New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday released the report of the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics, which has made key recommendations related to methodologies on the contribution of biofuels, filling up of demand and supply-side data gaps, especially captive power and consumption of electricity by electric vehicles (EVs).The report is part of MOSPI’s efforts to harmonise India’s energy statistics database in consultation with En…
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India has significant progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goal indicators, with social protection coverage and installed renewable energy generating capacity in the country nearly tripling in ten years, an official statement said on Monday.The data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on SDG indicators showed that the proportion of the population covered by social protection systems rose from 22 per cent in 2016 to 65.3 per cent i…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that 1,987 ongoing infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.50 lakh crore, are being monitored across 17 Central Ministries and Departments (as of May).The transport and logistics sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects (1,476), with revised estimates of Rs 23.50 lakh crore, underscoring the priority to connectivity-driven infrastructure growth.The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects sta…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Wednesday said it will launch the Index of Services Production in (ISP) July 2026 to provide a monthly measure of short‑term changes in the growth of formal services sector, and released a detailed FAQ booklet to assist users.The Index of Services Production (ISP) is a short-term indicator designed to measure changes over time in the volume of output produced by the services sector relative to a specified base…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released a discussion paper on approaches for compiling monetary asset accounts of coal in India, which is aligned with the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Central Framework, endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission as an international statistical standard, it was announced on Wednesday.Since 2018, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has been following…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Economists on Friday said while a build-up in price pressures is being watched closely against the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia conflict, India’s inflation is at still below the mid-range of the 2-6 per cent target, and thereby less of an immediate policy concern.India’s retail inflation stood at 3.93 per cent in May, remaining below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4 per cent, according to provisional data released by the Ministry of Statistics …
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Senior leaders from industry, government, and policy institutions gathered at Shangri-La, New Delhi, for the Amrit Prayas Conclave, an invitation-only forum that placed “Middle India” — India’s long-overlooked districts — at the centre of the country’s investment and development agenda.Organised under Amrit Prayas, a decade-long economic development initiative for the Deoria Lok Sabha constituency, the conclave brought together corporate leaders, policymakers, …
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that at a time when many countries are facing economic uncertainty, India continues to stand out as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. He further said that India’s economy grew by 7.7 per cent in FY 2025-26, with growth accelerating to 7.8 per cent in the fourth quarter, underscoring its resilience and the underlying strength built over the last 12 years through the mantra of ‘Reform, Perform, Transform’.Defence…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is monitoring 1,981 ongoing big-ticket infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.78 lakh crore as of April 2026, across 17 Central Ministries and Departments. The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 20.36 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 47.59 per cent of the revised project cost, indicating steady progress in project implementation, according to a MOPI fl…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The total number of establishments in the unincorporated non-agricultural sector increased substantially from 7.34 crore to 7.92 crore, representing a healthy 7.97 per cent growth and driving economic expansion, the government said on Wednesday.Among the broad sectors, the number of establishments in the ‘Other Services’ sector recorded a robust growth of 10.29 per cent, followed by a 6.48 per cent increase witnessed by the manufacturing sector and 6.18 per cent by tr…