Himanshi Bhardwaj

But urban female joblessness rose sharply in several states

Policy think tank says regulatory hurdles, not demand, are holding back tourism; proposes easier visas, GST refunds for foreign tourists and seamless interstate travel

Statistics Secretary Saurabh Garg says harmonising administrative data across departments will improve interoperability, AI-driven analytics and evidence-based policymaking

P K Mishra warns AI can reinforce data biases in official statistics, urging stronger safeguards, transparency, and institutional independence in data governance

Industrial output growth rose to 5.1 per cent in May as electricity generation strengthened and the government adopted Output-PPI for the new IIP series

The govt is building a common data platform to unify official economic statistics, with plans to develop it into an AI model that can answer queries using trusted official data

Twenty states utilised 5.86 per cent of their FY27 capex budgets in April-May, below the year-ago pace, though spending recovered in May after a sluggish April

Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Bihar saw revenue balances weaken between FY23 and FY25 as spending outpaced receipts: CAG

The ministry has recommended the OECD methodology for valuing coal reserves, saying it could strengthen natural capital accounting and support evidence-based policymaking

The new monthly indicator will track short-term changes in services-sector output and serve as the counterpart to the Index of Industrial Production

India's southwest monsoon from June 1 to June 23 has been almost 43% below normal, among its worst performances in the last several years

Think tank flags non-tariff barriers as a bigger hurdle than duties for $35.8 bn drug exports

In his 2007 memoir, Alan Greenspan praised India's reforms but argued that lingering socialist policies and bureaucracy were holding back its economic potential

Coal output contracted 9.3 per cent in May, marking a 10-month low, while growth in petroleum refinery products slumped to a 42- month low of -8.7 per cent

While 95.4 per cent of births now take place in hospitals, nearly half of all deaths occur without qualified medical attention, highlighting a gap in end-of-life care

Former IIM Calcutta director succeeds Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar as head of the apex body overseeing India's core statistical activities

The CAG's review of state finances showed 18 states exceeded the 3 per cent fiscal deficit ceiling in FY25, while combined state liabilities continued to rise over the decade

The government also released India's first Producer Price Index under the new series, with producer inflation tracking wholesale prices closely

The labour force participation rate fell to an 11-month low in May, while the worker population ratio also declined, indicating softer labour market conditions

As India shifts to a new WPI base year, the outgoing series reflects a turbulent period marked by deep deflation, record inflation and sharp fuel price swings