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
Poonam Gupta, former World Bank economist, appointed as RBI's deputy governor ahead of MPC meetThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Poonam Gupta as its new Deputy Governor. Gupta, who currently serves as the Director General ...
02 Apr, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
India's pension scheme review must prioritise fiscal prudence, development spending, economists sayNearly 41% of the government's revenue receipts go towards interest payments and another 9% goes towards pensions, squeezing space availabl...
11 Apr, 2023, 02.49 PM IST
Budget maintained fiscal balance, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran"One of the reasons why allocation for MGNREGS was lowered is because there is a much larger substantive increase in allocation in particul...
07 Feb, 2023, 12.38 AM IST
Why distinctions between subsidies for ‘merit goods’ and ‘freebies’ are dubious from economic viewpointSomeone should undertake a comprehensive computation of all subsidies, implicit and explicit, production and consumption. We will get a fig...
21 Sep, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
Poonam Gupta, Sanjeev Sanyal and Pami Dua top choices for CEA's jobThe search and selection panel for the CEA was headed by 15th Finance Commission chief NK Singh and included secretaries from the Departmen...
12 Dec, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
NCAER appoints World Bank's economist Poonam Gupta as Director GeneralGupta, the first woman Director General of NCAER, will succeed Shekhar Shah who has led NCAER since 2011 and will complete his second five-...
05 Apr, 2021, 10.26 PM IST
Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed as NIPFP CharimanThe appointment indicates a return to the fold of the finance ministry after Patel resigned as RBI governor in 2018 citing personal reasons...
19 Jun, 2020, 08.57 PM IST
Pre-budget meet with FM: Economists seek IBC-type law for NBFC sector, tax reformsEconomists have underlined the need for bringing IBC-type framework for NBFC sector.
15 Jun, 2019, 07.01 AM IST
India may get its first woman chief economic advisorThe govt has constituted a committee headed by former RBI governor Bimal Jalan to look for the next CEA.
21 Nov, 2018, 08.22 AM IST
Set up 'fiscal council' for better economic decision-making: Rathin RoyThe economist also explained the structural roots of India's fiscal and revenue deficits, in a talk organised by the Central Vigilance Comm...
27 Feb, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
4-tier GST rate may lead to classification disputes: StudyA research by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy professor pointed out there is discussion in the GST Council that there will ...
13 Feb, 2017, 04.39 PM IST
Government sets up search panel under Shaktikanta Das for NIIF CEOGovernment has set up a search committee under Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das for selection of a CEO for NIIF.
15 Oct, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
May IIP at 2.4%: RBI unlikely to cut key rates in monetary policy review, say analystsEven though IIP rose at a better than expected 2.4% analysts are of the opinion that RBI will likely maintain status quo on key policy rate...
12 Jul, 2012, 12.17 PM IST
- Inflation cools to 9.1% on sharp drop in food prices
India's headline inflation slowed to a 12-month low in November, with analysts attributing its retarded pace of decline to a continued weak...
15 Dec, 2011, 03.40 AM IST
- IIP drop: Is there more to it than meets the eye?
Most economists played down the decline in IIP data as a natural moderation after a period of above average growth, while others called it ...
20 Jul, 2010, 05.25 AM IST
- Fair enough: PC puts money where his heart is
Generous budgetary allocations and women-specific schemes can help give women more control.
01 Mar, 2006, 01.29 AM IST