The Tamil Nadu government named Nobel laureate Esther Duflo and former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan as part of a five-member Economic Advisory Council for the state. The other members in the council are former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, development economist Jean Drèze and former Union Finance Secretary S Narayan.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
The five-member team was put together by finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, who was an investment banker in the US and Singapore before he entered politics. Based on the recommendations of this Council, the government will revitalise the state’s economy and ensure that the benefits of economic growth reach all segments of society.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, named PJ.2.1, was first identified in Ontario, Canada in May…
Belonging: A Journey of Love, a memoir written by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, will be…
The United States will become the first nation to fully opt out of participating in…
A group of US lawmakers, led by Rep Grace Meng, have re-introduced the Diwali Day…
Pandit Manilal Nag, a celebrated sitar maestro and one of the foremost exponents of the…
The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…