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NSO’s GDP Forecast- Highlights
The National Statistical Office (NSO) recently released its data on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the financial year 2021. Key Facts As per the NSO, the Indian economy will be expanded by 0.4% in the December quarter. Thus, with ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
NSO released Revised Estimates of Economic Growth
The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the revised estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data on January 29, 2020. The data was revised for the for the fiscal years 2017-18 to 2019-20. Highlights The first revised estimates figured the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
NSO Time Use Survey in India: Key Facts
The National Statistical Office operating under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducted the Time Use Survey in India for the first time between January and December, 2019. Key Highlights The main objective of the survey is to measure participation ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
NSO Survey: 92% Indian Women and only 27% men take part in unpaid domestic work
The National Statistical Office conducted a survey between January 2019 and December 2019. According to the survey, 92% of Indian Women and only 27% of men participate in employment related activities. Key Findings of the Survey Only 22% of Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
NSO’s Report on Digital Divide
National Statistical Organisation (NSO) recently published the report on ‘household social consumption’ in its 75th round of the survey which was conducted between 2017-2018. The report shows that how digital divide have increased across States, cities and villages, and income groups. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate
A report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ was published by the National Statistical Office (NSO). It surveyed around 1.13 lakh households across 8,000 villages and 6,000 urban blocks. The data for the report were collected during 2017-18 for the age ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Supply
On June 3, the National Statistical Office launched the Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Survey. Key Findings According to the survey, the worker population ratio increased to 35.3% as compared to 34.7% in 2017-18. The unemployment rate fell to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
India seeks help from IMF and World Bank to fill data gaps
The Government of India has approached multilateral organizations such as World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to find out methods that will help in preparing economic indicators such as retail inflation, industrial production and economic growth. Highlights In today’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
GDP estimated 5.0 per cent in First Advance Estimates of National Income 2019-20
In accordance with the release calendar of National Accounts, the First Advance Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday, 7th January 2020, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
NSO Survey on Household Health Expenditure
The National Statistical Office on November 23, 2019 released its survey on Household Social Consumption related to health. The survey was conducted between July 2017 and June 2018. It was a part of the 75th round of National Sample Survey. ..