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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicMinistry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Topic: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Expert panel recommends lowering food weight in retail inflation basket

Food prices have remained highly volatile in recent years, driving sharp swings in headline inflation & contributing to repeated forecast misses by RBI.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

MoSPI conducts e-SAKSHI portal training for representatives of Haryana state govt

The workshop Wednesday focused on new fund flow procedure under MPLAD Scheme.

MoSPI to host HCES 2022-23 data user conference

NSSO to present key concepts, definitions, and results.

On Camera

Asiya Andrabi is no women’s rights advocate. She does not speak for Indian Muslims

International news media calling Asiya Andrabi a defender of women’s rights shows how narratives are constructed and what they choose to omit.

Tanker with 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude shifts course from India to China midway

The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.