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'RBI is buying time'

'RBI can only take care of survival, not recovery.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Dr Pronab Sen, former chairman of the Indian Statistical Commission, tells Prasanna D......

JNU fallout: Professor quits statistics panel

C P Chandrasekhar, who has served on key statistical panels in the past both as a chairman and member, said he was present in the campus when the ruckus broke out on Sunday and found the incident......

Bitter reminder for BJP that assembly polls are fought on local issues

Dissatisfaction with the state leadership, along with caste and sectarian factors and economic issues -- particularly those relating to jobs and rural distress cost the BJP. Sanjeeb Mukherjee &......

2 members of National Statistical Commission quit over jobs data report

PC Mohanan, who was the acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission along with member JV Meenakshi resigned on Monday, leaving behind no external members in the body. The chairman......

Congress goes the research route to corner the government

The party’s research centre, overseen by chief Sonia Gandhi, provides members with solid facts that can be used to target the Centre, reports Amit Agnihotri The Congress may appear to be......

Despite grim outlook, fiscal stimulus unlikely for India Inc this year

They say that a stimulus package may not be necessary because, unlike last year’s total lockdown, public transport, including the railways and airlines, is running and the restrictions on......

Why food prices may remain high for a few months

'If you see the composition of items which are causing this spike in prices, most of them have little to do with the kharif harvest, except for pulses and vegetables to some extent.''I don't know......

Covid-19 crisis: Signs of economic recovery fragile, say experts

'The real lifting of the economy will happen only if this momentum sustains in the coming months.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Much of the recent data has raised hopes of economic......

RBI may escape govt's scrutiny for missing inflation target

If imputed inflation for April and May is used, then you have inflation of over 6 per cent for two consecutive quarters, which is a worrying signal for the RBI. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has......

Covid-19 crisis: Revival in rural demand overstated, say economists

Much of the rural recovery story is based on the premise of agriculture doing well. Even if it clocks a growth of 2.5-3 per cent this year, it is still just around 15 per cent of the overall GDP.......

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