Important Days
National Statistics Day – June 29
- The day honours the work and contribution of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the field of Statistics and Economic Planning.
Theme 2023:
- Alignment of State Indicator Framework with National Indicator Framework for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals.
About P C Mahalanobis
- He is known as the ‘Father of Indian Statistics’.
- Second (1956-1961) Planning Commission was also known as Mahalanobis plan.
- The Indian Statistical Institute founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis on 17th December, 1931.
- The institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.
- The Headquarters of ISI – Kolkata.
Places in News
Trans Harbour Link named after Vajpayee
- Maharashtra government announced to rename the upcoming Versova-Bandra Sea Link in the financial capital Mumbai after Hindutva leader V D Savarkar and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
About Trans Bridge
- Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL): An Engineering Marvel
- It connects Mumbai to the mainland: It starts from Sewri in Mumbai to Chirle in Navi.
- The 22-km-long sea link is the longest in the country and the tenth longest in the world.
