Census 2027 reaches 5 more states; 1.44 crore households complete digital self-enumerationCensus 2027's houselisting phase is now active in five states and union territories. House-to-house enumeration is ongoing in eleven more r...
17 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
US Workers’ paychecks lose buying power for first time since 2022: What is crushing middle-class Americans despite rising wages and bigger paychecks running higher?US inflation rose to 3.8% in April. That is the highest level since May 2023. American workers are now losing buying power again as rising ...
12 May, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Canada Census 2026 Explained: Why sexual orientation is being asked and what penalties you could face for not filling census form?Canada's 2026 Census of Population and Agriculture has commenced data collection. For the first time, residents will be asked about their s...
05 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Persian proverb of the day: “War first robs you of your laughter, and then your....” Why Iranian civilization believes “He who has not seen war does not know....” Lessons from old Persian wisdom: Why war erases the soul before it destroys the worldPersian proverb of the day: War does not begin with bombs. It begins with belief. A nation convinces itself that conflict is necessary. Tha...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Let science, not age caps, guide IVFThe Bombay High Court has made a landmark ruling, permitting two women past the age of 50 to assess their eligibility for IVF procedures, t...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.02 PM IST
Census 2027 to be India’s first fully digital enumeration; datasets likely within the year, says RGICensus 2027 promises faster data release with digital capture. This will be India's first fully digital population count. Citizens are urge...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Engage with MCX, SEBI to find solutions on ‘contract’ front: Piyush Goyal to textile groupAddressing the need of specific delivery based contract and open position limits on MCX, Goyal directed the ministry, Textile Commissioner,...
15 Jul, 2022, 10.34 PM IST
Data Tampering: Third party collectors liable for penaltyThe ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) has proposed a data ombudsman for in-house resolution of issues related to ...
24 Aug, 2020, 11.53 PM IST
Govt proposes Data Ombudsman, higher penalty for refusal to submit data for key economic stats“The Data Ombudsman shall in addition to the functions designated, also strengthen the system of mutual trust, building the goodwill and co...
17 Aug, 2020, 10.52 PM IST
Government to kick off 7th economic census from MondayAs per the last Economic Census conducted in 2013, there were 58.5 million establishments employing around 131 million workers.
27 Jul, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
Bill to strengthen data collection mechanism in J&K placed in Lok SabhaThe Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, was to facilitate the collection of statistics on economics, demographics, social, scientific and e...
20 Mar, 2017, 04.15 PM IST
Cabinet approves Bill to bring J&K under Statistics Act, 2008It will also provide for extending the jurisdiction of the Act to Jammu and Kashmir in respect of matters not reserved for the state as per...
15 Feb, 2017, 10.07 PM IST
Centre proposes to amend Statistics Act to cover Jammu & KashmirPresently, the existing Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, does not apply to J&K. The state has its own J&K Collection of Statistics Act, ...
28 Jul, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
Govt asks ministries to use Statistics Act for data collectionStatistics ministry is educating other depts on how to use the Collection of Statistics Act of 2008 to ensure that respondents share data w...
13 May, 2013, 05.38 AM IST
New rules for company disclosure can worsen the quality of industrial dataThe new norms on company disclosure and reporting standards are, ironically, more likely to worsen data quality in manufacturing and other ...
06 Sep, 2012, 08.40 AM IST
- Help data collectors else pay fine
The government notified the Collection of Statistics Act 2008 on Friday, making providing timely and accurate data mandatory for all citize...
11 Jun, 2011, 03.41 AM IST
- Data collectors get more teeth with new Act
The government on Friday notified the Collection of Statistics Act 2008 that was enacted by the Parliament on June 11, 2010.
10 Jun, 2011, 02.34 PM IST