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Case for UBI should be delinked from pandemic response: Somanathan

Rajan, meanwhile, said that the central and state governments will have to maintain increased spending, whatever the deficit figures may be

Govt should spend on profitable firms to boost economy: Raghuram Rajan

Speaking at NCAER's India Policy Forum 2020, Rajan said in the pandemic, unlike normal recession, there is enormous amount of destruction

Raghuram Rajan warns against 'unprecedented' rise in NPA levels in 6 months

Rajan cautioned that one should not mistake pent up consumption for normal consumption.

Financial viability of universal basic income

One argument that is cited against UBI is that it may generate laziness. The experiment is Kenya, quoted by Abhijit Banerjee and Bardhan, shows that it does not

Covid-19, economic 'comorbidities' put India's progress since 1991 at risk

By the time the debris of this economic earthquake settles, it may have buried the progress India has made since 1991

India coronavirus dispatch: Will sports behind closed doors be new normal?

From the challenge of economic recovery, to structural constraints faced by farmers, and whether dogs can be trained to sniff out Covid-19 - read these and more in today's India dispatch

India faces economic catastrophe, PMO can't handle it by itself: Rajan

Says PMO can't tackle crisis on its own, must consult opposition talent; questions the way some states propose to suspend labour laws and Centre's micro-management of states to undertake reforms

Big crises, big solutions

Most of the non-fiction I read over the past month had one thing in common, though they were otherwise very different

Not a good idea

A bad bank will do nothing to solve the problems

Waiting for Godot

Experts say that the curve is not yet flattening and the peak may occur as late as mid-August

Letter to BS: Rahul should also hold discussions with Manmohan, Montek

Both have practical understanding of the Indian economy

Let the enterprise of our people take its course, Rajan tells Rahul Gandhi

Rajan said,the elements of creating capabilities is better education, better health care, better infrastructure

Why can't Congress recognise the realities and offer realistic solutions?

Rahul Gandhi's two recent video performances offer little hope - the first fell flat in attacking govt 'strategy'; and the second showed him in a position unbecoming of a leader - writes T N Ninan

Rs 65,000 cr package needed for poor, target is doable: Raghuram Rajan

Former RBI Governor responds to Rahul Gandhi's question, says GDP is Rs 200 trillion, and out of that 65,000 crore is not a huge amount

Top headlines: RIL announces pay cuts; Rishi Kapoor passes away, and more

From the US coordinating with India on restoring supply chains to death of veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, here are top headlines of the day

India needs Rs 65,000 crore to save the poorest and their livelihoods: Rajan

Trouble for NBFCs

Repayment moratorium should be extended to NBFCs

IMF MD ropes in Raghuram Rajan, 11 others to key external advisory group

To serve our membership well in this context, we need top-notch input and expertise from the widest range of sources, inside and outside the Fund, IMF MD said

Top headlines: MPs take 30% salary cut, service sector activity contracts

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Rajan calls Covid-19 'economic emergency', advises govt to invite experts

Raghuram Rajan also cautioned that driving everything from the Prime Minister's Office, with the same overworked people, may not be a suitable idea