India’s industrial output quickens to 7.3% in June from 5.1% in May as manufacturing, electricity growth acceleratesIndia's industrial output marked a notable 7.3 percent growth in June 2026, fueled by a strong surge in manufacturing and an uptick in elec...
28 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
India to roll out new high-frequency economy barometer on July 14India will launch a new services production index next week to track activity in the country's dominant services economy. It aims to provid...
08 Jul, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
New macro indicators in the works to track Viksit Bharat progressIndia is crafting a robust Viksit Bharat Sankalp indicator framework, featuring around 385 macro indicators, to meticulously track its jour...
01 Jul, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
India is plotting a game-changer for RBI, banks, corporates, investorsIndia is planning a high-frequency index to track its vast informal economy, covering millions of unincorporated companies. The proposed Mo...
29 Jun, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
FY26 growth higher than anticipated, shows India's resilience: MoSPI SecretaryIndia's GDP growth of 7.7 per cent in FY2025-26 came in higher than anticipated in the Second Advance Estimates (SAE), reflecting the resil...
05 Jun, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
MoSPI asks states to shift GSDP base year to 2022-23 for better economic data accuracyThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has issued new guidelines for calculating Gross State Domestic Product. The base ye...
08 May, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
MoSPI to launch new surveys, boost high-frequency economic indicators: Saurabh GargIndia's statistics ministry is set to launch a new Index of Services Production. Plans include state-level data revisions and harmonisation...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
MoSPI speeds up data releases, launches new website, revamps surveysIndia's statistics ministry is modernizing its data systems. New digital tools and faster releases are improving access to socio-economic i...
26 Dec, 2025, 11.39 AM IST
Govt to tap e-tailers, online sources for price data in new CPI seriesThe government plans to include online and e-commerce price data in calculating retail inflation (CPI) to improve its accuracy, reliability...
23 Dec, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Revised GDP series will have new, real-time data sourcesThe revised GDP series slated for release in 2026 will utilize new data sources like E-Vahan and eGram Swaraj for more accurate data. The M...
27 Dec, 2024, 02.07 PM IST
MoSPI shifts GDP release time to 4 pm starting NovemberIndia's National Statistical Office (NSO) is shifting its GDP data release time to 4 pm from 5:30 pm, starting this month. This aligns with...
08 Nov, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
India changes timing of revealing its GDP dataThe Government of India has announced a change in the release timing for its quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, moving the r...
08 Nov, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Govt mulls more frequent job data surveysIndia's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is considering increasing the frequency of the Periodic Labour Force Su...
19 Jun, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
Government defends official growth data, says followed global practicesIn a clarification issued in response to a paper authored by Arvind Subramanian, the govt said the country follows accepted international p...
11 Jun, 2019, 09.32 PM IST
MoSPI is giving an increased focus on data quality, assurance, credibility: GovernmentThe government had last month approved the merger of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under Mo...
10 Jun, 2019, 09.47 PM IST
Chief statistician to remain head of statistics systemUnder criticism for restructuring the statistical system, the government has clarified that the chief statistician will continue to be the ...
08 Jun, 2019, 07.23 AM IST
NSC members didn’t express concerns on GDP back series, jobs data earlier, says govtNSC members PV Mohanan & JV Meenakshi quit the apex statistics body citing concerns on its functioning.
30 Jan, 2019, 10.00 PM IST