Govt to revamp official data for clearer picture of economyThe focus is to capture economic activity more accurately, particularly in the unorganised sector.
19 Jan, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
Sen Panel tasks 3 subgroups with monitoring data collectionThe standing committee on economic statistics (SCES), chaired by Sen, has subsumed in it four earlier standing committees on labour force s...
07 Jan, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
MOSPI constitutes committee on economic statistics headed by Pronab SenA 28 member Standing Committee on Statistics chaired by former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen was constituted.
28 Dec, 2019, 10.52 PM IST
'Damaging' vacancy puts India statistics reputation at riskAt stake is the reputation of an institution that’s been working hard to rectify the image that India has deficient and unreliable economic...
14 Jun, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
Third appeal in tax cases should be filed selectively: CBECThe Board observed that "this cannot" be made a rigid rule as the department may be "genuinely aggrieved" by the decision of the various ju...
14 Nov, 2017, 07.58 PM IST
GST to help in better description of GDP: T C A AnantGST will provide data from the point of production to the point of sale because all these would be captured properly under the new indirect...
04 Jun, 2017, 11.25 AM IST
Not enough data to figure out demonetisation impact on GDP: TCA Anant, Chief statisticianI would be careful in making any statement on causes and effects of a particular event without having enough data at my disposal.
08 Jan, 2017, 12.06 AM IST
China's PPI-index slides to 6-year lowsThe producer price index (PPI), a measure of costs for goods at the factory gate, fell 5.4% year on year in July, widening from the 4.8% dr...
10 Aug, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
Government Data: Oops! Central Statistics Office goofs up again with IIP numbersIndia’s Central Statistics Office has revised the industrial production data for April twice within 27 hours of releasing it, drawing flak ...
14 Jun, 2013, 01.04 AM IST
Sen likely to take over as NSC chiefPronab Sen, the former principal advisor to the Planning Commission, is likely to be appointed as the chairman of the National Statistical ...
13 Feb, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Government plans white paper on wrong export numbers soon
Govt is considering bringing out a white paper on what went wrong with exports numbers that were revised down $9 billion for first 7 months...
16 Jan, 2012, 03.34 AM IST
- GDP: Professionals who measure India under impossible odds
Behind GDP and 115 other crucial data sets published every year is a small, underpaid, overworked band of government number crunchers.
29 May, 2011, 04.58 AM IST
- Anant concerned about declining industrial growth
Chief Statistician T C A Anant today expressed concern over slow industrial growth for two consecutive months of August and September.
12 Nov, 2010, 03.22 PM IST
- Indian economy to grow by over 8.5 pc: Anant
Chief statistician T C A Anant today said that the economy is likely to grow a little over the targeted 8.5 per cent this fiscal on the bac...
03 Oct, 2010, 04.01 PM IST
- 'Stimulus withdrawal to work well for economy in 2010-11'
With the economy growing at 7.4 per cent, Chief Statistician Pronab Sen on Monday said partial withdrawal of the stimulus is going to work ...
31 May, 2010, 08.27 PM IST
- ET Poll sees inflation at 2.42%
Inflation for the week ended February 28 is seen at 2.42% as per the poll consensus in an ET poll conducted among 8 economists.
10 Mar, 2009, 02.49 PM IST
- Inflation falls to record 3.03% on cheaper food
Inflation hit a near seven-year low of 3.03% for the week to February 21, continuing its steady slide close to zero projected by the govern...
06 Mar, 2009, 01.16 AM IST