Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Climate change action is the need of the hour and the world, including India, is taking various measures to curb emissions and switch to cleaner energy.

Noted economist Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, a recipient of the third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan, died today. Dr Isher Ahluwalia, who was married to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the ex-deputy chairman of the Planning Commission. She was awarded Padma Bhushan by in 2009 for her services in the field of education and literature. She was 74.

Attacking the Modi government on the state of the economy, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the current dispensation does not acknowledge the word "slowdown" and the real danger is that if problems are not recognised, then finding credible answers to take corrective action is unlikely.

The now-defunct Planning Commission's former Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used "strong words" in 2013 while tearing up an ordinance on convicted lawmakers, but insisted then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did the right thing by not resigning.

Rahul Gandhi or the Congress can never think of disrespecting former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the party said on Monday defending Mr Gandhi's act of tearing a copy of an ordinance in 2013.

After the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he should resign, the former deputy chairman of the now-defunct Planning Commission says.

Mr Ahluwalia said that the reason why middlemen are playing an important role in the rural sector is "because middleman is the person who is your moneylender".

The former deputy chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission.said the present government did not set any roadmap for the long-term benefits out of note recall despite recognising the short-term pain.

Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has stated that the Indian growth rate is likely to witness a fall to around five per cent as the centre's demonetisation drive has disrupted the 'underlying strength' of the economy.

Globally, people think India's performance improved substantially over the last 10 years, former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here on Monday.

Indian economy, which expanded at 7.7 per cent between 2003 and 2014, has potential to clock 8 per cent growth in the near future, former Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Thursday.

The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.

India's poor are exiled from the hope that their children or their grandchildren will one day escape a life of backbreaking toil and social humiliation, says Harsh Mander.

Noted economist Arvind Panagariya, who has been appointed as the first Vice-Chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog, is likely to take charge on Monday.

Work has moved into top gear for finalising the name and structure for the new institution that will replace the 64 year old Planning Commission and the same may be unveiled this December.

Climate change action is the need of the hour and the world, including India, is taking various measures to curb emissions and switch to cleaner energy.

Noted economist Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, a recipient of the third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan, died today. Dr Isher Ahluwalia, who was married to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the ex-deputy chairman of the Planning Commission. She was awarded Padma Bhushan by in 2009 for her services in the field of education and literature. She was 74.

Attacking the Modi government on the state of the economy, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the current dispensation does not acknowledge the word "slowdown" and the real danger is that if problems are not recognised, then finding credible answers to take corrective action is unlikely.

The now-defunct Planning Commission's former Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used "strong words" in 2013 while tearing up an ordinance on convicted lawmakers, but insisted then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did the right thing by not resigning.

Rahul Gandhi or the Congress can never think of disrespecting former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the party said on Monday defending Mr Gandhi's act of tearing a copy of an ordinance in 2013.

After the Rahul Gandhi ordinance-trashing episode of 2013, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia whether he thought he should resign, the former deputy chairman of the now-defunct Planning Commission says.

Mr Ahluwalia said that the reason why middlemen are playing an important role in the rural sector is "because middleman is the person who is your moneylender".

The former deputy chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission.said the present government did not set any roadmap for the long-term benefits out of note recall despite recognising the short-term pain.

Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia has stated that the Indian growth rate is likely to witness a fall to around five per cent as the centre's demonetisation drive has disrupted the 'underlying strength' of the economy.

Globally, people think India's performance improved substantially over the last 10 years, former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here on Monday.

Indian economy, which expanded at 7.7 per cent between 2003 and 2014, has potential to clock 8 per cent growth in the near future, former Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Thursday.

The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.

India's poor are exiled from the hope that their children or their grandchildren will one day escape a life of backbreaking toil and social humiliation, says Harsh Mander.

Noted economist Arvind Panagariya, who has been appointed as the first Vice-Chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog, is likely to take charge on Monday.

Work has moved into top gear for finalising the name and structure for the new institution that will replace the 64 year old Planning Commission and the same may be unveiled this December.