National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), releases the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth data.
Two countries - Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova - were granted the status of candidate country by the European Council. This paves the way for them to become members of the European bloc.
National Statistics Day in India is being celebrated to celebrate the notable contribution in the fields of economic planning and the statistical development made by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.