Lifetime Achievement Award to Ex-RBI Governor Rangarajan

On June 29, 2020, former RBI Governor C Rangarajan was conferred with lifetime achievement award for his contributions. The award was presented on the side lines of celebration of Statistics Day. About C Rangarajan Rangarajan was born in 1932. He was the 19th governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He served as Deputy Governor ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Below Poverty Line • C. Rangarajan • Economic Advisory Council • Finance Commission • Measuring poverty • National Statistics Day • NITI Aayog • Rangarajan • Rangarajan Commission • Reserve Bank of India

Economic Advisory Council to PM reconstituted under Bibek Debroy

Government of India has reconstituted Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) under existing Chairman Bibek Debroy. The reconstitution is for a period of two years, with effect from 26 September 2019. Key Highlights Along with Chairman Bibek Debroy, Ratan P Watal will also continue as Member Secretary of the reconstituted EAC-PM. Apart from ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Bibek Debroy • EAC-PM • Economic Advisory Council • Prime minister • Sajjid Chinoy

Ex-CEA’s claim on GDP refuted by the PM s Economic Advisory Council

The Prime Minister s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has refuted the assertion by the former chief economic advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian that India s GDP was overestimated between FY12 and FY17. Arvind Subramanian s Assertion His assertion was that India s GDP growth during 2011-17 was over-estimated. The official figures that the economy grew at ..

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Central Statistics Office • Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy • CMIE • CSO • EAC • Economic Advisory Council • Economic growth • GDP • Informal Sector • services • tax to GDP ratio

Bibek Debroy conferred with ‘Honoris Causa’ by University of Engineering & Management (UEM) in Kolkata

Dr. Bibek Debroy, an Indian economist, indologist and author, has been conferred ‘Honoris Causa’ by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM) in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). Mr. Debroy is also the Member of the NITI Aayog, the think ..

Topics: Bengali people • Bibek • Bibek Debroy • Economic Advisory Council • India • Niti • NITI Aayog • UEM • University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata

4th meeting of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) held in New Delhi

The 4th meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was held in New Delhi on February 12, 2018 under the chairmanship of Dr Bibek Debroy. During the meeting, the Council discussed the possible modalities of implementing the National Health Scheme announced by the government in the Union Budget-2018-19. Besides, presentations were ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Bengali people • Bibek • Bibek Debroy • Economic Advisory Council • Government of India • Imran Khan administration • India • New Delhi