The seven-day rolling average of cases in India has been rising every day since December 27 or for 18 days
Updated on Jan 14, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
What’s in store for the upcoming state elections
The Election Commission of India on January 8 announced the schedule of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur
Updated on Jan 08, 2022 11:50 PM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Covid-19: 3rd wave limited to big cities, but has started to spread beyond
The seven-day average of Covid daily cases has increased every day for the past 10 days: from 6,780 on December 27 to 40,459 on January 5, the highest since September 7 last year
Updated on Jan 07, 2022 05:08 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
4.2 million kids vaccinated against Covid-19 as next phase kicks off
Between 8am and 8pm, 4.12 million doses were delivered, data from the Union government’s Co-Win dashboard showed. This age-group accounted for 42% of all doses delivered till that time on Monday.
Updated on Jan 04, 2022 07:29 AM IST
Abhishek Jha and Soumya Pillai, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Five charts that capture 2021 for India
2022 begins today
Published on Dec 31, 2021 10:51 PM IST
Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Productivity in Parliament
- Parliament worked longer than last year, but not by much. Here are charts to explain its functioning.
Published on Dec 31, 2021 01:39 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: State elections
- The BJP gained most MLAs this year, but not all will be important for Rajya Sabha
Published on Dec 30, 2021 02:57 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Health services
- Disruption in non-Covid health services continued this year
Published on Dec 29, 2021 05:58 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
Key numbers about India’s new vaccination plan
At least 92 countries have administered boosters, and not all of them are rich, western nations. The list includes India’s neighbours Sri Lanka (15.7% of the population given boosters) and China (8%), and economic peers such as Brazil (11.5%).
Updated on Dec 28, 2021 11:48 PM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
2021 in numbers: Infant, child vaccinations dropped 15% in May compared to 2019
Data suggests that India’s immunisation programme was largely on track this year. However, the drop in May this year and in several months of 2020 suggests some of the increase in 2021 could also be due to delayed vaccinations
Updated on Dec 28, 2021 04:04 PM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
2021 in numbers: Rural hospital deaths increased 45% compared to 2020 in Jan-May
2021 in numbers: In all, 480,000 people have died due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country since March 2020, according to figures compiled from state bulletins. 69% of these deaths took place in 2021.
Updated on Dec 27, 2021 04:50 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Recovery in education is not same for genders or states
The loss of jobs and incomes due to the pandemic has also meant that children were put out of school in 2020
Updated on Dec 25, 2021 03:26 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Delhi’s air was better than usual; weather and lockdown helped
2021 in numbers: The average AQI in Delhi for the January 1-December 23 period in 2021 is 205.5, which is still lower than the corresponding figures for 2018 (221.4) and 2019 (210.7).
Updated on Dec 24, 2021 06:01 PM IST
Abhishek Jha, New Delhi
Can a law to raise marriage age for women work?
New Delhi: There is no rational reason why the minimum age of marriage for women should be lower than men
Updated on Dec 24, 2021 02:33 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
2021 in numbers: Temperature in India
- Here are three charts that show how the temperature in 2021 followed or did not follow its long-term trends
Published on Dec 23, 2021 04:00 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Rainfall
- An HT analysis shows that 2021 has been unique in following only part of this long-term trend at the country-level. Here are three charts that show how
Published on Dec 22, 2021 03:40 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
2021 in numbers: Central government's spending
- Is the government likely to spend more than it had budgeted for in this financial year? Here are two charts that explain this.
Published on Dec 21, 2021 05:07 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
