A laptop that runs a browser and a spreadsheet all day needs very different repair work than one running a code editor, a compiler, and two or three virtual machines at once. That difference, not just “more people have laptops now,” is the real story...
In 2018, migrant households in Malappuram district received about 20.6 percent of all the remittance money that came into Kerala, more than any other district in the state, according to the Kerala Migration Survey run by the Centre for Development Studies. That single...
Do a town’s temples and mosques change when its job market changes? Across South India, the answer has often been yes, and usually for reasons that have nothing to do with faith. The changes tend to be about spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and QR codes. This...
In April 2024, India’s insurance regulator cut the standard waiting period for pre-existing conditions on individual health policies from four years to three. That change still left individual buyers waiting years for full coverage. Group health plans, the kind...
Researchers who study Indian local government have found a consistent pattern: elected officials tend to push harder on visible local economic improvements in the run-up to an election, responding to whatever new economic activity is happening in their area. That is a...
