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Reassure homes, not just economy: Why India’s growth feels weaker at household levelThe ripples of global disruptions are felt in the everyday lives of Indian families, shaping individual narratives beyond simple data point...
Women's role in India's labour market is shifting toward stability, SBI Research findsIndia's female labour market may be on the cusp of a structural upgrade, with education, household agency and social mobility driving a gra...
How Toyota's CSR initiative taught rural Karnataka hygiene habitsToyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...
Unemployment rate falls to 3.1% in 2025; labour participation and wages improve: PLFSIndia's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1% in 2025. This positive trend shows progress in job creation across various sectors and for both m...
India to cut food weighting in CPI in new inflation seriesIndia is set to revise its inflation measurement, significantly reducing food's weight in the Consumer Price Index to 36.75%. This shift ai...
At Rs 49,711 a year, Chandigarh most expensive for schoolingA recent survey by the statistics ministry reveals education expenditure. Government schools saw an average of ₹2,863 spent per student. No...
Govt to release monthly urban, rural unemployment data from AprilStarting April, the government will release monthly unemployment figures for urban and rural areas. The ministry is enhancing data for dist...
Rise in govt school enrolment during Covid reversed, full recovery from learning loss: ReportGovernment school enrolment for children aged 6-14 years has nearly returned to 2018 levels after a rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Desp...
Mospi: Surveys on health, labour force, telecom to start in JanuaryThe National Statistics Office (NSO) will begin three surveys in January. These include surveys on health, telecom and ICT skills, and educ...
Rural literacy rate up over 10 pc points in past decade: Govt tells Lok SabhaRural India's literacy rate saw a significant boost over the past decade, rising by over 10 percentage points to 77.50% in 2023-24. Female ...
Government to check for inconsistencies in Household Expenditure surveyThe meeting took place in the wake of a leaked draft of the Household Consumer Expenditure survey report showing a decline in consumer spen...
NSO survey finds big rural-urban divide in computer, internet useThe survey on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ conducted by the NSO showed that in rural areas, among persons of 5 years and above...
Is the job scene in India bad? Depends on how you see it, says govtThe unemployment rate was highest among urban females at 10.8% followed by males at 7.1%.
Economic data pointer to rural India's appalling status: PMKStating that the socio economic census data released yesterday revealed "two Indias within the glittering image of India as a fast growing ...
Spending on engineering, vocational courses doubled in 7 years: SurveyExpenditure on technical education doubled to Rs 62,841 per year in 2014 as against Rs 32,112 in 2007-08.
Non-business debt soars in rural and urban India, says NSSO reportMadan Sabnavis, chief economist at CARE Ratings, said the trend reflects rising consumerism in both rural and urban areas.
- PM seeks evaluation of govt schemes
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Planning Commission and other government departments to set up a system for independent evaluat...
- PM concerned over data quality
Lamenting that industrial and agriculture data had become unreliable over a period of time, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today strongly fa...
- Independent evaluation needed for flagship programmes: PM
With government pumping in massive funds in education, health and rural employment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the plan pane...
- OBCs account for 41% of Indian population: NSS
The Supreme Court noted on Thursday that the government has no clear data on the Other Backward Classes (OBC), while staying the Central Ed...