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Opinion | T. N. Srinivasan: An economist for all seasons

The death of T. N. Srinivasan, the iconoclast who laid the intellectual groundwork for India's economic reforms, marks the end of an era

4 min read12 Nov 2018
Opinion

The statistical legacy of P.C. Mahalanobis

He was instrumental in orchestrating different aspects of planning in the newly-independent India

4 min read2 Aug 2018
Industry

Chetan Ghate is no stranger to intricacies of monetary policy

Chetan Ghate, a distinguished economist, was part of the 5-member expert panel on monetary policy, constituted during former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's tenure

2 min read23 Sep 2016
Politics

Unnecessary adjournments delay debt recovery proceedings: report

Some 70,000 cases pending across debt recovery tribunals in India; borrowers seeking adjournments cause 46% of all delays, says a report

3 min read25 May 2016
Politics

India’s tiger census may not be entirely accurate, says study

Models are so fragile that even a 10% uncertainty in detection rates severely compromises what one can reliably infer from them, according to the study

2 min read24 Feb 2015
Politics

NIA, Indian Statistical Institute to conduct study on fake currency notes

Study to help ascertain modus operandi of proliferation of fake notes, ways to check it

1 min read17 Aug 2014
Politics

Disqualify Mukherjee over office of profit, says Sangma

Disqualify Mukherjee over office of profit, says Sangma

2 min read2 Jul 2012
Politics

West Bengal plans law against Ponzi schemes

West Bengal plans law against Ponzi schemes

3 min read9 Dec 2009
Opinion

Rural welfare: an exclusive view to inclusive growth

Rural welfare: an exclusive view to inclusive growth

2 min read24 Jul 2009
Politics

Kolkata has highest purchasing power

Kolkata has highest purchasing power

4 min read19 Jun 2009
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