Tuesday 30 July 2013

The nutritional status of India is a critical issue and expanded crop protection is the need of the hour for assured food and nutritional security - Increased production for an increasing population
The economy is entering another down leg. The bountiful monsoon may save us to an extent, but things are getting worse in terms of industrial production and private sector capital expenditure - India’s darkest hour
Official figures revealed that the proportion of people living below poverty line came down from 37.2 per cent in 2004- 05 to 21.9 per cent in 2011- 12, a decline of 15.3 percentage. This may belie criticism that growth is not percolating -Percentage of population below poverty line

Monday 29 July 2013

The poverty estimates published last week by the Planning Commission, based on a household survey of consumer expenditure carried out during 2011-12, have attracted enormous attention across the stakeholder spectrum - Poverty reduction should be widespread
Arhar, a kharif crop, is estimated to have had the second-highest output ever in 2012-13 - Commodity for the week – Arhar
Production of pulses might reach another record in 2013- 14, as sowing of the crop this kharif season has been 80 per cent more than in the same period last year - Pulses output might set another record
WHAT ARE Indians spending their money on? Recently released numbers from the National Sample Survey for 2011-12 provide some details - STATSGURU: The way India spends now

Friday 26 July 2013

The poverty line given by the Planning Commission for 2011-12 has been ridiculed by some critics, who termed it a “starvation line” - Thin line between poverty & starvation

Monday 22 July 2013

Rice has seen rising prices for the last two years. The average all-India wholesale price has moved up from Rs 1,781.04 a quintal in August 2011 to Rs 2,352.84 a quintal in July - Commodity for the week : Rice
The government’s recent emphasis on increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) has led to questions as to how well India has been doing on FDI of late - STATSGURU: Tracking India’s foreign direct investment story

Thursday 18 July 2013

The infant mortality rate (IMR) came down substantially with the series of steps being taken by the government to encourage institutional deliveries in 75 primary health centers in Srikakulam district.  - Infant mortality comes down

Monday 1 July 2013

Even as the government is gearing up to bring in the cereal-centric National Food Security Bill (NFSB), Indian households are fast changing their consumption preferences from cereals to higher value food items - Food Security Bill faces fresh challenge
Prices of Bengal gram/chana rose steadily from the winter of 2010 - Commodity for the week – Bengal Gram/Chana
On the 20th anniversary of private mutual funds setting up shop in India, can it be said that it has lived up to its potential? It has grown assets under management considerably – though not, perhaps, as much as it could have - STATSGURU: How has the 20-year-old private MF sector performed?