Government could have done more for economy: Ashok LahiriAccording to Ashok Lahiri, member of the 15th Finance Commission, there was more scope for intervention in direct cash transfers, stressing...
02 Jun, 2020, 11.10 PM IST
Uma Shankar appointed RBI Executive DirectorShankar's appointment has not yet been made public because another executive director Deepali Pant Joshi is set to retire later this month,...
10 Dec, 2017, 02.27 PM IST
Ram temple issue: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in touch with Imams, SwamisRavi Shankar has been in touch with several imams and swamis, including Acharya Ram Das of Nirmohi Akhara, said the Art of Living Foundatio...
28 Oct, 2017, 04.38 PM IST
Government will not change financial year for nowA senior government source said that after the presentation of the Budget in early February, the government will examine the issue in detai...
26 Sep, 2017, 10.38 AM IST
RBI should not allow rupee to appreciate: Shankar AcharyaThis would give an impetus to exports and boost the domestic manufacturing sector, Acharya said at an economic forum organised by MCCI here.
15 Sep, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
Modi govt should not have gone for demonetisation ahead of GST: Shankar Acharya, EconomistAccording to Shankar Acharya, the government and the RBI have also missed a trick by not preventing overvaluation of rupee.
01 Sep, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
Modi government unlikely to change financial year, date of Budget could be advanced furtherThe government this year presented the Budget on February 1, departing from the British-era practice of announcing Budget proposals on Febr...
29 Aug, 2017, 06.09 AM IST
January-December fiscal, earlier Budget on government's agendaThe govt is mulling two options — either switching over to a January-December fiscal, or advancing budget to January while sticking to the ...
04 May, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Government deliberating on fiscal year change, weighing pros v/s consPrime Minister Narendra Modi had in the NITI Aayog Governing Council meet earlier in the week urged the states to take initiative to shift ...
28 Apr, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
Government forms panel to study the feasibility of adopting new financial yearIndia is the only one among the big countries to follow the April-March financial year, which makes international data comparisons difficul...
07 Jul, 2016, 04.42 AM IST
Jaitley merely adopted UPA’s budget targets: Shankar Acharya"If you dig a little deeper, the differences do come out from what would be, say, the standard UPA budget versus this one."
12 Jul, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
- Reforms delayed rating downgrades, but not enough to curb deficit: Prof. Shankar N Acharya, ICRIER
The IIP over 3 months, if adjusted it for seasonal variations, suggests no growth quarter over quarter in industry production, says Prof. A...
16 Oct, 2012, 07.47 PM IST
- Bad economic policies leading to lower GDP growth: Prof. Shankar N Acharya
The GDP number is quite disheartening because it is lowest in the nine years and even the annual growth rate of 6.5% is lowest in about nin...
01 Jun, 2012, 02.26 PM IST
- It’s possible that between 2012-16, we’ll grow at 6%-plus, not 9%: Shankar Acharya, forrmer CEA to Government
With the 2012-13 Union Budget arriving, Acharya spoke with Vikram Sinha about major challenges facing the Indian economy - and solutions he...
16 Mar, 2012, 09.31 AM IST
Budget 2012 needs to focus on credible fiscal correction: Shankar Acharya, ICRIERFM has to focus on a credible fiscal correction since the deficit is way too high and has to be brought down if you want to do something go...
03 Mar, 2012, 01.49 PM IST
- UPA govt ignored farm, labour reforms; failed at creating jobs: Experts
The key findings of the latest NSSO survey bring to the fore the futility of pursing misguided job-generation policies instead of going for...
29 Jun, 2011, 11.43 AM IST
- Rein in fiscal deficit: Manmohan
Former finance minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that 8 per cent growth would remain only a dream unless hard measures to hasten refor...
30 Sep, 2003, 04.30 AM IST