-The Hindu The former Chief Statistician on calculating GDP back series, on indicators of development, and the fall of the rupee The draft of the back series GDP data, which was made public by the government recently, is unlikely to change drastically even if other methods of calculation are used, says former Chief Statistician of India, Pronab Sen. The noted economist discusses GDP, employment and poverty data; the value of the rupee;...
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99.40% of demonetised notes returned: RBI
-The Hindu Business Line Value of banknotes in circulation increased to Rs 18.03 lakh crore as at end-March 2018 Mumbai: Close to 99.40 per cent of specified bank notes (SBNs) of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, which were scrapped in the November-December 2016 period, have been returned from circulation, according to the Reserve Bank of India's annual report. The report pegged the total SBNs returned from circulation at Rs 15.31 lakh crore....
More »Only 54 of 2,874 children's homes received positive reviews, finds NCPCR audit
-The Hindu SC finds audit of child shelters ‘frightening' New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday called the preliminary contents of a social audit conducted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as “frightening.” In an affidavit filed before a Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur, the NCPCR, represented by advocate Anindita Pujari, submitted that out of a total of 2,874 children’s homes surveyed, only 54 institutions...
More »'With 3,200 dams, Maharashtra at risk of Kerala-like floods' -Nitin Yeshwantrao
-The Times of India THANE: The devastation caused by the floods in Kerala could be a preview to a similar disaster in-waiting in several cities and town of Maharashtra, where a combination of heavy rains, poor dam management and builder-driven encroachments in the flood control line could lead to a repeat of July 26, 2005, experts claimed. Maharashtra, with a total of 3,264 dams, could be highly vulnerable to devastating floods and...
More »What a petition on citizenship law could mean to Assam NRC update -Faizan Mustafa
-The Indian Express Under ARTicle 6 of the Constitution, anyone who migrated to India before July 19, 1948, from territory that had become pART of Pakistan, automatically became a citizen if either of their parents or grandparents was born in India. But those who entered India after this date needed to register themselves. A petition pending before the Supreme Court, and expected to come up before a five-judge Bench, could potentially affect...
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