Standing Committee on Economic Statistics renamed The government on August 9 said Standing Committee on Economic Statistics has been renamed as Standing Committee on Statistics. The Hindu · Aug 9, 2023
Explained | Is there a rural bias in national surveys? Govt of India appointed Pronab Sen panel to review NSO methodology due to articles by Ravi and Debroy claiming outdated survey methodology underestimates India's development. Mohanan and Kundu argue no systematic underestimation, but errors should be minimised. Examining NFHS data, no systematic rural bias found. Pronab Sen Committee should address… The Hindu · Jul 24, 2023
The missing numbers: On the current vacuum of official data The new Standing Committee on Statistics can pro-actively try to bridge the trust deficit between India’s once-revered statistical system and data users The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023
India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has In two months, India is projected to become the world's most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. But for at least a year, and possibly longer, the country won't know how many people it has because it hasn't been able to count them. Reuters · Feb 15, 2023
Modi's popularity key to selling cut in food aid ahead of Indian elections (Corrects paragraphs 2 and 4 to show extra handouts were monthly) Reuters · Dec 29, 2022
Economist and former Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen passes away NEW DELHI: Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72. The Times of India · Aug 30, 2022