Manmohan Singh a 'splendid economist': Amartya SenNobel laureate Amartya Sen praised former PM Manmohan Singh as a distinguished political leader and economist who embraced tolerance and un...
15 Feb, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
Dr. Manmohan Singh: The economist who shaped India's economic futureDr. Manmohan Singh, India's 14th Prime Minister and an esteemed economist, passed away at 92. He played a pivotal role in the 1990s economi...
30 Dec, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
British Indian student elected president of historic Cambridge UnionAnoushka Kale, a British Indian student, has been elected as the President of the Cambridge Union Society for Easter 2025. She aims to enha...
09 Dec, 2024, 09.24 PM IST
Nandana Dev Sen refutes reports of her father Amartya Sen's deathOn Tuesday, the family of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen dismissed rumors about the renowned economist's death. Before this, many individuals o...
10 Oct, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi, others greet former PM Manmohan Singh on birthdayPrime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Birthday greetings to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life."
26 Sep, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Abhijit Sen - an advocate of MSP, public distribution systemAbhijit Sen was a strong supporter of the public distribution system (PDS) of wheat and rice and would contend that the cost of food subsid...
30 Aug, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
A Cambridge economist decodes how Covid exposed global economy's frailties"When I looked at China I was a bit surprised. A lot of people said in April that a lot of economies would have a V shaped recovery. Our re...
04 Dec, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Meet Cambridge economist Raghavendra Rau: The Ig Nobel Prize winnerA professor of finance at the Cambridge Judge Business School, he was thrilled to receive the award that celebrates science and quirkiness.
22 Oct, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
Stopping field trials of GM crops is a pseudo-scientific form of religious frenzyEnvironmental activists have long gained fame and fortune by campaigning against genetically modified foods, which they denounce as “monste...
22 Mar, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Cambridge University says 'alumnus' Manmohan Singh has standing inviteSingh, a well known economist, studied economics at St John's College, Cambridge. He passed Economics Tripos (First Class Honours) from Cam...
21 Sep, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
India born Antara Haldar becomes first non-European law lecturer at Cambridge UniversityIn a whirlwind line-up, she met with policymakers, top bankers and industry bigwigs to discuss her first project in India.
16 Sep, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
- Economic Survey 2013: Raghuram Rajan's young brigade
ET brings you a glimpse of some of the young faces in chief economic adviser Raghuram Rajan's team that worked on his first Survey.
28 Feb, 2013, 04.01 AM IST
2010-20 may be a lost decade for global economy: UK economistCambridge-based macroeconomist Michael Kitson warned that there is potential for very poor global performance over the coming decade.
27 Aug, 2012, 08.26 PM IST
- Cambridge economist accepts 'Dr Manmohan Singh Chair' at Panjab University
A leading Indian-origin Cambridge economist today said he has accepted the 'Dr Manmohan Singh Chair' named after Indian Prime Minister at t...
09 Jul, 2012, 03.01 PM IST
How the west rendered USSR bankruptA study traces direct link between mass privatisation progs adopted by several former Soviet states and economic failure, corruption that f...
29 Mar, 2012, 10.33 PM IST
- India retains world's most optimistic market tag: Nielsen
Hungary was the world's most pessimistic market, followed by Portugal (36) and Greece (41), where quarterly confidence levels fell.
12 Feb, 2012, 08.16 PM IST
- IMF chief plays down raising inflation targets
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Saturday it still believed in "low and stable inflation" despite a suggestion from its chi...
10 Apr, 2010, 09.52 PM IST