He and his wife are in the top 2 percent income bracket in India.
Still, he said that to afford a house in the city he lives in, he'll have to make a 50 lakh down payment and pay EMIs for 20 years.
One layoff can ruin everything.
If the top 2 percent can't buy a house, how can middle-class people?
Why is real estate so expensive in India?
Our per capita income is so low, but house prices are among the highest in the world.
India’s #heatwave mortality data are scattered; govt agencies use different methods to record deaths. The absence of a nat’l database weakens planning, hides true scale of crisis & makes accountability much harder, says HeatWatch founder Apekshita Varshney
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Electric vehicles need 6x the mineral inputs of conventional vehicles. As India races to secure rare earths, Kerala's Thottappally offers a glimpse of potential impacts: coastal erosion, homes destroyed, livelihoods affected. @Anuj__Behal reports https://t.co/Oz8imvO7VK
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For 15 years, IndiaSpend has used data to tell stories. Our mission remains the same.
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Today, IndiaSpend becomes ISignal.
For 15 years, we have used data to tell stories about India.
We are now ISignal, because when you strip away the noise, all that survives is a precise, purposeful signal: The facts that dispel the rumour, and the data that inform the discourse.
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"Modi will never set up a factory in Bihar,If a factory is set up here how will he get cheap labour for the Gujarat factories
Migration is the biggest curse to Bihar but you voted for 10,000 & Mandir-Masjid,so enjoy being treated as Cheap labour in other states"
This is so true
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A key finding from AIIMS New Delhi research highlights that increased screen time in children under one year of age is associated with a higher risk of autism by the age of three.
The study suggests that greater screen exposure may increase the likelihood of autism-related concerns. Experts recommend keeping children below 18 months away from screens.
Dr. Shefali Gulati, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, #AIIMS
#ChildHealth #ScreenTime #ParentingTips #AutismAwareness @aiims_newdelhi
Manisha has thalassemia major, and needs blood transfusions twice a month. Each time her sister and mother hunt for #blood. Last November, after going hospital to hospital, her blood haemoglobin level fell to dangerously low 2.5 gm/dL (normal is 12). https://t.co/ICNayoPHmD
One in four household tap #water samples tested under the Jal Jeevan Mission did not meet microbiological standards. While 76% passed lab tests, only 72.8% of samples from schools, anganwadis & health centres passed. Our #dataviz in 5 charts: https://t.co/Qz5cC5idKg
One thing the Indian govt seriously needs to make compulsory is dashcams in every car. Our roads are filled with people who have absolutely no concern for safety, not even their own. The scary part is they can destroy someone else’s life in a second and simply walk away.