News by Numbers
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Women are taking up more leadership roles but not in the boardroom
While more women are getting top roles in a company like CFO, CEO, their representation on the board fell in 2021 compared to 2018 figures; women also get shorter tenures on the board and as chairs than men
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New refugee crisis: 1 million-plus Ukrainians have fled the country
While most have taken temporary shelter in Poland and Hungary, here's a look at the other countries where Ukrainians have gone to escape Russia's attack
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India can face 92% GDP loss by 2100 due to global warming : IPCC report
Based on the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, almost 35 million people in India could face annual coastal flooding, while 40% of the Indian population could be living with water scarcity by 2050. Here's a look at what other effects can climate change have on India
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Only 9% plastic waste recycled, 22% mismanaged globally: OECD
A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals eye-opening numbers on plastic pollution and waste management, and how plastic bans across 100-plus jurisdictions are not nearly enough to contain the problem. Here's a look at the data
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Timeline: 30 years and pivotal events that led to Russia's Ukraine invasion
From the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence, to the Budapest Memorandum, the country's NATO ambition, Crimea, and more: a look at pivotal turning points in the last 30 years that led to today's full-scale war
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Suisse Secrets: The Credit Suisse leak in names and numbers
The Credit Suisse Data leak has revealed details of 18000 bank accounts, collectively holding more than $100 billion. Here's a look at important takeaways from the leaked data
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Timeline: YouTube through the years since 2005
From its launch to acquisition by Google, to crossing billion-views milestone, and more—here's a look at YouTube's key turning points on the way to becoming the world's most popular online video-sharing platform
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19.7 percent of board seats globally go to women. Is that a crack in the glass ceiling?
The seventh edition of Deloitte Global's Women in the Boardroom report found that only 14,739 women in the world hold positions on company boards. Take a look at where India stands
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From Apple to Tesla, companies that saw the biggest drop in their market cap in a single day
Recently Meta saw the biggest drop of $252 billion in its market capitalisation. Here's a look at other tech giants that have suffered big drops in the past two years
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Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, and more—musicians rule Forbes' list of highest-paid entertainers of 2022
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson topped the list, 14 out of 25 entertainers on the list are musicians
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Humid heat cost India 259 billion labour hours from 2001 to 2020
Here's a look at the top 10 most affected countries and the number of hours of labour lost owing to humid heat between 2001 and 2020