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India’s skies aren’t just for metros anymore. Non-metro towns are claiming a bigger share of the aviation map, proof that growth is spreading, even if flying is no longer the luxury it once was. The numbers speak for themselves.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/nonmetro-cities-take-off-in-indias-aviation-boom-number-theory-101759720676022.html

#India #MastIndia #Aviation #Airport #Flying #DataViz @mastodonindians

Non-metro cities take off in India's aviation boom

By Sreedev Krishnakumar

That India’s post-reform growth story has been an unequal one is a well-accepted and commented upon fact. However, this inequality does not mean that growth has been the preserve of just a handful of places. In fact, there are enough signs that even as inequality persists, opulence is also spreading across India’s geography. Among the most important proofs of this is the growing share of non-metro towns in India’s aviation map, albeit with the caveat that air travel is no longer seen as the luxury it once was. The numbers speak for themselves.

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Art as investment is in a slump: Sotheby’s losses doubled to $248m in 2024, while Christie’s sales fell 8%. Auction house growth has stalled for years. Today's Number Theory looks at the global downturn in the art auction market.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-rich-are-not-buying-expensive-art-like-before-number-theory-101759544047900.html

#Art #Auction #AuctionHouse #ArtAuction #Sothebys #Christies #FineArt #DataViz #MastIndia

The rich are not buying expensive art like before

By Sreedev Krishnakumar

At some point of time in the history of capitalism, acquiring art also became an act of investment for some people. This market seems to have entered a bear phase at the moment. Sales growth has been stagnant for the biggest auction houses for years now. Global auction giant Sotheby’s saw its losses double to $248 million in 2024, FT reported earlier in September. Christie’s, the other global giant, saw its sales fall 8% in 2024. What is happening? Here is what the numbers tell us.

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I am very happy and proud to note that India’s young chess players, both men and women, are bringing honor to the nation in international competitions [1].

R. Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh D, Nihal Sarin, and Arjun Erigaisi have shown consistent excellence in top-level tournaments. Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli continue to achieve remarkable results. Newer players like Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal are also making significant progress.

Their discipline, strategic understanding, and calmness during play demonstrate individual skill as well as the rising standard of chess in India. This growth stems from strong grassroots initiatives, increased access to digital learning, and guidance from pioneers such as Viswanathan Anand.

Indian chess is now in a promising phase, and looking forward to even greater achievements ahead.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_chess_players

#MastodonIndia #MastIndia #India #Sports #Chess

@MediaOnMastodon @mho

I thank you for the excellent initiative though the Indian context is negligible due to poor participation of Indian media in Fediverse. I wish it was better.

Please consider adding https://flipboard.com/@TheHindu.

#MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India #Newspaper #Media

Consumer sentiment is a key economic gauge, but how objective is it? More and more data raises concern that partisanship may be increasingly colouring people's economic outlook. Today’s Number Theory digs into this further using data from UK, US and India.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/is-economic-sentiment-real-or-imagined-number-theory-101757903861995.html

#ConsumerSentiment #US #UK #India #Economy #EconomicOutlook #DataViz #MastIndia @mastodonindians

Is economic sentiment real or imagined?

By Sreedev Krishnakumar and Auhona Mukherjee

Consumer sentiment is often a key metric to ascertain the state of the economy. There are private and institutional estimates of the measure across countries. In India none other than the RBI conducts the survey. How objective are such measures? More and more data, including one released recently for the UK shows that people’s reporting of consumer sentiment might have to do more with their political partisanship than objectively determined. A comparison of data for the UK, USA and India shows that the confirmation bias in the Indian survey might be lower than in other two countries.

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This continues to remain an unfortunate reality in Bengaluru today. Traditional Indian kirana stores face significant challenges in competing with quick-commerce app based platforms such as Zepto, Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Flipkart Minutes etc. which offer steep discounts and promise deliveries within as little as ten minutes.

Even now, I observe small, family-run shops in my neighbourhood either shutting down or on the brink of closure. These are typically local grocery outlets or fresh fruit and vegetable vendors.

#MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India #QuickCommerce #ONDC #MomAndPopStores

Sustainable Email Service

Recently I started subscribing to email service from Posteo [1]. It was not that I immediately needed an new email service and a new email address. Posteo is not that low cost as it may initially appear. Their storage offering at the rate of GB per Euro is higher than that from most of their competitors.

Beyond their firm commitment to security and privacy, what impressed me most was their comprehensive approach to sustainability [2]. The company uses only green energy for its servers and offices. It has a policy that prohibits employees from taking business flights. Employees are also encouraged to choose train travel over air travel, even for personal holidays. Additionally, an in-house mechanic offers free bicycle repair services. This initiative supports sustainable commuting and shows the organization’s strong environmental responsibility.

To the best of my knowledge, there is no Indian organization that has adopted a sustainability approach as focused and well-defined as this one.

1. https://posteo.de/en
2. https://posteo.de/en/site/sustainability

#Sustainability #Email #Posteo #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India

India-China ties are thawing. As Asia’s giants call themselves "partners, not rivals," it is worth examining their trade matrix. How much does China trade with India and what share do they hold in each other's global trade? Today's Number Theory explores this in detail.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-trade-matrix-between-india-and-china-number-theory-101757021770509.html

#India #China #SCO #Trade #Modi #Xi #DataViz #Economy #Import #Export #MastIndia @mastodonindians

The trade matrix between India and China

By Sreedev Krishnakumar

China is the world’s largest exporter. It is also the largest source of imports for India. Beyond these two well known facts, what does the India-China trade matrix look like? Here are the numbers that matter.

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Though I don't post on Instagram, X, or Facebook, I still use them to stay up to date on local and national news and events in Bengaluru and India. This is in addition to the online newspaper sites.

Mastodon and Fediverse continue to have a poor Indian context.

#MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India #Fediverse #Mastodon

@anandphilipc tagging #MastIndia for this hehe

The charter of the Indian constitution promotes "some kind of communism" and claims that a "democracy" will never work in india:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WS7P9TKDZ2k

Tags: #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #communism

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani got his residence raided by the central bureau of investigation in a 17000 crore (1 crore = 10 mil) rupees bank fraud case:

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cbi-raid-anil-ambani-mumbai-home-rs-17000-crore-bank-loan-fraud-enforcement-directorate-premises-2775613-2025-08-23

Tags: #MastIndia #MastodonIndians

Most of us in India are ignorant that local politics in our various states and at the national level, as well as geopolitics on a global scale, have a substantial short and medium-term impact on our lives.

#MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India

Help Kartik (not the actual name), an Indian young queer student from Nagpur raise funds for his college studies. He's been kicked out of his abusive home and had spent nights in temples with nowhere to go. He works an entry-level job but it barely covers his rent. Affording transport with other necessities has been immensely hard on him. He currently has only two pairs of clothes and no stationery. He also has very little to eat, with his health deteriorating with time.

Goal: We are trying to raise 50000 (around 580 USD) Indian Rupees to help him get a bicycle, pay his college fees and afford meals.

This campaign is backed by Naz Foundation and New Delhi LGBTQIA+ Centre

Donate with #WithKartik in the note. More details in the attached image.

Instagram post for the same:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNiSkdAPYY3/?igsh=Z25lY3J1bnJteGtp

Tags: #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #crowdfund #crowdfunding #fundraiser #fundraising #Alt4me

A graphic with title "We are aiming to raise 50k INR. Any support would be greatly appreciated." giving the necessary information to donate. It is split in for Indian donors and for international donors.

For Indian donors there is a link to https://www.nazindia.org/donate/ and the following data for Indian wire transfers (it has the following footnote: "For Wire transfers only, our team will follow up for some additional information. Kindly co-operate."):

Account Name: The Naz Foundation (India) Trust
Account Number: 510002001139086
Bank Name: HDFC BANK LTD
IFSC Code: HDFC0001666
Bank Branch: East of Kailash, New Delhi-110065
Bank Address: A-71, East of Kailash, New Delhi-110065
Country: INDIA

It is noted that all INR donations (NON-FCRA) are exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act of 1961.

For international donors there are two methods given. The first is as follows:

Account No: 39945807295 (FCRA SB ACCOUNT)
Branch Code: 00691
IFSC: SBIN0000691
Address: FCRA Cell, 4th Floor, State Bank of India, New D 11, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001

The other method is Give.do: https://give.do/projects/naz-indias-lgbtqi-program"

The 1st part of HT's 2-part series on evolution of India's foreign trade traced its trade in goods & services over time and against major economies. This 2nd part dives deeper into the disaggregated picture of India’s foreign trade.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-changes-in-india-s-exports-and-imports-number-theory-101755573207159.html

#MastIndia #India #Trade #Exports #Imports #Economy @mastodonindians

The changes in India’s exports and imports
By Sreedev Krishnakumar

The first part of this series looked at the importance of exports and imports in India’s economy overtime and also compared it with other major economies. The concluding part will look at India’s goods and services trade in a more disaggregated manner.

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Rising trade tensions and growing protectionism in advanced economies have cast doubt on exports as a growth driver for India. In a 2-part series, HT explores the role of trade, exports, and imports in shaping India’s growth story. Here's the first part by Roshan Kishore and me.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/why-trade-matters-for-indias-economy-number-theory-101755490806569.html

#MastIndia #Trade #Economy #India #Protectionism @mastodonindians

Why trade matters for India's economy | Number Theory
By Roshan Kishore and Sreedev Krishnakumar

India’s recent trade tensions with the US and the gradual but steadily rising protectionist tide in the advanced economies has raised questions about the viability of exports as a driver of India’s economic growth. While India is often not considered an export success story in the recent past, especially in comparison to countries such as China and even smaller economies in south-east Asia, exports or trade as a whole are far from insignificant in India’s macroeconomy. This two-part series will lay down some stylised facts around India’s exports and put them in the larger context. The first part will look at the importance of trade in India’s overall economy and the second will look at the country’s exports and imports in detail.

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Happy Independence Day! 🇮🇳

#India #Indian #IndianIndependenceDay #JaiHind #Baby #Tiranga #Chicago #MastIndia #MastIndians

A baby wearing a turquoise kurta with yellow dots is lying on an Indian flag, featuring orange, white, and green colors. The baby is reaching towards the chakra in the center of the flag.

Trump’s 25% tariffs on India were bad enough, but now he’s added another 25% over Russian oil buys. Both the Indian government and the people have not seen relations with the US and Russia as an either-or choice. Today's Number Theory explains why.

Read on HT app: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/can-india-preserve-its-multipolarity-number-theory-101754882033945.html

#MastIndia #Trump #Tariffs #Russia #US #Multipolar #China #RussianOil @mastodonindians

Can India preserve its multipolarity?
By Sreedev Krishnakumar

Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on India were bad enough for bilateral ties, but the US president has made it worse with an additional 25% on account of India’s oil purchases from Russia, which Trump now sees as the aggressor in the Ukraine war. Both the Indian government and public opinion have not seen relations with the US and Russia as an either-or choice. Here are three charts that explain this argument.

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A new wave of budget hotels is changing affordable travel in India. These hotels focus on the basics. They make sure guests have a comfortable stay without extra costs. You will find clean, well-furnished rooms with reliable Wi-Fi, good air conditioning, and modern bathrooms - all for under ₹2,500 (excluding taxes) a night. By not having in-house restaurants, they keep costs low. This lets guests explore local cuisine through apps like Zomato and Swiggy. I like this approach. I can order anything from spicy street chaat to delicious meals right to my room. To make things even easier, these hotels provide free cups, plates, and spoons in every room. This makes enjoying a simple meal hassle-free. Plus, many small, unbranded hotels and homestays are rising to compete with larger names like Treebo and Oyo. This friendly competition brings fresh ideas and better deals for travellers like me.

#Travel #BudgetHotels #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India

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