Are survey results being withheld or discredited because they don't match the government line or is there an inherent problem in the way India conducts its statistics?

Much of this overcrowding is due to the presence of 'undertrials' - people in custody awaiting investigation, inquiry or trial - who constitute nearly 68 per cent of all prison inmates

India is somewhat lacking in a programme on G20 data initiative on fiscal transparency where comparative countries have all made greater progress, says IMF Deputy Director Anne-Mary Gulde

Remarkable improvements in social and economic status of the rural poor in the past few years have put the country on a higher growth trajectory and ensured that growth does not breed inequality

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the state government with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia on Thursday to devise a strategic evidence-based approach to policy-making

Sixteen CEOs and economists lay out a roadmap to revive the economy

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo said that slow growth in Indian economy does not mean India is going to become poor, as it's still growing.

Addressing an event at King's College London on Wednesday cautioned the government against the perils of suppressing criticism and shared concerns over India's economic slowdown

Elaborating on changes required, he said, \"We should seriously think of reducing equity share of government in public sector banks below 50 per cent so that the Central Vigilance Commission does not regulate (PSU banks)\".

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee says PM Modi explained to him how he's trying to bring reforms in the bureaucracy to make it more responsive

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is in India to promote his book 'Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems', co-written with fellow Nobel laureate and wife Esther Duflo.

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee shares roadmap for Indian economy to overcome the current economic crisis. He says the economy lacks demand. Watch the video here to find out what he suggests as a solution.

PM Modi meets Bollywood stars: Referring to Gandhi, the PM said the power of creativity is immense and it is essential to harness this spirit of creativity for the nation.

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IMF cuts India's growth forecast: The report comes after World Bank slashed India's projected growth from 6.9 per cent in 2018 to 6 per cent in 2019.

Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, who jointly won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize with his wife Esther Duflo and Harvard's Michael Kremer said that the Indian economy was  \"doing very bad\", while addressing a press conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after winning the prize. Watch the video here.

In an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai of IndiaToday TV, Banerjee elaborated on how his younger years shaped a lot of his belief and eventually led him into his detailed research on poverty.