Follow Us on Google News United Nations, July 25 (IANS) Many countries of the Global South, especially from Africa, want to draw lessons from India’s achievement in lifting over 171 million out of extreme poverty in a decade, its strategies for development, and its use of digital infrastructure, according to NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman … Read more
Follow Us on Google News United Nations, July 24 (IANS) A US trade deal with tariffs on labour-intensive Indian products at a lower rate than some of the competitors would be a “big advantage” and present an opportunity, according to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery. Asked during an exclusive interview with IANS about the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) All districts in Mizoram, Sikkim, and Tripura have achieved the ‘Front Runner’ status, with no districts falling in the ‘Aspirant’ or ‘Achiever’ categories, a NITI Aayog report said on Monday, adding that three districts in Nagaland are now among top 10 performers. According to the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) NITI Aayog member Dr. V.K. Saraswat on Wednesday emphasised the critical need to transform India’s government-funded Research and Development (R&D) institutions into dynamic, autonomous, and mission-driven ecosystems Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day consultative meeting on reforming India’s R&D ecosystem in Dehradun, Saraswat stressed … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The NITI Aayog on Wednesday stated that it is working to identify, resolve key barriers within Indian research and development landscape. Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, reiterated the commitment of the erstwhile Planning Commission to enable structural reforms and create a more agile, innovation-friendly … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Tuesday slammed AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami for alleging that his recent visit to New Delhi for the NITI Aayog General Council meeting was “motivated by personal financial interests”. Stalin said the opposition leader had resorted … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The NITI Aayog on Monday released a report offering a comprehensive six-point road map for transforming India’s medium enterprises into future growth engines of the economy. The report highlights that medium enterprises comprise a mere 0.3 per cent of the country’s MSMEs but account for … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 25 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Sunday said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attended the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 24 only because the state is facing a crisis. Addressing journalists … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s absence from the NITI Aayog meeting sparked a political storm with the state BJP on Sunday cornering him for allegedly ignoring the interests of the state by skipping the crucial brainstorming exercise. The Chief Minister’s office claimed that Siddaramaiah was forced … Read more