India advances Sustainable Development Goals with clean energy, sanitation, and inclusive growthIndia stands at the forefront of sustainable development innovation. Noteworthy achievements include the complete eradication of open defec...
19 Mar, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Lives lost to natural disasters rise 18% to 3,080 in 2024-25India faced a grim situation as natural disasters claimed 3,080 lives in 2024-25. Himachal Pradesh suffered the most casualties. Many homes...
06 Jun, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
After facing flak for delayed reports, panel likely to address data quality concernsIndia's statistics have come under criticism from multiple quarters over quality issues and lag in releases. A paper published by the prime...
09 Mar, 2024, 12.56 AM IST
India starts four-year term as UN Statistical Commission memberThe nodal body of statistics in the country, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been trying to develop a database ...
01 Jan, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Global data mismatch due to methodological issues, Notes EAC-PM paperThe paper co-authored by Sanjeev Sanyal, member, EAC-PM, noted that to counter the global mismatches, Indian statistical authorities must p...
16 Mar, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das calls for alternative data source for policy making“There is a need to augment the array of alternative statistics, to complement the regular aggregates. The unconventional data sources, and...
10 Jun, 2022, 05.26 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
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
Ministries pooling data to account for environmental damage in GDPThe work has just started on the system which can eventually yield benchmarks such as sustainability index and biodiversity index.
20 Aug, 2016, 07.15 AM IST
India trails on two targets under Millennium Development GoalsMDGs are international development goals that United Nations member states and numerous international organisations, including India, have ...
02 Dec, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
India has achieved 5 of 12 targets under MDGs: GovernmentIndia has already achieved 5 of the 12 target under UN's Millennium Development Goals and is close to achieving four more by 2015, the Parl...
10 Dec, 2014, 05.36 PM IST
Increase in extreme wet, dry monsoon spells: Stanford studyDuring critical crop growth stages, too many days without rain can lead to crop failure, which can reverberate throughout India's agricultu...
30 Apr, 2014, 11.15 AM IST
- Infra index in doubt as ministries have weak data
Govt’s efforts to compile comprehensive statistics on the country’s infrastructure may come a cropper, with a number of administrative mini...
06 Mar, 2010, 12.37 AM IST
- Govt cracks down on cos filing false data
Companies that provide wrong data in a bid to manipulate the advance tax payouts , will now face penal action. Satyam....What lies ahead | ...
22 Jan, 2009, 07.28 AM IST
- PM wants proper system for computing green GDP
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the ministry of statistics & programme implementation (MoSPI) to work out a system for computin...
15 Sep, 2008, 01.47 AM IST
- Data necessary for policy decisions be generated: Mukherjee
External Affairs Minister asked statisticians of the country to generate data which are necessary to facilitate policy decisions in a multi...
29 Jun, 2008, 04.02 PM IST