CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On the birth anniversary of eminent statistician Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis, India celebrates National Statistics Day to popularise the idea of increasing people’s awareness of statistics and encouraging them to apply them.

Detailed explanation-2: -World Statistics Day is held every five years on October 20th. The day celebrates the achievements of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. Statistics involves the collection, analyzing, and interpreting large amounts of numerical data. Statistics are vital.

Detailed explanation-3: -Statistics Day 2022 theme is ‘Data for Sustainable Development’. On this occasion, the international body recognizes the outstanding contribution through high-quality research in the field of applied and theoretical statistics which benefits the official statistics system through awards instituted for this purpose.

Detailed explanation-4: -G P Samanta, Chief Statistician of India and Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is Secretary to the Commission.

Detailed explanation-5: -To commemorate the role of statistics on society and human life, the United Nations Statistical Commission, at its session in 2010, decided to observe October 20 as World Statistics Day.