https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/3 Sun, 10 May 2026 20:47:07 GMT 2026-05-10T20:47:07Z https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/43734 Consumer Price Index: Methodological Aspects of Measuring Housing Services Das, Praggya; Das, Ashish India's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is undertaking a crucial revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Base to 2024 = 100. Within this comprehensive update, the methodological approach to measuring housing services is of strategic national importance. This component carries a significant weight of 10.07% in the present (2012 = 100) overall CPI basket and a commanding 21.67% in the urban CPI. Recognizing its prominence, MoSPI initiated a consultative process, including the release of a Discussion Paper (DP), to propose a significant overhaul of the housing index compilation methodology. We carryout an in-depth analyse of the DP and conclude that, expanding house rent measurement to rural areas; excluding employer provided dwellings for measuring rent; and using Census 2011 frame, are desirable changes. Contrastingly, method proposed by MoSPI of visiting over 25,000 sample dwellings each month, under the premise that the extant housing index compilation method is defective; doing away with the current and robust panel-based housing index methodology; and bringing in arithmetic mean in elementary index calculations, will be sub-optimal. Data-driven decision-making would be accurate not only by collecting the correct data but also by correctly aggregating the same through precise summary statistics and measures. The sample survey-based house rent index compilation is an exercise of national importance as it contributes significantly towards inflation measurement of the country. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/43734 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/43725 Charges for PPI-based P2M UPI transactions – The deception Das, Ashish Charges for PPI-based P2M UPI transactions – The deception Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/43725 2023-04-02T00:00:00Z https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/43724 Circular economy meets the drawdown economy: Enhanced weathering of industrial solid waste as a win-win solution TAN R.R.; AVISO K.B.; BANDYOPADHYAY S.; FOO D.C.Y.; KLEMEŠ J.J. [no abstract available] Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/43724 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/43723 Discussion on ‘Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic, by Sharma et al. (2020)’ MOHAMMAD A.; GOLI V.S.N.S.; SINGH D.N. [no abstract available] Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/43723 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z