Nepal's growth target out of reach, Central Bank admits

IANS | December 1, 2025 4:33 PM

Kathmandu, Dec 1 (IANS) Nepal is unlikely to achieve the targetted economic growth in the current fiscal year 2025–26 due to the delayed monsoon, floods, and landslides that have affected the country’s agriculture and other sectors, Nepal’s Central Bank said on Monday.

GoIStats mobile application downloads cross 14,000

IANS | December 1, 2025 4:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The GoIStats mobile application (GoIStats), which provides on‑the‑go access to official statistical data, has more than 14,000 downloads, Rao Inderjit Singh, MoS, Statistics and Programme Implementation, told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Monday.

Gross enrolment under Atal Pension Yojana surpasses 8.34 crore: FM Sitharaman

IANS | December 1, 2025 2:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Gross enrolment under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), a bid to create a universal social security system for all, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the workers in the unorganised sector, has reached 8,34,13,738 (as on October 31), the Parliament was informed on Monday.