"Bias it is": CMIE chief's defence of CPHS survey elicits fresh critical response from Jean Drèze, Anmol Somanchi"The representativeness of CPHS data cannot be assumed from the survey methodology. It must be scrutinised through comparisons with other c...
CMIE CEO Mahesh Vyas on why govt's employment data smell test smells fishyIndependent testing of data is of critical importance to a young database like CPHS. CMIE is grateful to all those who test the data. In th...
Second wave rendered 1 cr Indians jobless; 97 pc households' incomes declined in pandemic: CMIEThe unemployment rate measured by the think-tank is expected to come at 12 per cent at the end of May as against 8 per cent in April, Vyas ...
West Bengal's unemployment rate at 6.5% in June 'far better' than that of India: MamataWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said this is due to the economic strategy adopted by her government to tackle the COVID-19 crisi...
Over one-third of Indian households may run out of resources in another week: CMIE SurveyCMIE's study on lockdown says nearly 84% of households have suffered a decrease in monthly income.
India’s jobless rate jumps to 27.1%, survey saysDaily wage workers and those employed by small businesses have had to take the biggest blow.
India jobless rate swells above 23% amid coronavirus lockdown, survey showsIndia’s unemployment rate may have climbed to 23% as the economy lost jobs after a nationwide lockdown.
EAC-PM rejects Arvind Subramanian's claim on over-estimation of GDPThe EAC-PM asserted that India's GDP estimation methodology is on par with its global standards.
PM Modi's Economic Advisory Council refutes ex-CEA's claim on GDP nosEAC says Subramanian relied more on private agencies while raising doubts over CSO data.
PM Narendra Modi 'spreading lies' on demonetisation: Mamata BanerjeeClaiming that the Opposition has united in the movement against demonetisation, Banerjee yesterday said any movement was bound to succeed i...
Consumer sentiment up, joblessness down due to demonetisation: CMIEHowever, the agency claimed that demonetisation has disrupted consumption which will in turn lead to postponement in investment revival.
Implementation of projects rises 8.4% in first quarter, stalled projects declineData released by independent economy tracker CMIE showed an 8.4% rise in projects under implementation in the quarter ended June 30.
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