Subramanian Committee

The economy contracted by a record 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2020-21 due to COVID-19, registering its worst pace in over four decades. according to government data

Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian's comment comes ahead of the revision of policy framework and inflation targets by the Monetary Policy Committee by March 31.

The government is set to announce a committee headed by an eminent educationist in the next 10 days which would to draft the National Education Policy (NEP), HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

Months after protests at the Hyderabad Central University and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University made headlines, a report submitted by a committee appointed by the government to formulate a new education policy has recommended that politics on campus should be curbed and caste and religious based groups on campus be de-recognised.

At about 11 a.m. today, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan will take a decision on cutting the benchmark repo rate, which at 6.5 per cent is the lowest in five years. But, the buzz this time is around whether Dr Rajan's tenure, which ends in September, will be extended. Another talking point is whether this will be the last monetary policy with D...

Rahul Gandhi has been asked by the parliamentary ethics panel to explain whether he once declared himself a British citizen on the legal papers of a company in the UK.

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging Justice Lodha Committee's order suspending the IPL franchisee, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), for two years over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan.

For the first time in 30 years, India is going to have a new education policy, which the government says is a major collaborative effort. But academics have complained that it is lacking in transparency. Chairman of the drafting committee TSR Subramanian said these fears are baseless. And in an indication of what's in store, he said children should...

BJP lawmaker Maheish Girri, whose complaint against Rahul Gandhi on his alleged "dual citizenship" has been forwarded to Ethics Committee of Parliament by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, today said the issue needs to be investigated on priority and without prejudice as no person is above the Constitution.

The Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill lowering the age of a juvenile from 18 to 16 years was passed in the Rajya Sabha after opposition parties like the Congress and the TMC resiled from their earlier stand of referring the amendment to a Select Committee for further deliberation.

Beverages major Coca-Cola India today said it will have to shut down some factories in India if the government accepts a proposal to impose 40 per cent 'sin tax' on aerated beverages.

The Finance Ministry Committee, headed by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, has listed several risk factors, including revenue shortfall and re-emergence of trust deficit between the Centre and the states, on implementing GST (Goods and Services Tax).

The 15 per cent Revenue Neutral Rate has been suggested by a committee headed by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian last week.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan urging her to refer the matter of Rahul Gandhi's alleged violation of Constitution and ethical code on citizenship to the Ethics Committee and disqualify him as a Member of Parliament if he is found guilty.

HRD Minister Smriti Irani today discounted reports that the post of JNU Vice-Chancellor was being offered to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, saying it has to be done by a search committee.

The economy contracted by a record 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2020-21 due to COVID-19, registering its worst pace in over four decades. according to government data

Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian's comment comes ahead of the revision of policy framework and inflation targets by the Monetary Policy Committee by March 31.

The government is set to announce a committee headed by an eminent educationist in the next 10 days which would to draft the National Education Policy (NEP), HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

Months after protests at the Hyderabad Central University and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University made headlines, a report submitted by a committee appointed by the government to formulate a new education policy has recommended that politics on campus should be curbed and caste and religious based groups on campus be de-recognised.

At about 11 a.m. today, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan will take a decision on cutting the benchmark repo rate, which at 6.5 per cent is the lowest in five years. But, the buzz this time is around whether Dr Rajan's tenure, which ends in September, will be extended. Another talking point is whether this will be the last monetary policy with D...

Rahul Gandhi has been asked by the parliamentary ethics panel to explain whether he once declared himself a British citizen on the legal papers of a company in the UK.

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging Justice Lodha Committee's order suspending the IPL franchisee, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), for two years over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan.

For the first time in 30 years, India is going to have a new education policy, which the government says is a major collaborative effort. But academics have complained that it is lacking in transparency. Chairman of the drafting committee TSR Subramanian said these fears are baseless. And in an indication of what's in store, he said children should...

BJP lawmaker Maheish Girri, whose complaint against Rahul Gandhi on his alleged "dual citizenship" has been forwarded to Ethics Committee of Parliament by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, today said the issue needs to be investigated on priority and without prejudice as no person is above the Constitution.

The Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill lowering the age of a juvenile from 18 to 16 years was passed in the Rajya Sabha after opposition parties like the Congress and the TMC resiled from their earlier stand of referring the amendment to a Select Committee for further deliberation.

Beverages major Coca-Cola India today said it will have to shut down some factories in India if the government accepts a proposal to impose 40 per cent 'sin tax' on aerated beverages.

The Finance Ministry Committee, headed by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, has listed several risk factors, including revenue shortfall and re-emergence of trust deficit between the Centre and the states, on implementing GST (Goods and Services Tax).

The 15 per cent Revenue Neutral Rate has been suggested by a committee headed by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian last week.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan urging her to refer the matter of Rahul Gandhi's alleged violation of Constitution and ethical code on citizenship to the Ethics Committee and disqualify him as a Member of Parliament if he is found guilty.

HRD Minister Smriti Irani today discounted reports that the post of JNU Vice-Chancellor was being offered to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, saying it has to be done by a search committee.