Economy

Venture philanthropy providing early-stage funding to social entrepreneurs.

Organisation PhilanthropyEconomy India, Karnataka

Daily wholesale prices and arrivals for agricultural commodities, reported from regulated markets across India

Dashboard AgricultureEconomy India

Factory-level data on employment, wages, inputs, output, value added, capital, energy use and industrial structure

Data source EconomyLabour India

Global BIS statistics on banking, liquidity, derivatives and related financial indicators, with searchable tables and regular release updates

Data source EconomyPublic finance Global

Near-real-time daily CO₂ emissions estimates for countries and sectors, updated within weeks — the closest thing to a live global emissions pulse

Data source ClimateEnergy Global, India

A friendlier interface over AGMARKNET data — explore prices, arrivals, and trends across thousands of Indian agricultural markets

Data source AgricultureEconomy India

Ashoka University research center providing open socio-economic data tools, mandi prices, enterprise trackers, and policy analysis

Organisation EconomyAgriculture India

Independent public policy research institution conducting empirical scholarship on energy transition, finance, and human development in India

Organisation EconomyEnergy India

Monthly coal production, dispatch, pithead stock, and royalty statistics by company, state, and grade — the primary source on India's largest energy commodity

Data source EnergyEconomy India

Curated charts and underlying data on how India lives, earns and grows, built for people who are not statisticians

Data source DemographyEconomy India

Research group publishing SHRUG, an open geographic platform linking Indian census, economic and night-lights data

Data source EconomyDemography India

Development organisation revitalising traditional tank cascade irrigation systems and building community-owned microfinance institutions in South India

Organisation WaterAgriculture Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, India

District-level building volume and monthly nighttime lights for tracking physical capital and economic activity across India

Data source EconomyCities India

Independent policy research on financial inclusion, household finance, social protection and consumer protection in India

Organisation EconomyWelfare India

Annual economic policy review by India’s Ministry of Finance with official analysis, forecasts and budget-linked sector data

Publication EconomyPublic finance India

Open electricity data for 200+ geographies — generation by source, capacity, emissions, and imports, with monthly data for key countries including India

Data source EnergyClimate Global, India

Knowledge portal tracking policy, regulatory changes, and economic developments across Indian states, with in-depth sector analysis and state newsletters

Publication GovernanceEconomy India

MoSPI's own data portal — national accounts, CPI, industrial production, labour force and consumption surveys, with an API

Data source EconomyLabour India

FAO flagship series on food systems, fisheries, climate resilience and market outlooks for food security work

Publication AgricultureClimate Global, India

FRED provides downloadable economic and financial time series from many official sources, with graphs, API access, and frequent U.S. macro updates

Data source EconomyPublic finance North America

Promotion and development of MSMEs through clusters.

Organisation CitiesGovernance India

Resource and discussion hub for building farmer producer organisations, rural livelihoods and sustainable agricultural markets

Community AgricultureLabour India

Plain-language mental models for analysing policy problems, choosing interventions and understanding political constraints

Publication GovernancePublic finance India, Global

Open-source exchange rates API tracking daily currency reference data from 84 central banks covering 201 currencies since 1948

Data source EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Household-level data on financial inclusion — bank accounts, savings, credit, digital payments, and financial resilience — for 140+ countries including India

Data source EconomyTechnology Global, India

Harmonised macroeconomic dataset — 46 variables, 239 countries, 160 sources, from 1086 to present with forecasts, free for academic and nonprofit research

Data source EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Monthly GST revenue collections — gross, state-wise, category-wise, and return filing compliance — from the GST Council

Data source EconomyPublic finance India

Household spending and consumption microdata used to study living standards, poverty, inequality and inflation weights

Data source EconomyWelfare India

Annual ILO flagship on labour markets, unemployment, productivity, informality and social dialogue with strong India-relevant indicators

Publication LabourEconomy Global, India

The ILO's labour statistics — employment, informality, wages, working time and union density, harmonised across countries

Data source LabourEconomy Global, India

IMFBlog publishes timely IMF staff analysis on growth, fiscal pressures, financial stability and policy debates

Publication EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Macroeconomic and financial statistics — balance of payments, government finance, trade and the World Economic Outlook series

Data source EconomyPublic finance Global, India

IMF analysis of fiscal sustainability, debt dynamics and public financial risks across economies, with policy implications

Publication Public financeEconomy Global, India

IMF macro-financial diagnosis of systemic risk, market stress and cross-border spillovers, updated twice yearly

Publication EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Daily port calls and maritime trade estimates from vessel movements, with disruption monitoring and supply-chain simulations

Data source EconomyTransport Global, India

Working paper series from IMF staff and economists, covering macro, finance, development, labour and fiscal policy in progress

Publication EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Core IMF publication for macroeconomic scenarios, inflation, growth and policy forecasts, now and across comparable member economies

Publication EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Narrative longform journalism and evidence-based essays exploring state capability, policy reform, and progress in LMICs

Publication GovernanceEconomy Global, India

CBDT's annual time series on taxpayer counts by income slab, returns filed, direct tax collections and state-wise distributions from FY 2000-01 onwards

Data source EconomyPublic finance India

Indian public datasets cleaned and standardised for research — agriculture, finance, elections, health and education, from ISB's Bharti Institute

Data source AgricultureEconomy India

District-level nighttime lights panel for India (641 districts, 2012–2024) from VIIRS satellite data, with annual radiance statistics and an automated pipeline

Data source EconomyCities India

Survey-design-aware labour market evidence from India’s PLFS 2023–24, with uncertainty and provenance visible.

Dashboard LabourEconomy India

Research centre measuring firm-level productivity in India — generates the India KLEMS database and diagnostic tools for understanding economic growth drivers

Organisation EconomyLabour India

Ministry of Tourism's annual statistics — foreign tourist arrivals, foreign exchange earnings, domestic tourism visits, and state-wise tourism infrastructure

Data source EconomyCulture & heritage India

Independent international network of investigative reporters famous for collaborative cross-border data investigations into offshore financial leaks

Organisation TransparencyLaw & policing Global, India

The official archive for all IPCC assessment datasets — observed climate, future projections, socioeconomic scenarios, and impacts data with consistent metadata

Archive ClimateEnvironment Global, India

Regional research centre conducting randomized evaluations to discover which anti-poverty, health, education, and governance programs work

Organisation WelfareHealth India, Asia

Building India through enterprise in Middle India, running the iconic Jagriti Yatra train journey.

Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar

Nonprofit train journey and alumni network introducing young people to social enterprise across small-town and rural India

Organisation LabourEducation India

Rural and urban wage rates for 46 agricultural and non-agricultural occupations, collected monthly from 600 villages and published as wage rate indices

Data source LabourAgriculture India

Official monthly and annual statistics on company registrations, active companies, closures, capital and sector distribution

Publication EconomyGovernance India

27 official Indian statistical datasets, queryable in plain language from an AI assistant rather than through a download page

Data source EconomyLabour India

Unit-level records from India's national sample surveys — the raw respondent data behind the published aggregates

Data source EconomyLabour India

India's oldest independent economic policy think tank, known for national household surveys, macroeconomic forecasting, and industrial studies

Organisation EconomyDemography India

Autonomous research institute conducting empirical policy research on public economics, tax design, fiscal federalism, and state budgets in India

Organisation Public financeEconomy India

MPI framework and India-facing material on poverty across education, health, living standards and regional deprivation

Publication WelfareEconomy India

Daily and monthly electricity generation, capacity, demand, fuel, outages, reservoirs and transmission reports

Data source EnergyEconomy India

NITI Aayog's platform standardising government datasets to a common format so they can be merged across ministries

Data source EconomyDemography India

India's official housing price index — quarterly residential price movements for 50 cities, tracking price, completion, and unsold inventory since 2010

Data source HousingEconomy India

Monthly UPI transaction volumes, values, bank-wise performance, and digital payment adoption across India's real-time payments rail

Data source EconomyTechnology India

NSE's periodic market review with Indian equity and debt trend commentary, sector updates and liquidity signals

Publication EconomyPublic finance India

OECD statistics across economy, environment, health, education and public governance, with non-member countries including India

Data source EconomyGovernance Global, India

World Bank’s open-access repository for papers, working papers, books and research outputs across development sectors

Directory EconomyEnvironment Global, India

Open-source AI tools and MCP servers connecting assistants to 330,000+ economic indicators, Stata, MATLAB, and academic writing workflows

Tool EconomyTechnology Global

Long-run global data on health, poverty, energy and emissions, with every chart downloadable and every source cited

Publication HealthClimate Global

Independent research institute analysing global energy markets, policy and transition across oil, gas, electricity and carbon

Organisation EnergyClimate Global, India

India's principal recurring survey of employment, unemployment, labour-force participation and working conditions

Data source LabourEconomy India

A publication on political economy with rigorous writing on economics, history, policy, and politics.

Publication EconomyGovernance Global

Independent platform publishing evidence-based policy briefs, academic working papers, and practitioner perspectives on Indian governance

Publication GovernanceWelfare India

World Bank flagship on poverty, inequality and inclusive growth pathways across economies with implications for climate and social policy

Publication EconomyWelfare Global, India

Petroleum and natural-gas production, imports, refining, consumption, prices, taxes and industry infrastructure

Data source EnergyEconomy India

Funds and connects Indian organisations working on climate action, ecological restoration, and environment-linked livelihoods

Organisation PhilanthropyClimate India

The Reserve Bank's statistical warehouse — money, banking, external sector, prices and public finance time series

Data source EconomyPublic finance India

Annual RBI statistical compendium on state-level banking, public finance and financial inclusion metrics used for state comparisons

Publication Public financeEconomy India

The Reserve Bank's publications archive — Annual Report, Financial Stability Report, Monthly Bulletin, working papers, speeches, and state finance reports

Publication EconomyPublic finance India

RBI's annual assessment of state-level fiscal balances, debt, grants and banking interlinkages for subnational policy analysis

Publication Public financeEconomy India

Waste management based on circular economy principles.

Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra

Social and economic change for remote and inaccessible communities through collaborative action.

Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Meghalaya

National federation of informal women workers organizing for labour rights, social security, financial inclusion, and cooperative enterprise across India

Organisation LabourGender India

DPIIT-recognised startups database — 100K+ entities registered with state, sector, gender, and eligibility details, published under the Startup India initiative

Data source EconomyTechnology India

Non-profit organisation promoting financial literacy, savings behaviour, and economic stability for women, youth, and marginalised communities in India

Organisation EconomyEducation Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, India

Official monthly merchandise imports and exports by commodity, country, region and Indian port

Data source EconomyTransport India, Global

Quarterly and annual statistics on telecom subscribers, broadband, teledensity, usage, revenue and service quality

Publication TechnologyEconomy India

Builds entrepreneurial skills among government-school students and supports nano-entrepreneurs in improving their livelihoods

Organisation EducationLabour India

Official MSME registration portal with public statistics on registered enterprises by state, sector, social category, gender, and enterprise size

Data source EconomyLabour India

Reported merchandise trade flows between countries by commodity code — around 200 countries and over 99% of world trade, going back decades

Data source Economy Global, India

UNCTAD's data centre — trade, foreign direct investment, maritime transport, commodities, creative economy, and development indicators for 200+ economies

Data source EconomyTransport Global, India

Single search across the UN system's statistical databases, from population and trade to energy and national accounts

Data source DemographyEconomy Global, India

Official Union government receipts, expenditure, fiscal indicators, ministry allocations and scheme outlays

Archive Public financeEconomy India

Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics — crop area, production, yield and price data brought into one place

Data source AgricultureEconomy India

Home of development economics, publishing expert-reviewed research summaries that translate papers into policy takeaways.

Publication EconomyEducation Global

Annual World Bank legal benchmark on gender-relevant labour laws, property rights and business constraints

Publication GenderLabour Global, India

A magazine of new and underrated ideas to improve the world, focused on practical essays across economics, policy, and culture.

Publication EconomyGovernance Global

The World Bank's data storytelling platform — curated visualisations tracking progress on people, prosperity, planet, infrastructure, and digital globally

Dashboard EconomyDemography Global, India

Firm-level survey data from 150+ countries on constraints, infrastructure, corruption, finance, labour, trade, and productivity — India data from 2014 and 2022

Data source EconomyLabour Global, India

World Bank global and developing-economy outlook on growth, inflation, debt and climate-sensitive development risks

Publication EconomyPublic finance Global, India

Official World Bank Group blog network covering poverty, climate, infrastructure, finance and development practice updates

Publication EconomyGovernance Global, India

Periodic World Bank note on India’s latest development outcomes, sector reforms and state of policy execution

Publication EconomyGovernance India

Thousands of survey microdatasets — household, business, and administrative surveys from the World Bank and partner organisations, many with India content

Directory EconomyDemography Global, India

Development indicators for every country back to 1960 — economy, poverty, health, education and infrastructure, with a documented open API

Data source EconomyDemography Global, India

Annual World Bank flagship with a theme-based deep dive on growth, institutions, infrastructure and human welfare

Publication EconomyGovernance Global, India

The World Bank's flagship annual publication since 1978 — each edition examines a specific aspect of development with data, analysis, and policy recommendations

Publication EconomyGovernance Global, India

Global research centre producing evidence, datasets and tools on income, wealth, political and environmental inequality

Organisation EconomyPublic finance Global, India

UNCTAD's flagship annual report on foreign direct investment — tracks global FDI trends, policy developments, and sustainable investment since 1991

Publication EconomyGovernance Global, India

Interdisciplinary research group applying economics, law, public administration, and statistics to Indian public policy problems

Organisation GovernanceEconomy India

District-level dashboard of youth opportunity in India, tracking jobs, education, and skilling indicators across 800+ districts

Dashboard EducationLabour India