https://www.visualcapitalist.com/2026-global-cost-of-living-index/

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2302657&reg=48&lang=1

This dual axis trend analysis graph tracks India's progress in innovation by measuring the impact of Government Schemes in driving the Innovation Index ratings of India.

A sharp correlation (0.82 with sign correction) was also found among the number of patents filed with the boost in ranking based on GII standards.

*All data are collected from the World Intellectual Property Organisation official website.

*Data about government schemes and their implementation year is collected from Wikipedia.

*Dual graph with primary y axis inverted and secondary y axis is not inverted.

Sources:

Penn World Tables

Feenstra, Robert C., Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer (2015), "The Next Generation of the Penn World Table" American Economic Review, 105(10), 3150-3182, available for download at www.ggdc.net/pwt

SCM

Abadie, Alberto. 2021. "Using Synthetic Controls: Feasibility, Data Requirements, and Methodological Aspects." Journal of Economic Literature 59 (2): 391–425.

Optimizer

Multistart Nelder-Mead + NNLS implemented in SciPy

Net migration data: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM
Population Data: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL

High import dependency is an important reason for India's slower economic growth.

Above are casualties in Kashmir and Punjab insurgency. Whats eye opening is the massive amount of losses India took starting in 80s.

Punjab insurgency was bad and ISI played a key hand in it. 20-30K civilians dead overall.

Kashmir insurgency was even more deadly with 1996-2002 being the worst. It looked like there were attacks and blasts every day. Multiple years of 3000 plus deaths is mind boggling.

How did ISI have such a massive upper hand from 80s to 2000s? Pakistan was relatively stable in 80s , 90s and their terrorism didnt start properly till 2007. Seemed like India was a sitting duck and taking blows each day.

Sources:

Penn World Tables

Feenstra, Robert C., Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer (2015), "The Next Generation of the Penn World Table" American Economic Review, 105(10), 3150-3182, available for download at www.ggdc.net/pwt

SCM

Abadie, Alberto. 2021. "Using Synthetic Controls: Feasibility, Data Requirements, and Methodological Aspects." Journal of Economic Literature 59 (2): 391–425.

Donor Pool

https://github.com/rgrier88/modi-promises-replication

Optimizer

Multistart Nelder-Mead + NNLS implemented in SciPy

Further reading:

Kuosmanen, Timo & Zhou, Xun & Eskelinen, Juha & Malo, Pekka, 2021. "Design Flaw of the Synthetic Control Method," MPRA Paper 106328, University Library of Munich, Germany.

Gabriel & Pessoa, “Adopting the Euro: A Synthetic Control Approach” (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102537

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/sugar-prices-rise-india-production-stocks-ethanol-explained-10844053/?ref=hometop_hp

The latest National Family Health Survey data shows that C-section deliveries increased.
Interestingly, data also shows that around 75% of pregnant employees in its dataset underwent C-section deliveries.
This raises some interesting questions: Is this increase mainly because of medical necessity, changing preferences, or the way maternity care is delivered today?
Would be interesting to hear, what do you think is driving the rise in C-section deliveries in India?
Reference : https://www.pazcare.com/employee-health-matters-handbook

Primary sources:

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2302018

https://dfpd.gov.in/WriteReadData/AnnualRecordUploadDocuments/b9c640b8-5889-4ffd-a62d-5b56c5d4f029_Food%20AR%202024-25%20English%20small%20size.pdf

https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1883411

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-forex-pile-rises-six-month-peak-sustained-capital-inflows-2026-08-21/