India’s unemployment rate steady at 5.2% in April; rural joblessness rises to 4.6%India's job market shows stability. The overall unemployment rate was 5.2% in April 2026. Rural joblessness increased slightly. Urban unemp...
India revises GDP release calendar, annual and Q4 figures now due on June 7India's National Statistics Office has revised the annual GDP data release schedule, moving it from the last working day of May to June 7 a...
One gap narrows, another widensThe rise of Indian girls in academia is undeniably impressive, with an increasing number pursuing higher education. Yet, a troubling discon...
Out-of-pocket costs still dominate hospitalisation spend despite wider insurance coverage: NSO surveyHealth insurance coverage has grown significantly in India. However, patients continue to pay most hospitalisation bills themselves. Rural ...
79% households fund construction via own income, informal loans: NSOA recent pilot survey reveals a striking reliance on personal funds and family loans for household construction, with nearly 79% of familie...
Pegasus spyware maker NSO has 22 contracts in EU: ReportPegasus spyware and competing products make it possible to infect the cell phone of the victim of the surveillance, and afterwards enable t...
ESIC scheme adds 12.84 lakh new members in JanuaryThe NSO report showed that gross enrolments of new subscribers with ESIC were 1.15 crore in 2020-21, compared to 1.51 crore in 2019-20 and ...
ESIC scheme adds 13.21 lakh new members in July 2021The second wave of COVID-19 broke out in middle of April this year after which states had started imposing lockdown restrictions to contain...
Pegasus Scandal: Top Israeli defence committee to convene 'closed' session on cyberarmsThe Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee will convene a closed session to discuss not just NSO and the string of revelations about its spy...
Israel's NSO blocks some government clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: ReportIsraeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its spyware technol...
NSO temporarily blocks access to Pegasus for some government clientsThe suspension of client access to its Pegasus spyware is in response to the investigation by the Pegasus Project.
ESIC scheme adds 10.41 lakh new members in April 2021The NSO report showed that gross enrolment of new subscribers with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) stood at 1.49 crore in...
ESIC scheme adds 11.75 lakh new members in OctoberGross new enrolments with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 8.27 lakh in June, 4.87 lakh in May and 2.62 lakh in April...
12.67 lakh new jobs created in December: ESIC payroll dataThe report also showed that during the September 2017-December 2019 period, around 3.50 crore new subscribers joined the ESIC scheme. The N...
12.23 lakh new jobs created in September: ESIC payroll dataThe NSO report is based on the payroll data of new subscribers of various social security schemes run by the ESIC, retirement fund body EPF...
12.19 lakh new jobs created in June: ESIC payroll dataGross enrolments of new subscribers with the ESIC were 1.49 crore during 2018-19, a report released by National Statistical Office (NSO) st...
12.66 lakh new jobs created in May: ESIC payroll dataGross enrolments of new subscribers with the ESIC were 1.49 crore during 2018-19, a report released by National Statistical Office (NSO) st...