New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- August 2025 marks two decades of the landmark Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). It was first started in 200 backward districts and expanded to the ... Read More
New Delhi, July 10 -- After declaring that India has almost eliminated extreme poverty, the government's Press Information Bureau (PIB) has picked up another set of estimates from the World Bank. This... Read More
New Delhi, June 26 -- On 5 June, the World Bank released an updated estimate of poverty for India, six weeks after the last on 26 April. However, unlike the April release, this one is accompanied by a... Read More
New Delhi, May 29 -- Recent months have seen a flurry of data and report releases from the National Statistics Office (NSO). While some of these are routine surveys conducted by it, in some cases the ... Read More
New Delhi, May 29 -- Recent months have seen a flurry of data and report releases from the National Statistics Office (NSO). While some of these are routine surveys conducted by it, in some cases the ... Read More