Central Statistics Office (CSO) Current Affairs, GK & News
India Q4 GDP Data
Central Statistics Office (CSO) released India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data for January-March quarter of financial year 2020-21. According to it, Indian economy is likely to expand in positive territory from December quarter. Highlights Before second wave of Covid-19, India’s GDP grew 1.6 per cent in fourth quarter (January-March) of 2020-21. However, for all quarters ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Capital growth • Central Statistics Office (CSO) • Economic growth • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • India Q4 GDP Data
NSO’s GDP Forecast- Highlights
The National Statistical Office (NSO) recently released its data on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the financial year 2021. Key Facts As per the NSO, the Indian economy will be expanded by 0.4% in the December quarter. Thus, with this, the economy will be emerged from the recession which was induced by the covid-19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Central Statistics Office (CSO) • Economic growth • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation • National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) • National Statistical Office (NSO)
Core sector Growth of India hit due to Lock Down
The core sectors of India include crude oil, steel, natural gas, refinery product, cement, fertilizer, electricity and coal. According to the figures released by the Ministry of Commerce recently, the production of core industries of India shrank in March, 2020 due to lock down. Highlights The output of the core industries has reduced by 6.5% ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Cement • Central Statistics Office (CSO) • CSO • Eight core sectors • Electricity • Index of Eight Core Industries • Index of Eight core sectors • Index of industrial production • Petroleum Industry
Standing Committee on Economic Statistics Constituted
On December 28, 2019, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation constituted standing committee on statistics. The objective of the committee is to improve data of the government. The committee will be headed by Chief Statistician Pronab Sen. Highlights The committee is set to meet on January 6, 2020. There are around 28 members forming ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Topics: Central Statistics Office (CSO) • Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) • NSO • standing committee • Statistics • Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Government proposes NSSO and CSO merger
The outgoing NDA government in one of its last decisions has decided to merge the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Key Highlights About: The Government order has cleared restructuring of statistical system by proposing NSSO, CSO merger and formation of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: 2005 Resolution by MoSPI • Central Statistics Office (CSO) • Chief Statistician of India • Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) • National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) • National Statistical Commission (NSC) • National Statistical Office (NSO) • NSSO and CSO Merger