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  Bibek Debroy, Chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council and economist, dies at 69

  India | November 01, 2024 12:29 IST

  Bibek Debroy was also a Member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019. He has authored/edited several books, papers and popular articles and has also been a Consulting/Contributing Editor with several newspapers.

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  Tax Devolution: Finance Commission advised to treat FY21, FY22 differently

  Business | September 05, 2020 10:32 IST

  The council suggested that the 15th Finance Commission under the chairmanship of N. K. Singh will have to take a nuanced approach towards tax devolution to the states, other transfers, financing of expenditures in the midst of revenue strains including through borrowings and the path of fiscal consolidation.

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  India's economy to grow at 5.5 per cent this fiscal: UN ESCAP

  October 01, 2014 8:05 IST

  New Delhi: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) expects a stronger growth momentum of 5.5 per cent for India in 2014-15 on account of economic expansion, likely

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  Onion prices remain high at Rs 100/kg; crisis to continue

  October 24, 2013 21:10 IST

  New Delhi: Onion prices continued to rule at a record Rs 100 per kg in parts of the country for the second day today as a hapless government waited for increased supply of new crops

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  Govt determined to contain fiscal deficit says Rangarajan

  June 29, 2012 15:15 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 29: Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C Rangarajan today said the government was determined to contain fiscal deficit.“There is a debate between austerity and growth and we have made our mind

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  Inflation Numbers Disturbing: PMEAC Chief Rangarajan

  June 14, 2011 15:06 IST

  New Delhi, June 14 : Describing the rise in inflation to above 9 per cent as “upsetting”, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council today pitched for further tightening of the monetary policy by the RBI