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Poonam Gupta, Director General of ncaer, has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the RBI for a three-year term. The position was vacant since January after M.D. Patra's tenure ended. Gupta brings extensive experience in economic policy, having worked at the IMF and World Bank, and holding academic roles at prestigious institutions.

Poonam Gupta has been appointed as the fourth woman deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, filling a post vacant for over two months. Gupta, an esteemed economist and currently director general of ncaer, will serve a three-year term and has previously contributed to various economic advisory councils.

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the importance of maintaining fiscal responsibility in public finance, highlighting the need to balance borrowing with sustainable growth. She warned against excessive debt, citing long-term implications, and praised the collaborative efforts in the GST Council to generate revenue responsibly.

Dr. Poonam Gupta has been appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a three-year term, making her the first woman to hold this position in over a decade. With an illustrious career spanning the World Bank, IMF, and ncaer, Gupta brings extensive experience in economic policy and research. Her role will focus on monetary policy, financial markets, and inflation management, guiding the RBI through economic challenges and growth opportunities.

High-frequency indicators such as GST collections, PMI for manufacturing, and non-EV and EV sales reveal signs of economic improvement in India despite global challenges. However, concerns persist over sluggish bank credit growth and continued outflow of Foreign Institutional Investor funds, highlighting the need for targeted policy measures to sustain recovery.

On Women’s Day, let’s note how tough it’s for Indian women to get the top jobs

According to the ncaer report, in 2018–19 the real agriculture GVA is envisaged to grow at 4.6 per cent, real industry GVA at 5.1 per cent, and real services GVA at 8.5 per cent. "Both the ncaer annual and quarterly models forecast that GVA will grow at 7 per cent per annum in 2018–19 on a y-o-y basis.

The PMI for manufacturing activity increased to 56.9 in February, reflecting a strong expansionary momentum, as growth in the output of eight key infrastructure sectors rose to a three-month high of 6.7% in February from 4.1% in January, ncaer said in its review for March that was released on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Painting a rosy picture for the industrial sector, ncaer has said the general index of industrial production was projected to rise to 6.36 per cent by the middle of 2003, even as it said the undercurrent of industrial recovery was not broadbased.

New Delhi, May 14 () Economic think-tank ncaer today projected India's economic growth rate to improve marginally to 7.7 per cent in 2016-17 against the backdrop of IMD's forecast of better monsoon rains this year.

It’s now two years since Covid-19 became a part of our lives. The severity of infection might be receding, but the pandemic has scarred the lives of many in the National Capital Region, as a study by National Council of Applied Economic Research (ncaer) reveals.

New Delhi, Jun 21 () Economic think-tank ncaer has revised up its projection for the country's economic growth to 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal, compared with the earlier prediction of 7.3 per cent on forecast of normal monsoon.

New Delhi, Jun 4 () Business confidence among Indian companies fell by 9.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 fiscal, said a survey by economic think tank ncaer Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: The National Council of Applied Economic Research (ncaer) has prescribed a remedy to revive the ailing rural health system, perhaps with higher salaries and material incentives.