Rare earth, gas supply, aircraft parts: What’s inside the new IIP calculus as India revises base yearIndia is updating its Index of Industrial Production. The new series will use 2022-23 as the base year, replacing the old 2011-12 base. Thi...
01 Jun, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
One in six Indian Schengen visa applications were rejected in 2025 — these countries denied the mostIn 2025, over 181,000 Schengen visa applications from India were rejected, resulting in a 15.8% non-issuance rate. While India was a major ...
30 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Has China eaten Europe's lunch? A Brussels-Beijing battle is brewingEurope is adopting a tougher stance against China's industrial practices. A new strategy aims to protect European industries from unfair co...
26 May, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
NTET result 2026 declared by NTA: How to check scorecards, direct link, and other detailsThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the NTET 2026 results for postgraduate candidates in Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopa...
16 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Govt issues uniform guideline for measuring states' GDP with revised base year of 2022-23The Statistics Ministry has released new guidelines for calculating states' Gross State Domestic Product. The base year for these calculati...
07 May, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Assembly polls: Will May 4 mark a turning point for women in politics in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu awaits election results on May 4th, with a record 443 women contesting Assembly seats. Despite historical highs and lows in fema...
03 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 5.61 lakh crore in MarchAs of March 2026, the landscape of central sector infrastructure is marked by significant challenges, with projects exceeding Rs 150 crore ...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
8th Pay Commission demands: Rs 72,000 as minimum pay and fitment factor of 4.0; why this employee body wants 4x salary hikeThe Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh (BPMS) has proposed a significant overhaul for the 8th Pay Commission, demanding a minimum basic sa...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
UP CM, National Statistical Commission discuss strengthening of state statistical systemUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met with the National Statistical Commission chairman and statistics ministry secretary to bol...
14 Oct, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
National Statistical Commission gets two more membersIndia's National Statistical Commission is back to full capacity with the appointment of two new members after a one-year gap. A Ganesh Kum...
27 Apr, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
National Statistical Commission forms five panels to revamp surveysQuality of statistics and data collection methods have been questioned in the past, with experts claiming a bias in sample selection. The g...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
India elected to UN Statistical Commission for four-year periodIndia was elected by secret ballot while Argentina, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Ukraine, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States ...
05 Apr, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
National Policy on Statistics set to be unveiled soonThe credibility of India’s official stats is under strain following alleged shelving of unfavourable data.
09 Dec, 2019, 11.58 AM IST
Government reconstitutes National Statistical CommissionIndian Institute of Management Bangalore professor Pulak Ghosh is also a member of the three-member commission.
23 Aug, 2019, 09.15 PM IST
National Statistical Commission to get more teeth in 100 daysChanges likely in the institutional and legal framework of the statistics body after govt faced flak over GDP data quality.
27 May, 2019, 11.21 PM IST
Radha Binod Barman takes over as Chairperson of National Statistical CommissionThe Commission is an advisory body on all statistical matters, set up to enhance public trust in official statistics.
04 May, 2016, 10.12 PM IST
- National Statistical Commission to come into force
The National Statistics Commission, which will come into existence on Wednesday, will be working towards evolving measures for improving pu...
11 Jul, 2006, 06.00 PM IST