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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: GDP data

Unorganised, non-farm sector employs 19% of workforce but accounts for 6% of GDP, shows MoSPI data

With the agriculture sector employing 45% of the workforce but accounting for only 15% of GDP, it confirms that two-thirds of India’s workforce engages in low-productivity work.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India’s GDP data has several issues that need clarity, but overall the economy is a good news story

India's growing at more than twice the speed of global economy, and doing better than any other large economy, but longer-term problems with country's statistical system & data base remain.

After causing some worry, manufacturing brings a pleasant surprise in Q2. But consumption a concern

While indicators of urban demand are growing at a sharp pace, rural consumption is in slow lane. However, manufacturing, mining and construction have all seen double-digit growth.

Amid GDP row, govt hits out at critics but concedes its data insufficient to gauge economic activity

Two articles, one by visiting Princeton prof & another by ex-CEA, question India’s GDP calculation. 'Critics latch on to anything that doesn't paint economy in good light,' says govt.

India’s GDP for April-June quarter grew by 7.8%, 5 out of 8 sectors saw over 5% growth

Agriculture, and financial, real estate & professional services sectors grew faster this year than last year, while most of the other sectors registered slower but robust growth.

India’s economic indicators telling a story—of growth, recovery, robustness

A 7.2 per cent growth coming on top of a base of 9.1 per cent is a creditable performance, and a deeper look at the data revealed this to be true.

FY23’s positive GDP data hides worrying trends: Weak consumption, sustained slump in manufacturing

It should be cause for worry that, by latest quarter, agriculture had become 25% bigger than manufacturing. This is the exact opposite of what 'Make in India' intended.

GDP data shows how well Nirmala Sitharaman handled pandemic economy. Critics judged too soon

The impact of pandemic meant that the revisions made to the data for 2020-21 and 2021-22, in particular, are even more significant than usual.

How did Indian economy perform during pandemic & after? Turns out, not as badly as was estimated

Having received additional data on Covid-impacted 2020-21, govt has revised the year’s growth upwards in each revision. Growth for post-pandemic 2021-22 has also been estimated higher.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.