In Charts News
This section features Mint’s best data-driven stories, including web exclusives, quick bites, infographics, and our flagship Plain Facts stories. We present trustworthy, sharp analysis, told through data and charts. Follow us on #MintCharts on our social media handles.
The US’ angst over health insurance: Lessons for India
In health insurance, individual policies are more profitable than group ones. But they demand managing policyholder expectations, and reasonable checks and balances.
4 min read30 Dec 2024India retains second spot among emerging markets in November, trails China: Mint tracker
India’s economic activity remained strong, winning it the second rank among its emerging market peers, but poor performance by the stock market and exports kept it behind China.
1 min read30 Dec 2024Plain Facts: Best of Mint’s data-driven stories in 2024
We continued to bring you incisive findings through our cutting-edge data-based storytelling this year, covering election results, electoral bonds, the household consumption expenditure survey, the climate crisis, and more. Here’s a selection of our best work from the year gone by.
4 min read29 Dec 2024The week in charts: Informal jobs, GST tangle, export reset
Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.
3 min read28 Dec 2024Five years since covid: how the pandemic changed the world
Half a decade has passed since the worst global crisis in a century. But the economic, social and policy effects are still lingering, and have changed the world in significant ways.
4 min read25 Dec 2024Santa skips D-Street during second-quietest December in a decade
December is on track for its second-worst performance in a decade, with a -1.7% return. This marks the fifth time in ten years that the Sensex has seen negative returns in December.
3 min read25 Dec 2024What lies ahead for GCCs in India after a pivotal year
Global capability centres, which started as cost centres, have established themselves as key hubs for MNCs. Competition for talent could soon turn into competition for business.
3 min read24 Dec 2024How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts
The Indian economy slowed, inflation rose, and personal loan growth fell, but optimism about India’s future remained high. Here’s a review of the economy through charts.
2 min read23 Dec 2024Zomato upends tradition with Sensex entry
The food delivery giant’s inclusion in the Sensex highlights the growing prominence of the digital sector and the index’s increased diversification.
2 min read22 Dec 2024The week in charts: Import shock, budget plans, tax trends
News and developments from the week gone by, through numbers and charts.
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