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News Reports

‘Govt initiatives improving rural livelihood’: SBI Research report corroborates NSSO findings on decline in ‘consumption inequality’ in India

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2024

According to SBI Research, rural poverty has decreased from 25.7% (2011-12) to 7.2% (2022-2023) while urban poverty has reduced from 13.7% (2011-12) to 4.6% (2022-2023).

Opinions

Is unemployment in India really at 45 years high: Explaining the NSSO report

Shashank Goyal - 3 June, 2019

The unemployment is at a “45 years high” is a meaningless exaggeration without any basis in facts or data.

Government and Policy

Here is why comparing the recent job data with past data is faulty and foolish

Editorial Desk - 1 June, 2019

The method to calculate job data has been changed, hence it can’t be compared with past data.

Economy and Finance

The discussion around GDP data is driven by political and ideological belief, not data and facts

Karan - 9 May, 2019

The recent debate regarding the GDP has come with the backdrop of a report that suggests that the MCA-21 database has 36% of its companies unsuitable for collection of data