Noah Smith says that economic growth and emissions begin to diverge after a certain point. Clearly, as the chart below shows, India is not there yet. Wonder at what level […]
Global Poverty Over The Years
As always, Bjorn Lomborg gives cause for optimism – that extreme poverty has never been lower in the world. From 1820 when more than 90% of people were living in […]
Batteries Energy Density Getting Better And Better
Noah Smith shares an interesting chart showing how batteries having plateaued some years ago are now getting better and better each day. Yay for innovation!!
Multidimensional Poverty Of Indian States
Data source – NITI Aayog. There is a wide range of level of poverty among Indian states. States in the north of India, and south have largely been able to […]
Germany, Climate Change, De-industrialization
Charts in this Twitter thread from Bjorn Lomborg tells a lot about the difference between intentions and outcomes when it comes to policymaking.
No Such Thing As A Low Energy Rich Country
This chart sourced from Kathleen Tyson over at Twitter is very illuminating. She says, “Electrification is a prerequisite for prosperity.” Not sure I fully agree with it. It is similar […]
Foreign Direct Investment Into India: 2002 to 2023
This chart comes from Noah Smith via Twitter.
To Socialism And Back: The Journey of Estonia
Realities of Socialism has been a new found for me. This looks like an excellent resource. Look forward to exploring this more in the coming days. These couple of charts […]
Caste Politics & Economic Growth: Divergent Cases of Bihar and Odisha
Shamika Ravi has a piece in The Economic Times today titled, “How caste politics played a spoilsport for Bihar’s growth while Odisha is surging forward”. A comparative analysis of Bihar […]