Human Development Report (HDR) is brought up by the UNDP every calendar year, whereas the World Development Report is brought up by the World Bank every financial year . HDR is based on the Human Development Index which was for the first time given by Mahbub-ul-Haq of…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established on April 1, 1935, in accordance with provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. RBI was established with 5 crores as its capital as a private shareholders bank. RBI was nationalized on January 1, 1949. The centra…

The Government of India ordered the setting up of a permanent National Statistical Commission (NSC) on 1st June 2005 on the recommendation of the C. Rangarajan Commission. The National Statistical Commission assumed charge on 12th July 2006. Professor Suresh Tendulkar …

The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) carries out socio-economic surveys, undertakes fieldwork for the Annual Survey of Industries and follow-up surveys of the economic census, sample checks on area enumeration and crop estimation surveys and prepares the urb…