News by Numbers
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90% children highly exposed to air pollution globally; one-third of all children affected by heatwaves, water scarcity: UNICEF
Water scarcity, pollution, heatwaves, diseases are among the various global threats that the children of the world face
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English is the most spoken language in the world, Hindi ranks third
Mandarin, Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu among the top 10 most-spoken languages in the world
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Indians most active on WhatsApp with 390.1 million monthly active users in 2020
The combined user base located in the top 3 WhatsApp countries exceeds half a billion, with 573.6 million monthly active users based in India, Brazil, and the US
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India's wealth per adult drops for the first time in nearly a decade
According to the Global Wealth Report 2021 by Credit Suisse Research Institute, global wealth increased 7.4% to $418.3 trillion; India's wealth per adult fell for the first time since 2011
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Delhi, Chennai among most surveilled in the world, ahead of Chinese cities
Data for the world's most surveilled cities shows that India's capital city New Delhi ranks first with 1,826.6 cameras per square mile, while Chennai which has 609.9 cameras per square miles ranks third; London is second (1,138.5 cameras) and Mumbai at 18 (157.4 cameras)
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Indian family businesses resilient to pandemic; only 30% needed more capital in 2020: PwC report
Even though 52% of Indian family businesses saw a decline in profits in 2020, majority of them expect to recoup their losses by 2022. The recent report outlines how they fare when it comes to digitalisation, sustainability and governance too, compared to global peers
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Bengaluru may have most jobs; healthcare, pharma most likely to hire: Report
Intent to hire increased 4 percent in the July-Sept quarter; while healthcare and pharmaceuticals sectors have the highest intent to hire at 60 percent, among cities, metros like Bengaluru have the highest hiring intent, according to an Employment Outlook Report by TeamLease
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What happens on the Internet in one minute?
A look at how many tweets, Tinder swipes, Facebook likes, Whatsapp messages and more are created in one minute on the internet
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82.4 million people forcibly displaced in 2020; 35 million are children: UNHCR
Syria, Venezuela, and Afghanistan are among the top five countries from where refugees originated in 2020; Turkey and Colombia among the top five who hosted them
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How Indians shop online: Done in 9.5 minutes, images over descriptions, voice gaining popularity
A new report by Bain & Company breaks down how Indians shop online—the e-grocery market grew at a rate twice than what was expected of it pre-pandemic, and more women and older people took to online shopping. That, and cash is still king in the digital payments era
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Afghanistan most affected by terrorism. India ranks 8th
13,826 people were killed due to terrorism in 2019 globally. Iraq, Syria, Pakistan are also in the top 10, according to Global Terrorism Index 2020