Kaushik Basu, whose stint at the World Bank ends on July 31, was being looked at as a serious contender, the sources said
Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI
Rajan was expected to join the search committee to appoint three external members of a new six-member RBI Monetary Policy Committee
The six AP-1000 reactors would be built in Andhra Pradesh.
Mergers to create at most six state banks
From parity in 1980, China's economy has outgrown India's fivefold to $10 trillion
The RBI cut the rate several times last year to reduce it by 125 basis points to the current 6.75 percent.
India should not loosen its fiscal deficit targets in the forthcoming budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's top economic adviser Arvind Panagariya said.
The contract would give a big boost to India's $150 billion nuclear power programme, and a broader push to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Critics say the programme, launched 10 months ago in India in collaboration with operator Reliance Communications, violates principles of net neutrality
The tax would create a single market in India for the first time.
PM said he admires German leadership in clean energy and commitment to combating climate change.
India and Germany signed a deal on Monday to fast-track business approvals.
The government said on Wednesday a consensus was needed quickly to pass a business-friendly land reform law
The wholesale food index rose 2.88 per cent year-on-year.
The United States wants India to wait for a final nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers before actively engaging with Tehran.
India will be able to manage potential inflationary pressures if forecasts of sub-par monsoon
IMF MD Christine Lagarde hailed the government's latest Budget.
Deals will cover oil exploration and supply, infrastructure and an increase in direct diamond sales to India