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India's new GDP series: GST, corporate data drive new methodologyIndia's revamped GDP calculation incorporates extensive corporate filings and GST data, as revealed by the statistics ministry. This update...
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...
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...
Death by breath: How mining dust in Aravallis is killing residentsUnregulated Aravalli mining in Rajasthan has triggered a fatal silicosis crisis, claiming dozens of lives in villages like Syalodra. Affect...
Nearly 250 districts have over 25% youth out of work, educationOver a quarter of young Indians aged fifteen to twenty-nine are NEET. This issue is most pronounced across northern Indian districts and so...
India's district-level unemployment rates revealed: 77.8% of districts below 5.5%New data shows most Indian districts have low unemployment rates. Many districts reported young people not in employment, education, or tra...
EPFO wage ceiling raised to Rs 25000 per month; over 10 million formal sector workers to benefitThe enhanced wage ceiling, approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, will put additional financial burden on employees and the government while...
Reforms improved India’s competitiveness, strengthened resilience: CII’s R MukundanReforms in taxation and digital infrastructure have boosted India's economic competitiveness. GST and the JAM trinity integrated millions i...
Part 'cream' from Dalit quota mix: Why Chirag Paswan & Jitan Ram Manjhi are clashing over SC reservationsA lively discussion among Dalit leaders is underway regarding the sub-classification of Dalits and the implementation of a creamy layer pri...
Nepal’s farmers carved farms into the Himalayas, but now this growing problem is destroying their harvests and triggering a wildlife crisisNepal’s farmers are increasingly struggling with crop damage caused by rhesus macaques and other wildlife. Rural migration has left fewer p...
U.S. consumers grow more uneasy about jobs & finances as high inflation outlook holds steady, NY Fed findsUS consumers grew more pessimistic about jobs and personal finances in August. Inflation expectations remained largely unchanged, showing l...
India's hiring mood brightens as it emerges most optimistic job market globally: SurveyIndia's hiring outlook is set to rebound in the final quarter of 2026. Employers signal stronger recruitment plans for October-December, sh...
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...
Are Indian students moving from choosing destinations to mapping careers?Students now prioritize career prospects and job market relevance when studying abroad. Financial constraints and visa policies increasingl...
Germany wanted more foreign workers. A far-right win may rewrite the immigration storyGermany spent years opening new routes for foreign workers and easing citizenship rules. The AfD’s record victory in Saxony-Anhalt does not...
Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
AI may not take your job, but it could remove the first rung of your career ladderAI may not be causing mass unemployment yet, but it could be removing the entry-level jobs through which young workers traditionally build ...
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...
India's services growth picks up in August but stays near four-year low, PMI showsIndia's services sector saw a slight acceleration in August, though new business growth remained subdued. Overall activity stayed near its ...
Micron's Taiwan unions threaten strike over bonus disputeThe two unions representing Micron workers in Taoyuan and Taichung said in a written response to Reuters that they had close to 10,000 me...