Abhijit Sen

Sen, an economist who made multiple contributions to Indian policymaking, passed away on August 29.

Economist Abhijit Sen dead

Abhijit Sen was 72. "He suffered a heart attack around 11 PM. We rushed him to the hospital, but it was all over by the time we got there," said Dr Pronab Sen, his brother.

Expert take: How to bring food prices under control

Watch the interview of Abhijit Sen, Professor, JNU and Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog with Manisha Gupta on CNBC-TV18, in which they shared their outlook on overcoming various challenges to bring down and keep food prices under control.

Budget 2016: Focus could be on micro irrigation, crop insurance, say experts

Agriculture and rural development being an integral part of economy, every Budget has a list of schemes for the rural India and farmers.

Here's what Abhijit Sen thinks of NDA govt's focus on MNREGA

Watch the interview of Abhijit Sen, Former Member of The Planning Commission with Ronojoy Banerjee on CNBC-TV18, in which he shared his readings and outlook on the NDA government's revamped focus on MNREGA.

Projected dry spell to hurt kharif, farm income: JNU Prof

Abhijit Sen, professor of economics at JNU, said to compensate for the income going down (15 percent of the nation's income come from agriculture), the government needs to implement the existing NREGA scheme efficiently.

CSR without compulsion will have more substance: economist

"CSR activities without compulsion probably will have the more substance than the compulsory CSR. Companies may take this compulsory CSR as other form of tax," Sen said here, as per release issued by Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh.

Checkout: Role played by CFOs in today's globalisation

CFO Masterstroke is a series of discussion on the challenges, trends, growth patterns in the current decade for the Indian financial community.

India could achieve 4% farm growth during 12th Plan

Sen said the country could achieve the target growth of four per cent in the agriculture during the 12th five year plan (2012-17).

Citi India FY13 net up 41% YoY on lower operating expenses

Aided by lower operating expenses and higher other income, Citi India – the domestic arm of global giant - Citi Bank, reported more than 41 percent year-on-year spike in its net profit to around Rs 2,720 crore for year ended March 31, 2013.

4 % agri growth will check inflation in 12th Plan: Sen

The Planning Commission today said 4 % growth of the agriculture sector is required to keep a check on inflationary pressure in the 12th Five-Year Plan, beginning April, 2012.

Food inflation seen easing to 8% by end-March

The prospect of a good winter harvest is likely to bring down food inflation in India to about 8% by end-March, a senior government adviser said on Monday.