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Two chief advisors to outgoing Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee resignFollowing the change in West Bengal's leadership, two former chief secretaries, Alapan Bandyopadhyay and H K Dwivedi, have resigned as chie...
Economic Survey shows robust growth but flags inflation and FDI concerns: economistsEconomist Abhirup Sarkar's economic survey shows India's impressive growth above 8%, with stable inflation. Concerns linger over high food ...
RBI's record dividend invites mixed reactions from economistsThe Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to declare its highest-ever dividend of Rs 2.11 lakh crore has sparked mixed reactions from econ...
Experts see WPI inflation rising in second half this fiscalExperts predict that the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India will rise in the second half of the fiscal year, and a prolonged deflationary...
India's Onion Conundrum: A pungent price rise may need further actions amid inflationary pressuresThe Indian government has imposed a 40% tax on onions for export as prices of the vegetable spike, driving up retail prices of what is a ke...
Employment rate increasing in July after fall in June: CMIEIn the last three days of the month since July 12, the unemployment rate has been decreasing gradually at 7.29 per cent on July 14, 7.46 pe...
Mixed reaction to RBI article warning signs of stress due to high debt in several statesReferring to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the RBI article prepared by a team of economist under the guidance of Deputy Governor Michae...
Experts sceptical about CMIE's unemployment dataThe overall unemployment rate in India has increased to 7.83 per cent in April 2022 as compared to 7.60 per cent in the previous month, CMI...
Unemployment rate decreasing in India: CMIEThe Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy's monthly time series data revealed that the overall unemployment rate in India was 8.10 per cent ...
Unemployment rate in Bengal lower than country: CMIE dataAsked why the unemployment rate in West Bengal is low as compared to India although the state lacks large industry, economist Abhirup Sarka...
Why results of Narendra Modi vs Mamata Banerjee battle won’t change Bengal's stasisWill Bengal change political loyalties, and, if so, by how much? But the real story of Bengal is of ‘no change’.
Mamata Banerjee tells her Cabinet to plan and sell ‘better versions’ of Modi’s schemesAccording to party workers, the chief minister wants these schemes to showcase Bengal’s “growth story” as being a notch higher than the sta...
West Bengal loses Rs 1,000 crore in each day's bandhExperts feel the loss of the image and a negative sentiment carried forward during bandhs hampers a state's growth, which might not be meas...
Mamata Banerjee’s savings scheme may fail to keep tryst with October 5 deadlineThe scheme was announced with a flair as if as an answer to the demand raised by some 17.4 lakh sufferers of the Saradha chit fund scam.
- Paribartan: Supporters turn critical of Mamata Banerjee
Several of her newfound supporters, including former Left icons have turned critical of her government.
Can Mamata Banerjee remake West Bengal?Mamata's first task will be to change people and industry's view. Second, check CPM-TMC street fights. Third, fix public finances.
- Bengal is worst among the 5-highly indebted states: economist
Sitting on a huge debt burden of close to Rs two lakh crore, West Bengal government's finances are the worst among five highly-indebted sta...
- CSR focus yields cos rich rewards in mine belt
There was a time little Arsu Tadu hated going to school. She had to walk six km every morning to reach a rundown shed, which was the local ...