PC Mohanan, who was the acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission along with member JV Meenakshi resigned on Monday, leaving behind no external members in the body. The chairman......
'Even today illegal foreign immigrants live in Assam and their names might be on the voters list. This we can get rid of only by doing SIR.' Kindly note that this image has only been posted for......
'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......
'All governments are scared of a negative image.''Somehow, this government has a tendency to create a narrative that things are improving.''When the real data gives a different picture, they are......
The alleged gang rape of a second-year medical student in West Bengal's Durgapur has sparked massive outrage, snowballing into a major political storm, with the survivor's father likening Bengal to......
A recent World Bank report placing India among the most equal countries globally may present a limited view of inequality, with economists suggesting that broader data sets could tell a different......
Updated new base years for national accounts and other macro-indicators are expected to come into effect from January-February 2026, coinciding with the first and second advance estimates of......
India is planning to move from the Wholesale Price Index to Producer Price Index (PPI) in future as most of the G20 countries follow this practice, an official said. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......
As a well-wisher of the Indian Statistical System and part of the system for more than 37 years, Sunil K Sinha, former DG and CEO, NSSO, offers suggestions to improve data quality. Illustration:......
When T C A Anant took over as India's chief statistician, he had thought that base revisions for key indices would keep him busy. Four months later, he has a much longer and far more complex to-do......
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......