Statistics
National Milk Day Observed on November 26
National Milk Day was celebrated on November 26, 2024, which took place at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. It marked the 103rd birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, known as the Father of the White Revolution in India. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
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National Statistics Day 2021
National Statistics Day is being observed on June 29, 2021. This day commemorate the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. Significance of the Day June 29 has been selected to celebrate this day at national level to recognise ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
29th June: National Statistics Day
To popularize the use of Statistics in everyday life, every year 29th June is celebrated as the National Statistics Day. The day 29th June was chosen to acknowledge the invaluable contributions made by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in establishing the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
June 29: National Statistics Day
The Government of India has been celebrating National Statistics Day on June 29. This is to popularize statistics in every day life and create awareness among the public on how statistics help to frame policies. This year the GoI is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
“Indian National Super Model” launched by DST
On May 31, 2020, the Department of Science and Technology operating under Ministry of Science and Technology launched the Indian National Super Model. The Model was launched to help monitor transmission of COVID-19 infection. Highlights The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
MoSPI: Unemployment rates fall in second quarter
The National Statistics Office working under Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation released its Quarterly Bulletin on November 23, 2019. The report presented the unemployment status, Labor Force Participation Rate, The urban unemployment rate fell to the lowest in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Government to scrap NSO’s consumer expenditure survey
The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) has decided has decided to scrap the National Statistical Officer’s (NSO’s) consumer expenditure survey conducted in 2017-18 because of “data quality” issue. The survey shows significant divergence in consumption pattern and with ..