Selected Tag: MOSPI
Selected Tag: MOSPI

The Invisible Asset: What India's GDP Row Is Really About

India’s GDP row exposes a deeper trust deficit. Restoring credibility requires transparent methods, consistent surveys and accountable revisions.

Arvind Mayaram

September 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM IST

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India’s Credit Data Is Getting Faster. Its Economic Context Still Isn’t

India can now spot changes in borrowers’ repayment behaviour within days. But its economic data still struggles to explain why those changes are happening.

Sagari Gupta

September 3, 2026 at 6:41 AM IST

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The Growing Opacity in India's Infrastructure Data

India’s infrastructure delays are hard enough to fix. Changes in official reporting are now making them harder to see, measure and scrutinise.

Sharmila Chavaly

August 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM IST

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India's Statistical Overhaul Is Quietly Rewriting Economic Policymaking

MoSPI's statistical reforms extend well beyond GDP rebasing. They are creating a data driven architecture that could fundamentally improve policymaking

Sagari Gupta

July 3, 2026 at 5:58 AM IST

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Will Better District-Level Data Help Address Regional Inequalities?

One region can skew the data for the entire state and hence sub-regional calculation of GDP is expected to improve evidence-based, decentralised policymaking and targeted interventions across India’s approximately 800 administrative units.

Sharmila Kantha

June 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM IST

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NITI Aayog Needs Major Overhaul, Focus Shift to Stay Relevant

The government think tank must focus on trendspotting and as an economic research hub, on tracking geopolitical developments, economic vulnerabilities, social compulsions, and potential risks.

Sharmila Kantha

May 28, 2026 at 7:48 AM IST

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Rebasing Reality Resets India’s Growth and Inflation Narrative

MoSPI’s new GDP and CPI series redraw growth, inflation and policy signals, even as geopolitics clouds the near-term outlook.

Sameer Narang

March 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM IST

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Unemployment Tracker

Festive Season Fails to Spur Jobs Market, Urban Unemployment Rises

National unemployment was unchanged at 5.2% in October, LFPR barely moved, and urban women and young workers continued to face the toughest tests in the job market.

​Akshi Chawla

November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM IST

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India’s GDP Data Puzzle: Pronab Sen on Deflators, Revisions and Trust
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