Current growth trajectory paves way for India to be a developed nation by 2047: Jeffrey D SachsAddressing an event organised by industry body Ficci, Sachs said India is one of the pillars of global stability and global peace, and it s...
29 Apr, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
PM Modi to meet economists ahead of Budget 2026Union Budget: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will convene with leading economists and sectoral experts on Tuesday to gather insights for the ...
29 Dec, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Megnadh Desai, eminent economist & House of Lords member, passes awayMegnad Desai, a noted economist and member of the House of Lords, is no more. Born in Vadodara, India, Desai taught at the London School of...
29 Jul, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
Dr Manmohan Singh was a distinguished leader, an eminent economist: PM's Principal Secy PK MishraPK Mishra mourned the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, describing him as a distinguished leader and renowned economist. Mis...
30 Dec, 2024, 12.29 AM IST
Budget 2025: PM Modi meets economists, experts to get their viewsPrime Minister Narendra Modi is consulting with prominent economists and experts to gather insights for the upcoming 2025-26 Budget, set to...
24 Dec, 2024, 04.32 PM IST
Budget FY26: Nirmala Sitharaman holds consultation; Economists suggest new industrial policy and moreEconomists advised the Indian government on the upcoming 2025-26 budget, suggesting an industrial policy to boost manufacturing and potenti...
06 Dec, 2024, 08.10 PM IST
Take steps to accelerate growth: Eminent economists tell PM ahead of Union BudgetEminent economists urged PM Modi to prioritize economic growth and infrastructure in the upcoming budget during a NITI Aayog meeting. Finan...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.37 PM IST
Eminent economist and former Union minister YK Alagh passes awayAlagh was also an emeritus professor at the Ahmedabad-based Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research.
06 Dec, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
Eminent economist Jayanth Varma sees most sectors recovering except contact-intensive ones"I am quite positive about the ongoing economic recovery which will, I think, quickly take us above the pre-pandemic levels in most sectors...
02 Sep, 2021, 11.28 AM IST
Ashima Goyal resigns from EAC-PM after being appointed as MPC memberHer resignation comes after the government on Monday appointed Goyal as one of the members of the RBI's rate-setting committee.
06 Oct, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
JNU professor withdraws from panel citing situation in universityEminent economist and JNU professor C P Chandrasekhar on Monday said he had withdrawn from the newly-constituted 28-member Standing Committ...
07 Jan, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Eminent economist Surjit Bhalla resigns from EAC-PM"I resigned as part-time member of PMEAC on December 1," Bhalla said on social networking site Twitter.
11 Dec, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
- Economist BB Bhattacharya dead
A former consultant to the WB and the IMF, Bhattacharya advised various agencies and departments of the Indian government on macroeconomic ...
15 Feb, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
Difficulties of NGOs operating in India 'big concern', says eminent economist Joseph StiglitzStiglitz said if India, which is a part of global community, wants to grow as an open economy, it should address these issues.
06 Jul, 2016, 08.39 PM IST
Set up committee to adopt acceptable GDP methodology: Parliamentary PanelA Parliamentary Panel today asked the government to constitute a committee of eminent economists to adopt "one acceptable methodology" base...
28 Apr, 2016, 09.23 PM IST
Amartya Sen backs food bill, blames opposition for Parliament disruptionSen, an eminent economist, said the essence of democracy is to have arguments and there is a need for skillful presentations of what the is...
06 May, 2013, 05.45 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