What changes in India’s new GDP series with 2022-23 as base year?India's Statistics Ministry has released a new GDP series. The base year is now 2022-23, replacing the older 2011-12. This update uses new ...
India GDP Data Series: Key FAQs about the economy's fresh math answeredIndia New GDP Data Series Changes: India is releasing a new Gross Domestic Product series today. The base year is shifting to 2022-23. This...
Data should be treated as asset in national accounts: Saurabh GargData is now considered a national asset, a fifth factor of production. This recognition aligns with global standards. Government department...
Govt weighs shift to NDP from GDP as key metric of economyIndia is looking at Net Domestic Product as a key economic indicator. This move aligns with United Nations' SNA 2025 guidelines. NDP accoun...
India’s economic numbers are getting an upgrade: What’s changing, why it matters, and what the Centre wantsIndia is overhauling its economic measurement systems, incorporating online prices and real-time data to improve inflation, industrial outp...
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...
Chhattisgarh adjudged 'best performing state' under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya YojanaChhattisgarh has been recognized as the top-performing state for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The state achieved this by ensuring ...
ETtech Explainer: RBI’s digital payment authentication rules & their impactUntil now, India’s digital payment ecosystem largely relied on SMS-based one-time passwords (OTPs) as an additional factor of authenticatio...
Uttar Pradesh government extends old-age pension to 61 lakh beneficiaries, raises targetUttar Pradesh has surpassed its initial target of providing old-age pensions to 61 lakh beneficiaries in the first quarter of 2025-26, lead...
From November 1, funds for all central schemes to come via 'Sparsh'The Finance Ministry has mandated all departments and states to adopt the 'Sparsh' SNA system for Centrally Sponsored Schemes by October 31...
Centre utilised over 98% of water resources funds in FY25, shows official dataJal Shakti ministry spent most of its funds for water projects last fiscal year. The ministry utilized 98.39 percent of funds by March. Spe...
Govt scholarship not sufficient to meet present-day expenditure: Parl panelA parliamentary committee recommends increasing scholarships to match present-day educational expenses and addressing inefficiencies in fun...
Budget 2025: Central schemes may not see change in allocation for FY26Union Budget 2025: The government is expected to keep the allocation for centrally sponsored schemes in 2025-26 at around ₹5.05 lakh crore....
Unspent Central funds to states to be settled in real time from Apr 1Starting April 1, the settlement of unspent funds from the Centre to states through the single nodal agency (SNA) will occur within a day, ...