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Oct 22, 2021 Outlook Web Desk The 49-year-old prominent Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath will return back to prestigious Harvard University’s Economics Department.
Apr 08, 2021 PTI Immediate priorities are to continue supporting people and firms, and, in particular, to focus on supporting the most vulnerable.
On Tuesday, the IMF predicted an impressive 12.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021, stronger than that of China, the only major economy to have a positive growth rate last year during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Apr 06, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Notably, in 2020, India's economy contracted by a record 8%, the IMF said as it projected an impressive 12.5% growth rate for the country in 2021
Gopinath lauded the Serum Institute of India, saying it produces the most number of vaccines in the world in a regular year
In an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Amitabh Bachchan commented on Gita Gopinath's beauty, saying her face is so beautiful that nobody would associate her with economy
The revised global growth rates are 0.2 and 0.1 percentage point below the International Monetary Fund's previous projections made three months ago.
The 11th chief economist of the IMF, Gopinath in a recent interview to The Harvard Gazette described her appointment at the IMF as a “tremendous honour” and said the appointment of the first ever woman for this position speaks highly of IMF’s Managing Director Lagarde.
Prominent Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath was appointed as chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.
She currently serves as the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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