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NSO organises training workshop for 79th Socio-Economic Survey

The National Statistical Office (NSO) is organising a three-day training workshop from Tuesday for the 79th Socio-Economic Survey which will also cover awareness of the AYUSH systems of medicine. The All India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the NSS 79th round of its Socio-Economic Survey will be organised at National Statistical System Training Academy (NSSTA), Greater Noida from March 8-10, an official statement said. The subjects under coverage in this round are Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) and AYUSH Survey. NSO and the State Directorates of Economics & Statistics will carry out the survey programme jointly for a period of one year, it added. The CAMS schedule is designed to collect information required to generate some important socio-economic indicators, demands for which have increased significantly during past few years. The survey on AYUSH in this round is going to be the first survey of its kind. The main objective of this survey is to get an idea about the

Household consumption up; below pre-Covid level: FY22 GDP estimates

The NSO also released the GDP data for October-December (Q3) of FY22

Economic growth slows to 5.4% in Dec qtr; manufacturing, construction hit

Full-year forecast revised lower to 8.9%

Disappointing numbers

Estimate of GDP growth for current year lowered

At 6.6%, India's GDP contracted less than projected in FY21: NSO data

FY22 growth may NOW dip to 8.8% vs 9.2% estimated earlier; core growth across eight sectors clocks 8.4%

Government as hacker: Democracy undone

The rules that permit surveillance by the government under the IT Act do not allow hacking. Hacking remains illegal under Section 43 of the IT Act with no exceptions.

Criticism hypocritical, blacklisting by America will be rescinded: NSO

"I absolutely sleep soundly at night," said Shalev Hulio, Chief Executive Officer of NSO Group

NSO says criticisms 'hypocritical', blacklisting by US will be rescinded

Israel's embattled cyber tech company NSO Group has denied wrongdoing as it called criticism of its sale of Pegasus spyware programme to non-democratic countries "hypocritical"

Israel's attorney general orders probe into NSO spyware claims

Israel's attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Israeli police's use of phone surveillance technology

Israel's NSO considering sale or shutdown of Pegasus unit: Report

Talks have been held with several investment funds about moves that include a refinancing or outright sale, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private.

Israel's NSO Group spyware used to hack US govt employees: Report

The phones of 11 US State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel's NSO Group, a person familiar with the matter said

Pegasus: Govt has no plans to ban NSO Group, says IT Ministry in Parliament

The US in November blacklisted the NSO Group for use of its Pegasus spyware

Unemployment rate at 9.4% in January-March 2021: NSO survey

NSO data: Joblessness drops in urban India but higher than pre-Covid level

Mexico arrests businessman for using Pegasus spyware on journalist

Mexico had the largest list about 15,000 phone numbers among more than 50,000 reportedly selected by NSO clients for potential surveillance.

Apple fixes a security flaw exploited by Pegasus, says report

The flaw, disclosed Monday by Citizen Lab, allowed a hacker using NSO's Pegasus malware to gain access to a device owned by an unnamed Saudi activist, according to security researchers

Over 50% agricultural families in debt with average loan of Rs 74K in 2019

Over 50 per cent of agricultural households in the country were in debt with average outstanding loan per household at Rs 74,121 in 2019, says a survey conducted by National Statistical Office

Unemployment rate rises to 10.3% in Oct-Dec 2020, shows NSO survey

Unemployment rate for all ages in urban areas rose to 10.3 per cent in October-December 2020 as compared to 7.9 per cent in the corresponding months a year ago

When technology of espionage outstrips law's ability to protect citizens

Most surveillance firms operate out of the public eye, and given the sensitive nature of the technology they provide, it is extremely difficult to ascertain who their customers are

Pegasus scandal: Israel launches probe into allegations against NSO

Israel last week established a committee to review the allegations of misuse of the NSO group's surveillance software

Pegasus scandal: NSO owner likely to be liquidated, says report

The development will represent another twist in the escalating scandal over the activities of NSO