View: Trashing the Kerala model has become an Olympic sport despite facts and figuresThe social indices of Kerala are at par with the western democracies and the social capital of the state is something that comes to its res...
04 Aug, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
Bengal is no Tamil Nadu: With BJP making rapid strides, are we approaching the end of Bengali exceptionalism?2021 Bengal elections are a defining moment for Bengal. Is it a state defined by its Bangla identity centred around its own deities like Ma...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Economic data woes in India prompt call for independent verifierThe concerns about missing targets come on top of questions over the reliability of economic data from India.
14 Feb, 2019, 08.54 AM IST
Excess reserves? RBI may need to borrow from govt in emergencyOperating losses could push the RBI to seek financial assistance from the government.
24 Jan, 2019, 02.36 PM IST
Do away with farm loan waivers: Raghuram RajanOnly a subset of farmers get loans, It often goes to the best connected not most poorly off, said Rajan.
15 Dec, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
- Five professors among Infosys Prize winners
Bengaluru, Nov 15 (IANS) Five eminent professors and a director were selected for the Infosys Prize 2017, said the software major's Science...
15 Nov, 2017, 09.37 PM IST
- Five professors among Infosys Prize winners
Bengaluru, Nov 15 (IANS) Five eminent professors and a director were selected for the Infosys Prize 2017, said the software major's Science...
15 Nov, 2017, 08.27 PM IST
Pune technocrat is new VC of Nalanda UniversityPresident Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as Visitor to Nalanda University, named Bhatkar for the post with effect from January 25.
28 Jan, 2017, 02.03 PM IST
Paris attack: Narayana Murthy advocates coexistenceAdvocating coexistence, IT czar N R Narayana Murthy today said science is a "good" mechanism for cooperation among people of different opin...
16 Nov, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Modi government wants control of academic bodiesSen is slated to step down as Chancellor of Nalanda on July 17, when he will be replaced by George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapor...
07 Jul, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Nalanda University in Bihar reopens after 800 yearsNalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir district started its first academic session , nearly 800 years after ancient education institution was...
02 Sep, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw receives Kiel Institute's '2014 Global Economy Prize'The award, established in 2005 by the Kiel Institute, is bestowed upon individuals who have been pioneers in finding solutions to global ec...
23 Jun, 2014, 02.47 PM IST
Nalanda University to start classes in September: Amartya SenNalanda University is all set to start two post-graduate courses - Historical Studies and Ecology and Environment Studies.
02 May, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
How handpicked experts like Arvind Panagariya, Ravi Mantha are helping Narendra Modi fine-tune his 2014 poll strategyNarendra Modi and his core team are regularly taking inputs from Arvind Panagariya, Bibek Debroy, Manish Sabharwal and Jagdish Bhagwati.
19 Feb, 2014, 10.13 AM IST
Why India's think-tank community fails in raising funds from Indian entrepreneursThe harsh truth is that many Indian institutions are simply not good at the grubby task of fundraising, which American institutions excel a...
09 Apr, 2012, 01.11 PM IST
Food Security Act: Economists letter to Sonia GandhiMore than two decades of research is remarkably consistent in showing large illegal diversions of subsidised grains to the open market.
01 Jun, 2011, 05.18 PM IST
- Eminent economist K N Raj passes away
Eminent economist Kakkadan Nandanath Raj, who had made significant contribution in preparing India's first Five Year Plan, died here today,...
10 Feb, 2010, 05.44 PM IST