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New CPI series from February 2026 to include rural housing inflation

The new CPI series with an updated base year is slated to come into effect in February 2026, along with a new series for other macro indicators like GDP and IIP

Telangana women, Goa men spent most time on job activities in 2024

Among union territories (UTs), men in Delhi spent the highest time (406 minutes) on 'employment-related activities'

India's March factory activity expands at its fastest pace in 8 months

'Buoyant demand' helps sales by companies that report fastest drop in finished goods stocks: PMI survey

India, Brazil well placed to withstand shocks, says Moody's Ratings

Although growth will remain the highest in Asia-Pacific, the region's integration in global trade means it is most exposed to US tariffs and their potential to slow growth

After nearly 4 decades, govt to revise farm and rural inflation gauges

The Labour Bureau has constituted an expert committee, chaired by National Statistical Commission member Asit Kumar Sadhu, to shift the base year from 1986-87 to the 2024-25 agricultural year

India's core sector growth falls to five-month low of 2.9% in February

Driven by deceleration in output of coal, refinery products, and cement

India's core sector growth falls to five-month low of 2.9% in February

In February 2024, the core sector growth had stood at 7.1 per cent

Govt may ask aggregators to pay 2% of gig workers' income towards pension

All major platform aggregators such as Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, and Blinkit are likely to contribute to the pension fund

GCCs emerging as a big answer to labour migration: Labour Secy Sumita Dawra

Nearly 34 states and union territories (UTs) have pre - published draft rules and it has been done in a harmonized, standardized manner, Dawra said

India strengthens social protection, coverage hits 49%: ILO report

It may rise to 65% once data pooling exercise with states is done

S&P lowers India's growth forecast for FY26 by 20 basis points to 6.5%

The update assumes the upcoming monsoon season will be normal and that commodity - especially crude - prices will be soft

ESIC beneficiaries set to avail healthcare at AB-PMJAY hospitals: Mandaviya

The move will also benefit family members of the IPs, which is estimated at nearly 150 million beneficiaries

Softer increase in services sector activity slows flash PMI in March

The index compiled by S&P Global fell to 58.6 in March from February's final reading of 58.8

Release interim data on 7th Economic Census, House panel tells MoSPI

Data collection for the 7th Economic Census began in 2019 and took two years to complete owing to Covid

Mospi mulls ecommerce price index to monitor digital platform rates

This assumes significance as India's e-commerce market is projected to rise from Rs 12.2 trillion ($147.3 billion) in 2024 to Rs 24.1 trillion ($ 292.3 billion) by 2028

Fresh formal hirings decline 3% in Jan, down for second straight month

In January last year, a total of 807,865 new subscribers had joined the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)

Five Centres of Excellence for skilling likely to be set up in NSTIs

The CoEs will also be empowered to operationalise higher national skill qualification framework (NSQF) level (level 5-level 8) courses which are not well represented in the skilling ecosystem

Balancing data integration and privacy big task: Mospi secy Saurabh Garg

MoSPI has defined national metadata standards to lay down clear definitions for data collection and set out a quality assessment framework for various ministries that collect the information

India's wholesale inflation increases slightly to 2.38% in February

The inflation was led by acceleration in the prices of manufactured goods categories like food products

PM Internship scheme: FM Sitharaman launches mobile app for candidates

I appeal to industry that more companies should come forward and participate in the scheme, says FM