Das's appointment as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor for three years has come at a time when the government badly needs a battle hardened, trustworthy person at its helm.

The new governor will not only have the challenge of meeting the government's expectations but will also have to accept the supremacy of the board.  The appointment, however, may take some time as sources told BT that the government may come up with an advertisement seeking applications

EDMC Commissioner Puneet Kumar Goel made the announcement of new taxes while presenting the budget at the civic agency's Patparganj headquarters

Former CEA Arvind Subramanian said that the inclusion of petrol and diesel in GST ambit was not possible until the revenues under the new tax regime stabilise

The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian left the finance ministry in June because of \"pressing family commitments\", according to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely.

Patel's announcement came as a big surprise as names like former CEA Arvind Subramanian was doing the rounds.

IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld praises GST reform, says India's growth \"very solid\"; Arvind Subramanian says Indian economy is in for a slowdown; two years later, Uday Kotak says demonetisation was poorly executed. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

CEOs of India Inc with business interests in Telangana, hope there is no fractured mandate when the state elections results are declared

IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld praises GST reform, says India's growth \"very solid\"India's growth has been \"very solid\" over the past four years, IMF's Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld on Sunday said, praising the fundamental economic reforms like the GST and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code carried out by the government. Summing up his impression of India's economy in the last four-and-a-half years of the Modi government, the top IMF economist said the country's \"growth performa...

Former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian said that both demonetisation and implementation of GST have resulted in moderation of the economy