During its long journey, the NSSO has faced criticism and controversies, particularly over the past three decades. The first of these was around its 1999-00 consumption survey. But the agency weathered that storm by boldly releasing unit-level data to the public. That let researchers from India and overseas examine the issues involved. The end result…
The dense clouds over DeepSeek are not clearing anytime soon. After bans on government resources in Italy, France, the US Congress, and elsewhere, new research suggests that DeepSeek’s ties to the Chinese state may be deeper than previously thought. Security analysts have reportedly uncovered an obfuscated code within the chatbot’s web login page that appears…
“It is not often recognized that behind every piece of statistical information lies the dedicated work of hundreds of NSS investigators who have conducted painstaking surveys and interviews, often in remote areas,” he said. The 1999-2000 NSS consumption expenditure survey suggested that poverty had declined sharply compared to the mid-90s, Vajpayee pointed out. Had any…
