Periodic Labour Force Survey: Decline in Self-Employed households

The National Statistical Office recently released the Periodic Labour force Survey. According to the survey, the percentage of self-employed households in rural India declined from 52.2% to 51.7% in the year 2019. Highlights The Survey says that in Urban India the self-employed households declined from 32.4% to 31.8%. The decline in rural India is mainly ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Digitization • Employment • employment generation • Formalisation of employment • Periodic Labour Force Survey • rural areas • Unemployment • Urban Services

World Bank Report

The World Bank in its latest Global Economic Prospect downgraded its projection of growth of India by -9%. However, the World Bank believes that Indian growth is to bounce back in 2021. Highlights The World Bank says that the growth of India has slowed by 4.2% in 2019-20. The other international rating agencies such as ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: CRISIL • Fitch Ratings • Global Economic Prospects • Moody's • South Asia • World Bank

Global Economic Prospects Report, 2020 by World Bank

The World Bank recently launched the Global Economic Prospects Report, 2020. The report highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on countries. Key findings of the report The report says that the Emerging Market and the Developing Economies are highly vulnerable. They face health crisis, external shocks, restrictions, tourism, falling trade, capital outflows and commodity prices. These ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: developing countries • Global Economic Prospects • Governance • Poverty • World Bank

World Gold Council Report: 37% of Indian Women never bought gold

On May 27, 2020, the World Gold Council released its report on Retail Gold Insights: India Jewellery Report. According to the report, around 37% of Indian women never bought jewellery. Highlights The report says that gold jewellery was the second most popular item among “Fashion and Lifestyle” shoppers next to clothes and silk sarees. Around ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Gold • Gold Reserves • rural areas • Urban Services • world gold council • World Gold Council Report

World Steel report: India’s steel output declined by 65%

On May 24, 2020, the World Steel Association released the World Steel Report. According to the report, the crude steel report of India declined by 65%. During April 2020, the steel output of India was 3.13 million tonnes. Highlights In April 2019, according to the report, India produced 9.02 million tonnes. In March 2020, India ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Crude Steel • High Quality Steel • lock down • national steel policy • World Steel Association • world steel report