News by Numbers
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How did a ship get stuck in Suez Canal?
Ever Given, a 400-metres-long cargo ship, en route Rotterdam from China, run by an all-Indian crew, is stuck between the Suez Canal's sandy banks, and thwarting nearly $10 billion worth of trade that passes through the route every day. A look at how it happened and what's being done to fix it
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Legal drinking age: How old is old enough?
As Delhi lowers legal drinking age to 21 years, a look at the various states and union territories and their legal drinking age
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India's 100 unicorns: The sectors they represent, and the cities they are in
A Credit Suisse report reveals as many as 100 unicorns in India, with a combined valuation of $240 billion. A look at these unicorns, their sectors, location, valuation, and more
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Timeline: How Covid-19 has evolved in India
One year since the world's strictest lockdown, we take a look at how coronavirus has evolved in India, from the first case on January 30, to the vaccination drive and second wave underway now
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From bananas to sugar: How much water is used to make 1 kg of these food items
Did you know 822 litres of water is used to make one kg apples, while 1,782 litres of water it used to make 1 kg sugar from sugar cane? Take a look at these food items and the amount of water is used to make one kg of each
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Reminder: How NOT to wear a mask
As Covid-19 cases rise, and one year since the lockdown, wearing a mask and social distancing measures are more important than ever. Take a look at the dos and don'ts of donning it right
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With 35,871 new Covid-19 cases, India sees biggest spike of 2021
Cases in India are on an upward trajectory; on March 18, more than 35,000 new cases were recorded with Maharashtra accounting for 64 percent of the new cases, followed by Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
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How Netflix went from one Oscar nomination in 2014 to 35 this year
A look at Netflix's Oscar nomination journey from its first nomination in 2014 to 35 nominations this year
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Remembering Lou Ottens, the inventor of audio cassettes and compact discs
The first cassette was showcased at an electronics fair in 1963, and over 100 billion have been sold since then. Ottens was 94
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The Olympic journey towards gender equality
More than a century after women first competed at the Olympic games, female athlete numbers will finally be bordering at parity with those of men at Tokyo 2020
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Food Waste: How much food do we throw away every year?
A Food Waste Index 2021 report shows that we wasted 931 million tonnes of food in 2019, with 61 percent coming from households, 26 percent from food services, and 13 percent from retail; Indians wasted 50 kg food per capita on an annual basis