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Topic: Statistics

India’s economic data releases to be delayed due to lockdown

The delay of high-frequency indicators such as inflation and industrial production may cloud the near-term assessment of economic trends.

Draft bill seeks to empower National Statistical Commission, but govt wants final say

The draft National Statistical Commission Bill, put out by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, is open for public suggestions until 19 January.

World’s top statisticians are urging scientists to ditch statistics and stick to mathematics

Statistical significance can be misleading because it sets an arbitrary threshold on the level of uncertainty science should be willing to accept.

Exclusive: Unemployment is low as people have to work to earn, says India’s chief statistician

Amid talk of jobless growth and the urgent need for India to create employment for its millions of young men and women, the Chief Statistician of India, T.C.A. Ananth, says there is not much evidence to show that the unemployment scenario may have worsened in the last three or four years. Anubhuti Vishnoi

TALK POINT: Can official data be fudged? How can we ensure that the credibility of official data is not damaged?

In recent months, many allegations have been made about fudging of official data by government departments in both the centre and the states. How...

On Camera

New labour codes are a simplification that’s been long overdue. Its a strategic shift

Imposition of formal rights and digital compliance mechanisms introduces new expectations for both employers and workers. This transition will require sustained awareness efforts.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.