Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. The paper also noted that inequality fell in the country during Covid years, both in rural and urban areas […]
Continue ReadingOut in the open: People walk to defecate in the open in the morning on the banks of the River Ganges in Prayagraj in 2019. Million Indians, especially in rural areas, continue to defecate in the open, despite efforts to encourage people to change their habits. | Photo Credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh Yet another recently […]
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A customer hands Indian currency notes to an attendant at a fuel station in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 82.71 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday due to unabated foreign fund outflows from domestic capital markets. However, a positive trend in equity markets and a weak […]
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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Manufacturing and mining output contracted year-on-year in the July-September quarter, dragging Gross Value Added growth to a slower-than-expected 5.6%, which together with high inflation and weak exports combined to slow overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to a 6.3% pace, as per estimates released by the […]
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SC to deliver judgement on Thursday in Karnataka hijab ban matter The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. Despite setback, India, U.K. officials hope to conclude talks […]
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September food inflation quickens sharply to 8.41%, the steepest level in 22 months; economists warn that the negative surprise could spur more rate increases from the Reserve Bank of India September food inflation quickens sharply to 8.41%, the steepest level in 22 months; economists warn that the negative surprise could spur more rate increases from […]
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According to the report, net new enrollments with retirement fund body EPFO stood at 18.23 lakh in July 2022. According to the report, net new enrollments with retirement fund body EPFO stood at 18.23 lakh in July 2022. “Around 15.72 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in July 2022,” according to official […]
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A three-day regional training camp for the officers selected for the household consumption expenditure survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) will begin at Calicut Tower here on Monday. Minister for Ports Ahamed Devarkovil will open the training programme. According to a communication issued by the NSO officials here on Sunday, the information gathered […]
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Food price inflation, as per the Consumer Food Price Index, eased to 7.75%, from 7.97%, but remained above 8% in urban areas, at 8.04%. Food price inflation, as per the Consumer Food Price Index, eased to 7.75%, from 7.97%, but remained above 8% in urban areas, at 8.04%. India’s retail inflation inched lower to 7.01% […]
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What are some of the issues in the Periodic Labour Force Survey data being flagged by economists and experts? What are some of the issues in the Periodic Labour Force Survey data being flagged by economists and experts? The story so far: On June 14, the National Statistical Office (NSO), which functions under […]
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