#Arvind Subramanian to resign

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ओछे राज के छोटे-छोटे डर

नरेंद्र मोदी राज में प्राइवेट अशोका यूनिवर्सिटी द्वारा प्रोफेसर प्रताप भानु मेहता से पिंड छुड़ाने की घटना पर! जो हुआ क्या वह मौजूदा हिंदूशाही के ओछेपन का सत्य लिए हुए नहीं है? क्या यह इस बात का प्रमाण नहीं है कि आज की सत्ता डर में, ओछी-टुच्ची चिंताओं में वक्त जाया करते हुए है? >> Read More >>

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Arvind Subramanian resigns as professor from Ashoka University, 2 days after Pratap Bhanu's exit

Arvind Subramanian resigns as professor from Ashoka University, 2 days after Pratap Bhanu’s exit

Image Source : FILE IMAGE Arvind Subramanian resigns as professor from Ashoka University Eminent economist Arvind Subramanian has resigned as professor from Ashoka University, two days after noted political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s exit from the institution. Subramanian, former chief economic advisor, had joined Ashoka  University as a professor in the Department of Economics in July…

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The Informal Arvind Subramanian: Who does what he wants

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Top Current Affairs - 23 March 2021

1. According to a research study conducted by international driver education company ZootB, South Africa has been ranked as the most dangerous country in the world to come in fourth place in India. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय चालक शिक्षा कंपनी ज़ूटीबी द्वारा किए गए एक शोध अध्ययन के अनुसार, भारत में चौथे स्थान पर आने के लिए दक्षिण अफ्रीका को दुनिया के सबसे खतरनाक देश के रूप में स्थान दिया गया है। 2. Rewa Ganguly Das, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs has addressed the inaugural session of the webinar on connectivity cooperation for free, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific. विदेश मंत्रालय में सचिव (पूर्व) रीवा गांगुली दास ने नि: शुल्क, मुक्त और समावेशी भारत-प्रशांत के लिए कनेक्टिविटी सहयोग पर वेबिनार के उद्घाटन सत्र को संबोधित किया है। 3.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Engaged T is my Ekushi book fair in Dhaka. प्रधान मंत्री शेख हसीना इंगेज्ड टी ढाका में मेरा एकुशी पुस्तक मेला है। 4. IT head Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Niti Aayog announced a tie-up to train students on the fundamentals of cloud computing through Atal Tinkering Labs. IT की प्रमुख Amazon Web Services (AWS) और Niti Aayog ने अटल टिंकरिंग लैब्स के माध्यम से क्लाउड कंप्यूटिंग के मूल सिद्धांतों पर छात्रों को प्रशिक्षित करने के लिए एक टाई-अप की घोषणा की। 5. Eminent economist Arvind Subramanian has resigned from the post of professor from Ashoka University. प्रख्यात अर्थशास्त्री अरविंद सुब्रमण्यन ने अशोक विश्वविद्यालय से प्रोफेसर के पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया है। 6. Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijayaraghavan said the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) mission will have centers of excellence with a mandate of application-based research. प्रधान वैज्ञानिक सलाहकार के विजयराघवन ने कहा कि राष्ट्रीय कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (एआई) मिशन में अनुप्रयोग-आधारित अनुसंधान के जनादेश के साथ उत्कृष्टता के केंद्र होंगे। 7. Nepal decided to resume cross-border transport with India as the Covid-19 cases of the Himalayan nation declined significantly. नेपाल ने भारत के साथ सीमा पार परिवहन को फिर से शुरू करने का फैसला किया क्योंकि हिमालयी राष्ट्र के कोविद -19 मामलों में काफी कमी आई है। 8. According to a United Nations report, India's economy is projected to grow by 6.9 percent in 2020 due to an epidemic of coronavirus virus, which is projected to grow to "stronger recovery" in 2021 and 5 percent. भारतीय नौसेना ने एक "लैंडिंग क्राफ्ट यूटिलिटी शिप" को शामिल किया, जिसका उपयोग विभिन्न प्रकार की गतिविधियों जैसे कि युद्धक टैंक और अन्य भारी हथियार प्रणालियों के परिवहन के लिए किया जाएगा। 9. The Indian Navy incorporated a "landing craft utility ship", which would be used to transport a wide variety of activities such as battle tanks and other heavy weapons systems. झारखंड की राज्य सरकार ने राज्य में कुपोषण से निपटने के लिए SAAMAR नाम से एक अभियान शुरू किया है। एसएएएमएआर का लक्ष्य रणनीतिक कार्रवाई के लिए कुपोषण और एनीमिया में कमी लाना है। 10. The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) has launched the US India Artificial Intelligence Initiative to focus on AI collaboration in key areas that are the priorities of both countries. इंडो-यूएस साइंस एंड टेक्नोलॉजी फोरम (IUSSTF) ने उन महत्वपूर्ण क्षेत्रों में AI सहयोग पर ध्यान केंद्रित करने के लिए US India Artificial Intelligence पहल शुरू की है जो दोनों देशों की प्राथमिकताएं हैं। Read the full article

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Ashoka University students announce two-day class boycott over resignations of professors- The New Indian Express

Ashoka University students announce two-day class boycott over resignations of professors- The New Indian Express

By PTI NEW DELHI: Students of Ashoka University have announced a two-day boycott of classes from Monday in protest against some recent developments at the institution, including the resignations of faculty members Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian. The Ashoka University Student Government, a student body, also said on Saturday it will be organising a separate movement demanding the…

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Ashoka University management regrets resignations of PB Mehta, Arvind Subramanian

Ashoka University management regrets resignations of PB Mehta, Arvind Subramanian

New Delhi: Days after the resignation of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian, senior faculty members at Ashoka University, the management admitted to lapses that led to the current situation. The University’s Chancellor and Board of Trustees Chairman expressed regret over the departure of Mehta and Subramanian. “Ashoka University’s commitment to core values and our founders and trustees’…

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'We live in complicated times ...': Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes to students, faculty | India News

NEW DELHI: Pratap Bhanu Mehta, who had recently quit as professor from the Haryana-based Ashoka University, wrote separate letters to his students and colleagues to express his gratitude for the support extended by them during his exit from the university. Mehta, a frequent critic of the government's policies, had quit the university earlier this week and said that his association with the institution may be a "political liability". Two days after his exit, renowned economist and former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian also put in his papers. In his letter to the students, whom he called "superheroes", Mehta said that he was "overwhelmed" by the outpouring of affection and support he received over the last one week. "Your protests instantly grasped what we, your elders, failed to adequately understand. Your protest was not about two individuals. It was about Ashoka’s institutional integrity," he said. Quick Edit: Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s resignation and the state of higher education in IndiaIndicating that his exit from the university is final, Mehta said that he now wants to "close this chapter" and urged his students not to press on the matter further. "The underlying circumstances that led to the resignation will not change for the foreseeable future, in my case, at any rate. So I must close this chapter. I urge you not to press on this matter. I know you will be disappointed. But if I may exercise one last bit of professorial discretion: Read the full article

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Raghuram Rajan On Resignation of Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Arvind Subramanian

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Raghuram Rajan On Resignation of Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Arvind Subramanian

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Ashoka University acknowledges ‘some lapses in institutional processes’

Ashoka University acknowledges ‘some lapses in institutional processes’

The top functionaries of the varsity said in a joint statement with professors Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian that they regretted the events surrounding the resignations of the two. The top functionaries of Ashoka University said in a joint statement with professors Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian on Sunday that they regretted the events surrounding the resignations of the…

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Ashoka Univ acknowledges lapses in institutional processes over resignations of Mehta, Subramanian

Ashoka Univ acknowledges lapses in institutional processes over resignations of Mehta, Subramanian

NEW DELHI: Ashoka University on Sunday acknowledged “lapses in institutional processes” and expressed “deep regret” at the recent events surrounding the resignations of political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta and noted economist Arvind Subramanian from its faculty. Meanwhile, Mehta wrote a letter to students, urging them to not “press” for his return asserting that the circumstances that led to…

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Two days after PB Mehta’s exit, economist Arvind Subramanian resigns from Ashoka University

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Firefighting on economy front - india news

In the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, held earlier in December, when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was asked whether the economy had already bottomed out (in terms of falling growth rates), she displayed guarded optimism. “I’d like to believe that and I’d like to believe that that’s true of some sectors in specific. But in some other sectors, may be they would want some more help…If it happens, so be it and I’ll be happy for it. But I think my attention will be only on making sure that all is done through a greater stimulus,” she said. Her remarks capture the dominant sentiment 2019 evoked on the economy front — that of constant fire-fighting to keep it on track. 

The Indian economy has lost growth momentum for six consecutive quarters up to September 2019. This is the longest recorded deceleration phase for the economy from December 1999 onwards, the earliest period for which quarterly growth data is available. This deceleration has continued despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cutting policy rates, raising questions about the efficacy of one of the most important policy instruments in the economy. In fact, RBI itself has been bringing down its projected growth rates in successive Monetary Policy Committee meetings. RBI has not been the only one trying to revive economic activity. The government, too, has taken several measures. In November, Sitharaman informed Parliament that the government had taken 32 measures to revive growth and address issues faced by the various sectors. These included a cut in corporate taxes, a real estate fund aimed at reviving incomplete projects, the merger of banks, and a large-scale disinvestment exercise. Addressing reporters immediately after announcement of the GDP numbers for the July-September quarter, department of economic affairs (DEA) secretary Atanu Chakraborty and chief economic adviser (CEA) KV Subramanian said consumption and investment were expected to pick up in the subsequent quarters. “The economy has bottomed out,” Chakraborty said, adding that the fundamentals of the Indian economy were very strong, as reflected in factors such as “low inflation, macro-economic stability, low fiscal deficit and good foreign reserves”.Low growth has not been the only problem for the Indian economy this year. 2019 has also been a year when India’s economic statistics faced a serious credibility crisis.In June 2019, Arvind Subramanian, who was the Chief Economic Advisor under the first Narendra Modi government, published a paper arguing that India’s official GDP (gross domestic product) figures had a large overestimation bias. While the new GDP series has been criticised by independent economists, a former CEA questioning its validity triggered a fresh debate.Earlier in February, months before the general elections, leaked findings from the first Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report, the successor to the earlier Employment Unemployment Surveys of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), were published in the Business Standard newspaper. PLFS findings showed that unemployment rate was at 6.1% in 2017-18, the highest in four and a half decades. The leak was preceded by two non-government members of the National Statistical Commission resigning in protest against the withholding of the NSSO data. The data controversy erupted again when leaked findings of NSSO’s Consumption Expenditure Survey (CES), showing a real decline in average consumption between 2011-12 and 2017-18, were published in November. Unlike PLFS, which was released formally after the elections, the government decided to scrap CES. These entire set of events made critics question the credibility of India’s official economic statistics, which have traditionally been considered to be among the best outside the developed world. The controversy over official statistics and a perception that the government might be unwilling to release data which does not show the economy in good light has spooked not just academics but also international organisations and rating agencies. For example, the International Monetary Fund has raised objections over India’s GDP methodology earlier this month and Moody’s downgraded India’s rating in November.Even as the economy is hoping to revive itself, high food prices, especially that of vegetables, have begun to pinch family budgets after many years. Large-scale crop destruction due to untimely rains has triggered a huge spike in prices of vegetables such as onions, forcing the government to use measures such as export bans and even order imports. Trends in food inflation have seen a sharp reversal in the course of the year.The developments in the real economy, however, do not seem to have affected wealth creation in the stock markets. Stock markets are at an all-time high in the country and have gained 14.6% this year (till December 30, 2019). Read the full article

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Ashoka University Responds To Controversy Over PB Mehta's Resignation; Acknowledges 'Lapses In Institutional Processes'

Ashoka University Responds To Controversy Over PB Mehta’s Resignation; Acknowledges ‘Lapses In Institutional Processes’

New Delhi: Ashoka University has acknowledged the “lapses in institutional processes” and expressed “deep regret” over the resignations of political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta and noted economist Arvind Subramanian from its faculty. The university was embroiled in controversy when PB Mehta, who had resigned as its vice-chancellor two years back, chose to step down as professor earlier this…