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Covid-19: West Bengal forms global advisory committee

On: April 8, 2020

By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, April 8, 2020: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has formed a Global Advisory Committee in the eastern Indian state to prepare the eastern Indian state’s policy to respond to Covid-19 pandemic. The team set up on April 7 will tackle the economic and socialContinue Reading

Indian-American among 3 economists awarded Nobel Prize

By: Matters India

On: October 14, 2019

In: Indians Abroad

New Delhi, Oct. 14, 2019: Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee was among three who have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work which has “dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty in practice.” The award was announced October 14. The awardees are Banerjee’s wife one-time doctorate student EstherContinue Reading