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DevelopmentImproving

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

UNDP Human Development Reports · 2023

0.475index

HDI adjusted for inequality in the distribution of each dimension.

Higher values are better.

Improved by 0.007 index since 2022.

GovernanceWorsening

Liberal Democracy Index

V-Dem via Our World in Data · 2025

0.26index

Expert estimate of electoral democracy, civil liberties, rule of law and constraints on executive power.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 0.02 index since 2024.

GovernanceWorsening

WJP Rule of Law Index

World Justice Project via World Bank Data360 · 2025

0.49index

Overall adherence to the rule of law across eight World Justice Project factors.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 0.01 index since 2024.

GovernanceWorsening

Freedom in the World score

Freedom House via Our World in Data · 2025

62score

Freedom House assessment of political rights and civil liberties; higher scores indicate greater freedom.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 1 score since 2024.

GovernanceWorsening

Government Effectiveness

Worldwide Governance Indicators via World Bank Data360 · 2024

0.40estimate

Perceptions of public-service quality, policy formulation and government credibility.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 0.02 estimate since 2023.

GovernanceWorsening

Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International via Our World in Data · 2024

38score

Expert and business perceptions of public-sector corruption; 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 1 score since 2023.

GovernanceWorsening

World Press Freedom Index score

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) · 2026

31.96score

RSF’s composite assessment of pluralism, independence, legal conditions and journalist safety.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 1.00 score since 2025.

EnvironmentLatest value

Environmental Performance Index

Environmental Performance Index · 2026

22.5score
176rank

Overall national environmental performance.

Higher values are better.

EconomyImproving

Gini index

World Bank Data360 · 2022

25.5index

Income inequality on a 0–100 scale, where zero represents perfect equality.

Lower values are better.

Improved by 3.3 index since 2011.

HealthcareImproving

Universal Health Coverage Service Index

WHO via Our World in Data · 2023

69index

Coverage of essential health services across reproductive, infectious, noncommunicable and service-capacity measures.

Higher values are better.

Improved by 1 index since 2022.

EducationLatest value

Learning poverty

World Bank World Development Indicators via World Bank Data360 · 2017

56.1% of children at late-primary age

Share of children unable to read and understand an age-appropriate text by late primary age, adjusted for out-of-school children.

Lower values are better.

SocialImproving

Gender Inequality Index

UNDP Human Development Reports · 2023

0.403index

Gender inequality across reproductive health, empowerment and labour markets.

Lower values are better.

Improved by 0.024 index since 2022.

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CM Modi vs PM Modi: Before 2014 Statements and Later Record

An archival series comparing Narendra Modi’s documented pre-PM statements with later events or public moments during his premiership, with each comparison independently verified and contextualised.

Open Post: CM Modi vs PM Modi: Before 2014 Statements and Later Record

INC Bihar’s birthday comparison contrasts Rahul Gandhi’s job fair with Modi celebrations, but the events do not establish a like-for-like record on jobs

INC Bihar’s 17 September 2026 reel contrasts a Rahul Gandhi birthday job fair with Narendra Modi birthday lamp-lighting celebrations. Both underlying events are documented, but the job fair was in June 2025 and advertised 5,000-plus opportunities rather than verified hires; the juxtaposition shows competing political symbolism around employment and celebration, not a like-for-like measure of…

INC Bihar’s birthday comparison contrasts Rahul Gandhi’s job fair with Modi celebrations, but the events do not establish a like-for-like record on jobs
Open Post: INC Bihar’s birthday comparison contrasts Rahul Gandhi’s job fair with Modi celebrations, but the events do not establish a like-for-like record on jobs

Bihar Deepotsav for Modi’s birthday coincided with floods affecting nearly 50 lakh people; neglect claim remains unproven

An Instagram reel contrasts Bihar’s 17 September 2026 Deepotsav for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday with floods affecting 49.67 lakh people across 15 districts. Both events are independently supported, and the overlap raises a public-interest question about official priorities during a disaster; the reel alone does not prove that the celebration caused relief failures or…

Open Post: Bihar Deepotsav for Modi’s birthday coincided with floods affecting nearly 50 lakh people; neglect claim remains unproven

Modi’s Ganga aarti remark links global warming to ‘devotion to nature’; climate science requires emissions cuts

A September 2026 Instagram reel republishes Narendra Modi’s May 14, 2024 statement that the solution to global warming lies in “devotion to nature,” made while explaining Ganga aarti and conservation. The quote is authentic, but climate science and India’s own climate commitments require concrete greenhouse-gas reductions and energy-system changes; the evidence does not show that…

Modi’s Ganga aarti remark links global warming to ‘devotion to nature’; climate science requires emissions cuts
Open Post: Modi’s Ganga aarti remark links global warming to ‘devotion to nature’; climate science requires emissions cuts

Reel defending Congress invokes ancient Hindu pilgrimage sites; party-era construction claim does not fit their history

A 29 August 2026 Instagram reel defends Congress by invoking the four dhams, 12 Jyotirlingas and other Hindu temples amid the current Ram-temple donation dispute. The sites and traditions long predate modern party politics; while later governments and patrons have funded restoration and infrastructure, the evidence does not support attributing their creation to Congress. The…

Reel defending Congress invokes ancient Hindu pilgrimage sites; party-era construction claim does not fit their history
Open Post: Reel defending Congress invokes ancient Hindu pilgrimage sites; party-era construction claim does not fit their history

Ashneer Grover’s ₹22,000-crore UPI comparison conflates a personal-guarantee insolvency haircut with public payment funding

A WhattsViral India graphic attributes to Ashneer Grover the claim that ₹22,000 crore linked to Subhash Chandra could have funded free UPI for 20 years. The comparison is misleading: the ₹22,006.57 crore figure concerns admitted claims in Chandra’s personal-guarantor insolvency process, not a demonstrated pot of government revenue, while UPI funding and MDR are separate…

Ashneer Grover’s ₹22,000-crore UPI comparison conflates a personal-guarantee insolvency haircut with public payment funding
Open Post: Ashneer Grover’s ₹22,000-crore UPI comparison conflates a personal-guarantee insolvency haircut with public payment funding

Kanpur reel contrasts Modi birthday spectacle with damaged roads; the civic problem is independently documented

Amit Beyond Limits juxtaposes a Kanpur celebration for Narendra Modi’s birthday and 25 years in public office with the city’s damaged roads. Contemporary reporting independently confirms both the large Motijheel celebration and serious pothole/repair problems, but the reel does not prove that celebration spending was diverted from roads or that one caused the other.

Kanpur reel contrasts Modi birthday spectacle with damaged roads; the civic problem is independently documented
Open Post: Kanpur reel contrasts Modi birthday spectacle with damaged roads; the civic problem is independently documented

Reel links Modi birthday diyas in Patna to Bihar floods; mass lamp programme is verified, oil-waste figures are not

An Instagram reel criticises Modi birthday diyas in Patna during Bihar’s floods and says huge quantities of edible oil were wasted. The mass lamp campaign and flood context are documented, as are Modi’s calls to cut edible-oil use, but available evidence supports about 25,000 planned diyas in Patna—not “lakhs”—and does not establish the reel’s oil-volume…

Reel links Modi birthday diyas in Patna to Bihar floods; mass lamp programme is verified, oil-waste figures are not
Open Post: Reel links Modi birthday diyas in Patna to Bihar floods; mass lamp programme is verified, oil-waste figures are not

Manmohan Singh meme contrasts the “maun” label with Modi’s press-conference record; the comparison needs a format distinction

An Instagram meme invokes the old “maun” label for Manmohan Singh to mock Narendra Modi’s press-conference record. Singh’s archival record includes numerous press interactions, while reporting through 2026 says Modi has not held a comparable open solo press conference in India—though he has appeared at joint press events, so a literal “no press conferences” reading…

Open Post: Manmohan Singh meme contrasts the “maun” label with Modi’s press-conference record; the comparison needs a format distinction

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Split-screen reel graphic from INC Bihar contrasting a Rahul Gandhi birthday job fair with Narendra Modi birthday celebrations.
INC Bihar’s birthday comparison contrasts Rahul Gandhi’s job fair with Modi celebrations, but the events do not establish a like-for-like record on jobs