Central Statistical Organisation

Well before Finance Minister P Chidambaram made that familiar annual stride into Parliament House, most analysts had predicted that the Union Budget for 2008-09 would be structured to please the electorate – after all, it is the last Budget...

There was good news in the consumer durable goods sector as a survey revealed that it was poised for a quantum leap due to technological improvements, falling prices due to competition, aggressive and innovative marketing, and declining import tariffs. Many...

There was good news for the agriculture sector with the government informing parliament that private sector participation is being encouraged in developing agricultural marketing infrastructure and in providing alternate marketing channels for agri-produce in order to facilitate establishment of...

Agriculture sector continued to be cause of concern for the Indian economy showing a meager growth of 2.7 per cent in 2006-07 even as overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as per revised estimate of the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)...