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Base Year revision aims to capture digital economy, new data sources: MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg
New Delhi, December 23: The government is undertaking a revision of the base year for national accounts to better reflect structural changes in the economy, evolving consumption patterns, and the rapid expansion of the digital economy over the past decade, Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said on Tuesday.
GoIStats mobile application downloads cross 14,000
New Delhi, Dec 1: The GoIStats mobile application (GoIStats), which provides on‑the‑go access to official statistical data, has more than 14, 000 downloads, Rao Inderjit Singh, MoS, Statistics and Programme Implementation, told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Monday.
Q2 GDP: Indian economy may outshine forecast amid global disruptions
New Delhi, Nov 28: As economists and industry wait for the Q2 GDP numbers to be released by the National Statistical Office on Friday, reports say that the economy may outshine the 7 per cent forecast for the July-September period despite US tariffs and overall weak global cues.
Govt to host workshop to encourage ocean accounting in coastal states
New Delhi, Aug 27: The government on Wednesday said it will hold a workshop in Kochi, Kerala to improve the capacity of coastal states to develop Ocean Accounts under the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework.
Continuous digital transformation to ensure quality data for policy making: Centre
New Delhi, June 28: The Centre on Saturday said it is committed to completing the digital transformation process to ensure timely and quality data is consistently available for policy making, on way to becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047.
India's economy remains steady amidst global uncertainties: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31: India's domestic economy remains steady amidst global uncertainties, driven by robust growth in the services sector, a rebound in agriculture, and the industrial sector picking up momentum on the back of rising private consumption, according to the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday.
SBI downgrades India's GDP growth forecast to 6.3% for FY25 after NSO estimate of 6.4%
Mumbai, January 8: The State Bank of India (SBI) has revised its forecast for India's GDP growth in FY25 to 6.3 per cent, slightly lower than the National Statistical Office's (NSO) estimate of 6.4 per cent.