-The Indian Express Muslims were the only religious community in India whose representation in the force was separately provided in the NCRB report. In fact, such data was first made public in 1999 during the Vajpayee-led NDA government. For the first time in 16 years, the Union Home Ministry has decided to stop making public information about Muslims serving in the police force. Until last year, representation of SCs/STs and Muslims in the...
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Angus Deaton and the great Indian poverty debate -Himanshu
-Livemint.com Nobel to Deaton calls for a celebration of not just his own work but also the contributions of a number of Indian economists who have engaged with similar issues The announcement of Angus Deaton winning the Nobel Prize in economics was unexpected but not surprising. His body of work over the years has influenced many of us who have worked on issues of poverty, nutrition and food security. It is...
More »Incentivize pulses production to check spiralling prices
The low rate of inflation of 3.88 percent in Consumer Food Price Index during September, 2015 actually hides the high prices at which various pulses (dal) are available in kirana / retail shops across India. In terms of Consumer Price Index (combined), monthly rate of inflation in pulses and products during September 2015 (over September last year) stood at 29.76 percent as compared to the overall monthly retail inflation of...
More »Govt to come out with quarterly, annual employment surveys -Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line Will help policymakers, analysts calculate impact of decisions on real-time job market The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is set to launch quarterly and annual surveys on employment. “We are in the process of getting administrative clearances. The methodology has already been finalised and the surveys should be launched soon,” said TCA Anant, the country’s Chief Statistician. Once this is done, it is expected to bridge a major deficit...
More »Why Skymet went wrong -Jatim Singh
-The Indian Express Congratulations to the IMD which sounded out the country on below-normal rainfall at 93 per cent of the LPA and then downgraded it to 88 per cent. Skymet’s forecast for 102 per cent of the long period average (LPA) of the southwest monsoon was wrong. On September 30, the monsoon ended at 86 per cent of the LPA, leading to a second consecutive season with deficient rainfall (mild...
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