{
 "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1",
 "title": "Measure of India: new releases",
 "description": "Each new figure as it is released: the measure, the figure, the period it describes, and who released it when. One item per print of each guide's headline figure.",
 "home_page_url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/",
 "feed_url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/feeds/releases.json",
 "language": "en-IN",
 "icon": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/icons/icon-512.png",
 "favicon": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/favicon-32.png",
 "authors": [
  {
   "name": "Bhuvan",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/about/"
  }
 ],
 "items": [
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/banks/#print-2026-03-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/banks/",
   "title": "India's banks: 1.8%, March 2026",
   "content_text": "1.8%, banks' bad loans, gross NPAs as a share of gross advances, for March 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "India's banks"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/farms/#print-2024-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/farms/",
   "title": "What India grows: 357.7 million tonnes, 2024-25",
   "content_text": "357.7 million tonnes, foodgrains harvested in the crop year (final estimate), for 2024-25. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Output",
    "What India grows"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/markets/#print-2026-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/markets/",
   "title": "Savings, markets and companies: 6.4%, Jan to Mar 2026",
   "content_text": "6.4%, households' net financial saving, share of the quarter's GDP, for Jan to Mar 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "Savings, markets and companies"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/payments/#print-2026-07-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/payments/",
   "title": "How Indians pay: 2,366 crore, July 2026",
   "content_text": "2,366 crore, UPI payments made in the month, for July 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "How Indians pay"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/public-finance/#print-2026-07-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/public-finance/",
   "title": "Government budgets and debt: 26.8%, April to July 2026",
   "content_text": "26.8%, the Centre's fiscal deficit so far this year, as a share of the year's budget estimate, for April to July 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "Government budgets and debt"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/aishe/#print-2021-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/aishe/",
   "title": "Higher education: 4.3 crore, 2021-22",
   "content_text": "4.3 crore, students enrolled in higher education, for 2021-22. Source: Ministry of Education, Government of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Higher education"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/credit/#print-2026-08-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/credit/",
   "title": "Bank credit and money: 19.1%, August 2026",
   "content_text": "19.1%, growth of bank credit, year on year, for August 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "Bank credit and money"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/debt/#print-2026-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/debt/",
   "title": "How much India owes: 188.6%, Jan to Mar 2026",
   "content_text": "188.6%, debt of households, companies and government, % of GDP (BIS estimate), for Jan to Mar 2026. Source: Bank for International Settlements.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "How much India owes"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/deposits/#print-2026-03-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/deposits/",
   "title": "Where Indians keep their money: ₹158.1 lakh crore, March 2026",
   "content_text": "₹158.1 lakh crore, households' bank deposits, for March 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "Where Indians keep their money"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/external/#print-2026-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/external/",
   "title": "External account: −$4.2 bn, Apr to Jun 2026",
   "content_text": "−$4.2 bn, current account balance, the quarter's surplus (+) or deficit (−), for Apr to Jun 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "External",
    "External account"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/gdp/#print-2026-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/gdp/",
   "title": "GDP: 7.8%, Apr to Jun 2026",
   "content_text": "7.8%, real GDP growth, year on year, for Apr to Jun 2026. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Output",
    "GDP"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/housing/#print-2026-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/housing/",
   "title": "House prices: 1.1%, Jan to Mar 2026",
   "content_text": "1.1%, real house prices, change on a year ago, for Jan to Mar 2026. Source: Bank for International Settlements.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Prices",
    "House prices"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/iip/#print-2026-08-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/iip/",
   "title": "Industrial production: 8.0%, August 2026",
   "content_text": "8.0%, industrial output growth, year on year, for August 2026. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Output",
    "Industrial production"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/jobs/#print-2026-08-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/jobs/",
   "title": "Jobs: 5.0%, August 2026",
   "content_text": "5.0%, unemployment rate, age 15 and over, for August 2026. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Labour",
    "Jobs"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/mnre/#print-2026-07-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/mnre/",
   "title": "Renewable energy: 291.7 GW, July 2026",
   "content_text": "291.7 GW, renewable power capacity installed, for July 2026. Source: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Energy",
    "Renewable energy"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/services/#print-2025-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/services/",
   "title": "Services: 54.0%, 2025-26",
   "content_text": "54.0%, services' share of gross value added, for 2025-26. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Output",
    "Services"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/states/#print-2024-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/states/",
   "title": "State economies: 9.3 times, 2024-25",
   "content_text": "9.3 times, income per person, richest state against poorest, for 2024-25. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Output",
    "State economies"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/trade/#print-2026-07-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/trade/",
   "title": "What India buys and sells: −$31.9 bn, July 2026",
   "content_text": "−$31.9 bn, merchandise trade balance (exports minus imports), for July 2026. Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "External",
    "What India buys and sells"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/rates/#print-2026-10-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/rates/",
   "title": "Interest rates: 5.50%, from 7 October 2026",
   "content_text": "5.50%, the RBI's policy repo rate, for from 7 October 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of India.",
   "date_published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Money",
    "Interest rates"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/poverty/#print-2023-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/poverty/",
   "title": "Poverty and inequality: 2.6%, HCES 2023-24",
   "content_text": "2.6%, of Indians below $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), for HCES 2023-24. Source: World Bank. Released 22 September 2026.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-22T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Consumption",
    "Poverty and inequality"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/wpi/#print-2026-08-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/wpi/",
   "title": "Wholesale prices: 9.92%, August 2026",
   "content_text": "9.92%, wholesale price inflation, year on year, for August 2026. Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT. Released 14 September 2026.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-14T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Prices",
    "Wholesale prices"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/cpi/#print-2026-08-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/cpi/",
   "title": "Consumer prices: 4.8%, August 2026",
   "content_text": "4.8%, consumer price inflation, year on year, for August 2026. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Released 12 September 2026.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-12T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Prices",
    "Consumer prices"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/climate/#print-2026-08-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/climate/",
   "title": "Climate and heat: +0.63°C, August 2026",
   "content_text": "+0.63°C, India's temperature against the 1991-2020 average for the month, for August 2026. Source: Our World in Data. Released 11 September 2026.",
   "date_published": "2026-09-11T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Environment",
    "Climate and heat"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/nfhs/#print-2020-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/nfhs/",
   "title": "Family health: 67.1%, NFHS-5, 2019-21",
   "content_text": "67.1%, children aged 6 to 59 months with anaemia, for NFHS-5, 2019-21. Source: International Institute for Population Sciences and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.",
   "date_published": "2026-08-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Family health"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/consumption/#print-2023-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/consumption/",
   "title": "Household spending: ₹4,122, 2023-24",
   "content_text": "₹4,122, rural spending per person per month, for 2023-24. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-08-07T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Consumption",
    "Household spending"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/factories/#print-2023-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/factories/",
   "title": "Factories and enterprises: 2.1 lakh, 2023-24",
   "content_text": "2.1 lakh, factories in operation, for 2023-24. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-08-07T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Enterprises",
    "Factories and enterprises"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/manufacturing/#print-2025-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/manufacturing/",
   "title": "Manufacturing: 13.5%, 2025",
   "content_text": "13.5%, manufacturing's share of GDP, for 2025. Source: World Bank.",
   "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Output",
    "Manufacturing"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/gender/#print-2022-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/gender/",
   "title": "Women and men: 917, 2021-23, the years averaged",
   "content_text": "917, girls born for every 1,000 boys (Sample Registration System), for 2021-23, the years averaged. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Released 29 April 2026.",
   "date_published": "2026-04-29T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Social",
    "Women and men"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/energy/#print-2024-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/energy/",
   "title": "Energy: 933 Mtoe, 2024–25",
   "content_text": "933 Mtoe, total primary energy supply, million tonnes of oil equivalent, for 2024–25. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "date_published": "2026-03-30T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Environment",
    "Energy"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/ilo/#print-2024-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/ilo/",
   "title": "Work, as the ILO counts it: 32.4%, 2024",
   "content_text": "32.4%, women aged 15+ in the labour force, ILO estimate, for 2024. Source: International Labour Organization.",
   "date_published": "2025-12-02T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Work",
    "Work, as the ILO counts it"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/digital-access/#print-2025-03-31",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/digital-access/",
   "title": "Digital access: 86.3%, January–March 2025",
   "content_text": "86.3%, households with internet within their premises, for January–March 2025. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Released 29 May 2025.",
   "date_published": "2025-05-29T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Households",
    "Digital access"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/population/#print-2023-01-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/population/",
   "title": "Population: 143.8 crore, 2023",
   "content_text": "143.8 crore, people in India, UN estimate, for 2023. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Released 11 July 2024.",
   "date_published": "2024-07-11T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Social",
    "Population"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/farm-households/#print-2019-06-30",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/farm-households/",
   "title": "Farm households: ₹10,218, July 2018–June 2019",
   "content_text": "₹10,218, average monthly income of a farm household, for July 2018–June 2019. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Released 10 September 2021.",
   "date_published": "2021-09-10T00:00:00Z",
   "tags": [
    "Households",
    "Farm households"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/households/#print-2018-06-30",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/households/",
   "title": "Household assets and borrowing: ₹15,92,379, 30 June 2018",
   "content_text": "₹15,92,379, mean assets per rural household, historical snapshot, for 30 June 2018. Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.",
   "tags": [
    "Households",
    "Household assets and borrowing"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/pensions/#print-2026-06-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/pensions/",
   "title": "Pensions: 7,71,12,121, June 2026",
   "content_text": "7,71,12,121, APY subscribers, published stock, for June 2026. Source: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.",
   "tags": [
    "Households",
    "Pensions"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/schools/#print-2024-04-01",
   "url": "https://measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/schools/",
   "title": "School education: 24.69 crore, 2024-25",
   "content_text": "24.69 crore, students enrolled in recognised schools, including school pre-primary, for 2024-25. Source: Ministry of Education, Government of India.",
   "tags": [
    "Education",
    "School education"
   ]
  }
 ]
}