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  National Statistics Day 2023: Know date, latest theme, history, significance and other details

  Lifestyle | June 29, 2023 12:46 IST

  Every year, the celebration of National Statistics Day is a reminder to enable the effective use of data-driven decision making which can lead to a better future for our country.

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  'Statistics Day' to be celebrated tomorrow, Naidu to release commemorative coin of Rs 125

  India | June 28, 2018 8:27 IST

  29th June, 2017 marked the beginning of the 125th year of birth of Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis. The ISI has held year-round celebrations which will be culminated on Friday. 

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  Older Americans above 50 years of age are more likely to cheat in a relationship than their younger counterparts

  Lifestyle | July 06, 2017 17:12 IST

  According to a recent study, younger American are less prone to cheat on their partner as compared to their older counterparts.

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  Obesity epidemic has affected one in 10 worldwide, study

  Lifestyle | June 13, 2017 13:19 IST

  The World Health Organisation had estimated the number of overweight people at 1.9 billion in 2014, including more than 600 million who were obese.

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  Revision in WPI, IIP base year to push India’s 2016-17 GDP growth to 7.6 pc: former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen

  May 30, 2017 12:44 IST

  India’s GDP growth for 2016-17 will get a 50 basis points push to 7.6 per cent following the recent revision in the base year for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen said

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  What happens on the internet every second?

  June 28, 2016 14:52 IST

  New Delhi: The internet is a boon to knowledge. At any given moment, millions of people are searching, tweeting and emailing all at once. However, it was difficult to absorb the volume of activity on the internet every second, until now. Now, a live

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  Nearly 20,000 Chinese couples allowed a second child

  World | September 07, 2014 11:42 IST

  Beijing: Nearly 20,000 Chinese couples have been granted a permit to have a second child since the Chinese capital city relaxed its family planning policy Feb 21.According to statistics released Sunday by Beijing Municipal Commission

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  India has 40 per cent of world's malnourished: Expert

  India | June 30, 2013 11:19 IST

  New Delhi, June 30: India constitutes 40 per cent of the world's malnourished population and the highest rate of underweight children due to improper implementation of government policies, a global health expert has said.M G

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  Include anti-Sikh violence in hate crime statistics, says US gurdwara shooting victim

  World | September 20, 2012 16:52 IST

  Washington, Sept 20: The son of a Wisconsin gurdwara shootout victim has appealed to the FBI to include anti-Sikh violence in hate-crime statistics, a demand strongly supported by US lawmakers. Harpreet Singh Saini, whose mother