Decoding GDP growth: The good, the bad & the dataET drew up a longlist of more than five dozen indicators across all key themes of the economy— from the external sector and markets to farm...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
GDP more than aggregation of high-frequency indicators: Pronab Sen, India’s first chief statistician"The GDP estimates are a lot more than just the aggregation of the high-frequency data. They bring in all sorts of other things and in cert...
20 Sep, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Fifty districts drive a third of India's informal economy, women lead the way in 25A robust economic framework is evident in fifty districts that drive India's unincorporated enterprise GVA and businesses. Impressively, 28...
11 Sep, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Gaining ground: Household manufacturing grows 4x faster than corporatesHousehold manufacturing in India is growing nearly four times faster than corporate entities. This sector's gross value added shows a subst...
08 Sep, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
SBI Ecowrap calls ‘missing’ GDP figures claim ‘fiction’, defends revisionsAn SBI Ecowrap report dismisses claims of missing national account sums as fictional. It states criticisms stem from comparing distinct sta...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
New GDP series reflects better data, methods: MoSPIThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation defends its new GDP series methodology. Double deflation is presented as a methodol...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
2.7 ka 7.8, 7.8 ka 2.8... The data debate behind India’s GDP growthLatest GDP metrics reveal a robust real growth of 7.8% for Q1 FY27, although some dissent surfaced due to erroneous comparisons between out...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Kolkata, Surat top million-plus cities in entrepreneurshipKolkata, Surat, and Greater Hyderabad lead India's entrepreneurial landscape, housing over 22% of unincorporated businesses. These major ci...
29 Jun, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
Plan afoot to create index for unincorporated enterprisesThe index, proposed by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI), will provide insights into the health of the large ...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Unincorporated establishments surge to over 9 cr; jobs hit 15-cr mark: Govt surveyIndia's unincorporated non-agricultural sector shows remarkable growth. Over 9 crore establishments now operate, employing more than 15 cro...
21 May, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
Unregistered business entities grow 8 pc in 2025, add 74.52 lakh jobs: Govt surveyThe Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) captures key economic and operational characteristics of establishments enga...
06 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Access to finance for unincorporated enterprises has improved considerably: Eco Survey 2025-26The Survey revealed how the government has initiated several interventions recognising the distinct credit requirements of unincorporated e...
29 Jan, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Draft released for 2026 Survey of Unincorporated Sector EnterprisesThe upcoming Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026 will examine business funding, challenges, and reasons for rem...
11 Dec, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Urban employment rises by 4.5%, rural drops by 4.7% in July-SeptemberIn the July-September quarter, India's small businesses and informal jobs experienced a modest upswing. Manufacturing showed promising sign...
26 Nov, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Employment in unincorporated sector rises marginally to 12.85 cr in Jul-Sep quarter: Govt surveyUnincorporated sector employment saw a slight increase in July-September. The National Statistics Office reported a rise to over 12.85 cror...
25 Nov, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Survey on unincorporated enterprises to start in JanuaryThe last survey was conducted between October 2023 and September 2024. The next survey will try to capture district-wise data also to help ...
25 Dec, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
India unincorporated club swells 12.7%The number of unincorporated enterprises in India increased by 12.7% year-on-year to 73.4 million between October 2023 and September 2024, ...
25 Dec, 2024, 02.04 AM IST