India's does better in 'Open data barometer'

India has been ranked 34th among 77 countries in yet another open government data assessment report, as open government initiatives came under the lens at an annual summit in London last week.

As open government initiatives and models were focussed upon at an annual summit in London under the auspices of the Open Government Partnership last week, India did comparatively better in yet another international report on open government data released on the occasion.

In this report, 'Open Data Barometer', which evaluated countries on the basis of "the context, availability and emerging impacts of Open Government Data (OGD)", India was ranked 34th among 77 countries. The report was prepared by the World Wide Web Foundation and Open Data Institute and released at the summit by no less a person than Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web.

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Rise and fall: how the numbers that make the global religious matrix will stack up

The global religious mosaic will change in various ways over the coming decades, says a report by the US-based Pew Research Center.

Hindus are expected to continue accounting for about 15 per cent of the global population over the coming decades till 2050, but will not remain the largest religious community in the Asia-Pacific region, says a new report by the US-based Pew Research Center.

The data in the report, 'The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050', point to a mix of stabilty and churn. Here are the numbers that make up the changing religious matrix.

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