The claim that poverty increased in India during Kovid-19 is false

claims a surge in Poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic According to a…

Government begins work on consumer spending survey

Will take data of benefits to families from government schemes Will take data of benefits to…

CES reforms to make comparisons difficult with previous surveys

The National Statistical Commission, the country’s apex statistical body, has expressed concern over the implications of…

Data, disrupted: on the official household spending survey

R India’s official statistical machinery gearing up to relaunch All India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey, traditionally…

Household Consumer Expenditure Survey to start in July

All India Family consumer spending surveyUsually conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every five years,…

Is RBI doing enough to check inflation?

Nurturing the real economy, not just changing the repo rate, is the need of the hour…

A new scale of inflation is on the horizon

Traditional statistical practices may be redefined as an initiative by British campaigner Jack Monroe Traditional statistical…