Tanay Sukumar

In this edition of The Beat Report, Mint's Tanay Sukumar describes how he navigated a data maze to produce an analysis that highlights the acute gender gap in sleeping habits in India.

An exclusive Mint study of large-scale survey data recently revealed worrisome trends of Indian women's sleep crisis.

India's official index severely downplays the data on the days of the worst air by capping the figure at 500, howsoever big it may be.

An average Indian used UPI to make payments worth around ₹ 580 per day in November, and this has grown over 40% in the last two years.

With India's diabetes crisis, awareness about low sugar, or hypoglycemia, is essential if you want to be a caring host or a supportive friend

Richer parents adopt a stricter, more conventional, and less liberal approach to child-rearing and future career options—but also feel more worried about rising competition, showed the latest YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey.

India is facing a gender split on key questions about how a family should live, with men still preferring traditional structures and women more keen on nuclear setups, according to the 13th round of the YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey.

India's leading IT firms witnessed a substantial rise in employee productivity over the past year, despite a decline in overall staff numbers. The revenue generated per employee has consistently increased over the last four years. This uptick in productivity signifies a transformational shift within the industry, driven by strategic investments in talent and advancements in AI that enhance efficiency and allow employees to manage larger workloads.

Most Indian companies show a persistent gender pay gap, with women earning less than men. Only a small percentage of companies reported progress towards pay parity in the recent fiscal year. New labor codes strengthen legal foundations against wage discrimination for equal work. Structural career drivers and representation in high-value roles remain unchanged for women. Women are concentrated in junior roles and underrepresented in core business functions.

Edible oils and eggs are also seeing higher prices. Demand for most commodities is elevated amid the onset of the festival season, even as poor monsoon rainfall and the second-order effects of the West Asia crisis continue to add pressure.