India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Significant strides have been made in providing social security cover to citizens in terms of pension and insurance, highlighted the Economic Survey tabled by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, in Parliament today. India's regulatory bodies for insurance and pension - IRDAI and PFRDA - have advanced reforms to deepen financial inclusion and extend protection to underserved segments, the Survey...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Energy must be planned ahead of economic growth, or it risks becoming a binding constraint, said Pankaj Jain, Former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Member Secretary, Eighth Central Pay Commission, during a Leadership Spotlight Session on the third day of India Energy Week 2026 which is being organised in Goa from 27th Jan to 30th Jan 2026. Speaking at the session "Empowering economic policy with energy data: ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India seeks to harness its demographic dividend and respond to evolving labour market needs by a well-integrated and forward-looking skilling system, as per the Economic Survey 2025-2026 tabled in the Parliament today by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Expanding access to skills and improving their quality requires a well-integrated skilling ecosystem. Skills policy sits at the crossroads ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Statistical Office (NSO) Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation is set to launch two major national surveys-the National Household Income Survey (NHIS) and the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE)-from April 2026 to strengthen the country's statistical system. These surveys, supported by robust scientific design, expert advisory groups, and extensive field trials, aim to address...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter/System As on end of 2014 As on end of 2025 Automatic Weather Station network 675 1008 Doppler Weather Radar 15 47 Rain Gauge Stations 3500 6726 Runway Visual Range Systems 20 186 (49 Drishti+137 FSM RVR) Current Weather Instrument Systems at RWY In 29 Airports In 93 Airports (137 CWISs) Pressure measuring Mercury Barometers Digital Barometers Upper air observations 43 RS/RW Stations 56 RS/RW Station...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's GDP growth for FY26 is estimated at 7.4 per cent driven by the double engine of consumption and investment. It reaffirms India's status as the fastest-growing major economy for the fourth consecutive year. This was highlight of the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament today. The Survey says the real GDP growth for FY27 is projected at ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "The PLI Scheme has encouraged major smartphone companies to re-locate their production to India. As a result, India has become a major mobile phone manufacturing hub", states the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament today by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. As per the Economic Survey, in alignment with India's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "India's cities are not merely places of residence but function as critical economic infrastructure. Density and proximity generate agglomeration economies that raise productivity, deepen labour markets, and enable innovation. The economic role of cities is therefore central to India's growth trajectory," said the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament today by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sit...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Economic Survey 2025-26 states that India's transition from Swadeshi to strategic resilience, and ultimately to strategic indispensability, will be determined not only by how fast the economy grows, but by whether domestic capabilities become embedded in global production systems in ways that enhance reliability, learning, and external stability. It further states that strategic resilience rests on the State's ability to anticipate...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Agriculture has demonstrated resilience, registering steady growth with major growth coming from the Allied sector states the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament today by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. It adds that while food grain production has increased in recent years, higher-value allied sectors, such as livestock, fisheries, and horticulture, are assuming an inc...