Experts back OTC access to NRT across all formats and dosages, including 2 mg and 4 mg, as India struggles with a Tobacco quit success rate under 5%The report highlights the significant economic burden of tobacco use, particularly among low-income households, and underscores how reducin...
08 May, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
EAC-PM calls for changes in priority sector lending to enhance efficiency; greater flexibility to banksAn Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister paper has proposed shifting priority sector lending focus from economic efficiency to so...
06 May, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Banks cede consumer durable loans to NBFCs as credit cards take over small-ticket financingBank loans for washing machines and televisions are falling. Banks are now focusing on credit cards for these purchases. Non-banking financ...
06 May, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
From childcare to eldercare: EAC-PM working paper pitches inter-ministerial push to formalise care economyA new report from the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council suggests boosting India's care economy. It calls for a special fund, bette...
06 May, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
PM's economic advisory panel flags demand surge for caregivers, seeks policy overhaul for sectorIndia's Prime Minister's economic advisory panel recommends a major revamp of the care sector. Demand for caregivers is expected to surge p...
05 May, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Care economy in India: EAC-PM working paper lays out a roadmapThe paper, Re-imagining the Care Economy: From Private Burden to Social and Economic Infrastructure and co-authored by Shamika Ravi, member...
05 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
India must map, monitor economic vulnerabilities in energy, food, other areas: EAC-PM chairmanEconomic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev in an interview with PTI further said the ongoing West Asi...
04 May, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
India must identify key chokepoints, mitigate both supply & price risks: EAC-PM Chairman S Mahendra DevThe unrest in West Asia highlights India's urgent need for improved risk management strategies. This is a crucial time for India to pinpoin...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Govt reconstitutes NITI Aayog, appoints new vice chairman; membersThe government has reconstituted NITI Aayog with five new members and Ashok Lahiri as Vice Chairman. Rajiv Gauba, Prof. K. V. Raju, Prof. G...
25 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
EAC-PM Working Paper suggests SVAMITVA-like scheme for urban IndiaIn a working paper titled Unlocking Rural Property Rights: Social Inclusion and Credit Expansion through SVAMITVA, co-authored by Soumya Ka...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Rupee likely to stabilise at 92-93 level: EAC-PM chairmanChairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), S Mahendra Dev, on Wednesday said that Indian Rupee is expected t...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
EAC-PM bats for mandating EV sales by all automobile manufacturersIn its working paper, co-authored by EAC-PM chairman Bibek Deroy and director Devi Prasad Misra, the EAC-PM proposed introduction of transf...
06 Mar, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
Remove jail term for most labelling offences: EAC-PMA working paper, co-authored by EAC-PM member Sanjeev Sanyal, said that the government should opt for a system of graded fines and remove i...
21 Sep, 2023, 12.47 AM IST
EAC-PM calls for codification of law of torts, punitive damages to victims“It is time for India to bring about protective measures, such as codifying the law of torts, similar to other nations,” a working paper by...
20 Mar, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
EAC-PM report flags regulatory hurdlesIt said India's headline GDP growth has been strong and even accelerating but weak social progress, increasing inequality and a lack of con...
30 Aug, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
Govt reconstitutes EAC-PM under Bibek DebroyApart from these two full-time members, the EAC-PM will have two part-time members as against three in the outgoing panel.
25 Sep, 2019, 07.04 PM IST