-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A government-appointed panel has estimated that the economy grew at a double-digit RATe (10.1 per cent) in 2006-07, a first in the post-liberalisation era and the second highest ever. The new series uses 2011-12 as the base year for prices, as against 2004-05 in the old series. The panel headed by Sudipto Mundle concluded that the difference is minimal, addressing concerns often raised about the...
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MoSPI says back series GDP figures 'not official', formal data later
-PTI As per the back series data on GDP, Indian economy clocked a 10.08 per cent growth RATe in 2006-07, the highest since liberalisation of the economy in 1991 New Delhi: Amid ongoing controversy over the back series GDP figures showing better economic performance during the UPA regime, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Sunday said "these are not official estimates" and the data will be released officially later. As...
More »We have to sell land & homes, start anew: Why Jewar farmers insist on a 'fair price' -Shafaque Alam
-The Times of India JEWAR: There’s no storm blowing around Bhagwan Singh. Spread out on a charpoy in his spacious two-storey house, Singh’s manner mirrors the somnolence of this August afternoon. He is in no rush; not to talk, not to go anywhere. And certainly not to sell his land. Singh is headman of Rohi, the village that virtually holds the veto on land acquisition for the UP government’s prestige project —Jewar...
More »GDP under Modi govt higher than UPA's last four years: Niti Aayog VC
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday that the GDP growth RATe under four years of the Modi government is still higher than the growth RATe of last four years of UPA. In a series of tweets, Kumar said, "Growth RATe under four years of Modi Government is still higher than the growth RATe of last four years of UPA. This is being managed despite...
More »No child left behind -Vinita Bali
-The Hindu To get good nutrition to all Indians, we need delivery models that are collaboRATive across domains The urgency to address poor nutrition in India, especially among children, adolescent girls and women is compelling, and re-confirmed in virtually every survey — from NFHS-4 in 2015-16 (the latest available information), to the Global Nutrition Report 2016 and the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017, which ranks India at 100 out of 119 countries,...
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