Saturday, 22 January, 2022
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Topic: NSSO

If you’re self-employed, urban, your net worth has declined by 30% since 2013, report says

Ankur Bhardwaj -
According to the AIDIS 2019 report, Indians are getting poorer with rising debt and declining average asset value.

What’s behind the ‘improvement’ in employment situation in labour force survey report

P.C. Mohanan -
The improved employment scenario as per PLFS 2019-20 is restricted to women and is due to the increased percentage of rural women in the unpaid family worker category.

Scientific data was India’s strength in polio, leprosy fight. In Covid, it’s a silent victim

Shareen Joshi -
After the first wave, scientific experts were shunted to the margins. In January, the Covid task force stopped meeting. In March, INSACOG reports of dangerous mutant strains were downplayed.

Modi govt needs to stop claiming it lacks data on the informal sector, it doesn’t

Rukmini S -
Every problem in the labour market can’t be attributed to the lack of data. It’s become a predictable and false diversion.

Don’t just blame patriarchy for fewer women in India’s job force. Blame our cities too

Neelanjan Sircar -
Data shows that women are quite willing to work, and men are supportive of it despite patriarchal norms.

Modi govt buried good news in NSSO report along with bad news on unemployment

Remya Nair -
Former National Statistical Commission chief P.C. Mohanan says if NSSO survey had been released, it would’ve shown positive signs in the field of education.

India’s statistics panel should be free, have legal backing: Ex-chief who quit in protest

Remya Nair -
Former National Statistical Commission chief P.C. Mohanan says the body should be given statutory powers so that people listen to it.

Despite conflict, Kashmiris economically better off than people of most Indian states

Observer Research Foundation -
NSSO data shows average Kashmiri household spends more on recreational goods and rural Kashmir fares much better than rural areas of rest of India.

Modi govt created 15 million jobs a year, says BJP ‘report card’

Pragya Kaushika -
BJP 'report card cites 'reliable databases' such as those with the EPFO, GPF and NPS to make jobs claim, party to take card to the electorate.

To assess citizens’ concerns over policing, home ministry orders pan-India survey

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
New Delhi-based economic research institute to carry out the survey in nine months, covering 1.2 lakh households spread over 173 districts.
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BBC is Britain’s only imperial legacy with purpose, UK must value it to remain in soft-power war

Mihir Sharma -
It’s deeply worrying that the Johnson govt, filled with defenders of the country’s imperial past, seems intent on rendering this last great British asset valueless.
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Joe Biden’s first year as US president has been disappointing

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Netflix’s outlook is disappointing. And it will need more than price hikes to win over investors

Economy

Mahindra expects strong recovery in auto sales as supply chain constraints ease

Ragini Saxena -
According to Mahindra, the auto industry is poised for a very strong rebound because it has been buffeted by a number of factors over the last 2-3 years.

Defence

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Won’t be silent if rules-based order challenged, envoy Lindner says as German warship visits

Nayanima Basu -
In an exclusive interview, the German ambassador to India said port call of the German warship Bayern in Mumbai shows the significance of the Indo-Pacific region.

National Interest

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Read my lips, I’m hurting, says Pakistan’s National Security Policy. What it means for India

Shekhar Gupta -
The new policy is mostly chaff, but it reveals the most inward-looking Pakistan in 3 decades. It needs breathing space, and is realising loss of stature and friendship with US.

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