poverty

The decline in poverty at the national level, by 17.2 percentage points, however, would be considered very sharp during the period from 2011-12 to 2023-24

The Great Indian Poverty Debate: Fresh estimates ignite new discussions

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Informal sector, workers,

Efforts at providing robust data for unorganised sector, which plays an important role in livelihood and survival of the poor, has so far been half-hearted, producing no comparable evidence over time

Growth or decline? Understanding non-agricultural informal enterprises

Jobs, workers

In the concluding part, the authors say what is lost in discrediting the NSSO report is the story of change taking place in the economy and society

Autonomy of statistical agencies is important to ensure credibility of data

data analysis

In the first of a two-part series, the authors dispel misgivings about the methodology used by NSSO in its Periodic Labour Force Survey

NSSO jobs data discredited as it challenges carefully cultivated narratives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers at Mukhwa temple -- the winter abode of Goddess Ganga in Uttarkashi district.
Mukhwa is located on the way to the Gangotri temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga. Her idol is moved to Mukhwa temple from Gangotri Dham every year after the closure of its gates for winter.
The prime minister will flag off a trek and bike rally and address a public meeting in Harshil. Modi's visit to the temple, his first as prime minister, is expected to boost winter pilgrimage and tourism in Uttarakhand.
It comes a day after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs headed by him approved two major ropeway projects to Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib worth over Rs 6,000 crore.
The Uttarakhand government has initiated a Winter Tourism programme this year to promote religious tourism and boost the local economy, homestays and businesses, among others.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami extended a warm welcome to the prime minister in a post on X.
"A hear

PM Modi, prayer, Narendra Modi

Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he's now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president's dramatic downsizing of the federal government that cost him his job.
I think a lot of other veterans voted the same way, and we have been betrayed, said Hooven, who was fired in February from a Virginia medical facility for veterans. I feel like my life and the lives of so many like me, so many that have sacrificed so much for this country, are being destroyed.
The mass firing of federal employees since Trump took office in January is pushing out veterans who make up 30 per cent of the nation's federal workforce. The exact number of veterans who have lost their job is unknown, although House Democrats last month estimated that it was potentially in the thousands.
More could be on the way. The Department of Veterans Affairs  a major employer of veterans  is planning a reorganisation that includes cutting ove

Donald Trump, Trump

Their words came just an hour apart this week  two major speeches by two of the world's most powerful leaders, delivered on opposite sides of the planet. Together, they illustrate the very different approaches the world's 21st-century powers are taking to achieve their respective national ambitions.
For China, it was a call for unity to overcome obstacles through innovation and opening up  a time-honoured phrase in Chinese politics  to eventually accomplish national rejuvenation. It came from Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing as he delivered an annual work report to the National People's Congress, nearly 3,000 representatives from a nation of 1.4 billion people.
Seven thousand miles away and an hour later, at 9 p.m. in Washington, President Donald Trump addressed both chambers of the U.S. Congress, more than 500 lawmakers representing a nation of 340 million, as he vowed to levy tariffs on imports and defeat inflation to "make America great again"  an equally resonant phrase for ..

Xi Jinping, Donald Trump

The State-Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB) Assam will announce the Assam Police SI and other positions' written exam result today, March 6, at slprbassam.in at 11 am

Assam Police

In a long post on X, DMK chief MK Stalin recalled the 1967 Tamil language protests led by party founder CN Annadurai and urged Tamil Nadu to rise against the alleged 'imposition of Hindi'

MK Stalin, Stalin

Elon Musk has now found support from US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly railed against India's high taxes

Tesla

The central bank announced open market operations (OMO) auctions to purchase government securities worth Rs 1 trillion in two tranches of Rs 50,000 crore each on March 12 and March 18

RBI, Reserve Bank of India

The announcement comes after Trump spoke with leaders of the big 3 automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis on Wednesday

Kamath will represent India at EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo to be held in June 2025

Zerodha’s chief executive officer Nithin Kamath

Zerodha's chief executive officer Nithin Kamath

Stock market today: Pan-Indian average cement prices have risen for three consecutive months. In February, prices increased by ₹3 per 50 kg bag (up 1% M-o-M and 2% Y-o-Y) to ₹374 per bag

Stock Market, BSE, Nifty, Capital

Holi is one of the most joyful festivals celebrated across the country. However, people are wondering when Holi will be celebrated this year

Holi 2024

Despite slowing to the weakest since December 2023, rates of expansion in output and sales remained elevated, according to a private survey

Manufacturing PMI, manufacturing

Congress leader Shama Mohamed calls Rohit Sharma 'fat', sparking BJP backlash, as political leaders trade barbs over the Indian captain's fitness and leadership

Rohit Sharma

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry said India's familiarity with the conditions here helped them pick a suitable bowling unit as their spin quartet, particularly Varun Chakravarthy, kept his side under constant pressure during the Champions Trophy match here.
India, who are playing all their matches in Dubai, fielded Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel against the Kiwis here on Sunday during their 44-run victory in the final Group A match.
"I think, obviously, the way to have four frontline spinners was a really effective way to play. I think having that luxury of knowing (conditions)they played to the conditions beautifully. That was probably the challenge for us," Henry said in the post-match press conference.
"We knew that they were going to play the four spinners. They bowled beautifully. They read the situation and the conditions well. Yeah, unfortunately, we couldn't get across the line."
Chakravarthy was the most impressive among the four spinners, taking a

New Zealand cricket team

Trade tensions escalate amid US Tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico, which are set to take effect on March 4

Trade war: Trump sets 25% tariff on $50 bn Chinese goods, faces retaliation

The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige, who noted that the special court's order of March 1 was passed mechanically, without going into the details

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch (Photo: PTI)

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, March 4: Among the broader markets, the Nifty Smallcap100, and Nifty Midcap100 indices settled higher by 0.69 per cent, and 0.05 per cent respectively

At Business Standard Manthan 2025, Samir Arora set the cat among the pigeons when he argued for the abolition of capital gains tax to bring back FIIs to Indian markets

Samir Arora at BS Manthan

Batting first, Australia were bowled out for 264 in 49.3 overs and India chased it down with 11 balls to spare.

India vs Australia semifinal live streaming details

India's exporters are already under dire threat from the US. That only makes it more important that they should not be attacked from the domestic side. QCOs must be eliminated immediately

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P C Mohanan

P C Mohanan

The Great Indian Poverty Debate: Fresh estimates ignite new discussions

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