Amitabh Kant

While artificial intelligence (AI) would provide unprecedented impetus to global productivity, the technology could also widen inequalities around the world if not used for the benefit of people, former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday. "We need a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for AI; the technology must be provided to researchers and startups, used for betterment of society and towards sustainability, and for better inputs for climate research," Kant said in his address at the World Sustainable Development Summit organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) here. "If this doesn't happen then AI is not fit for purpose," he asserted. The former G20 Sherpa of India also highlighted the immense power requirements of AI -- one of its biggest drawbacks. "AI is an energy guzzler. Today, the technology consumes more energy than the whole of Japan," he said. Research has shown that to train a large language model (which understand and generate human language b

If global supply chains are breaking, can India help rebuild them? And as AI reshapes the world, can India shape it in its own image?

At BS Manthan, former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant urges India to avoid knee-jerk responses to US policy shifts and focus on manufacturing scale, cost competitiveness and inclusive AI growth

Speaking at BS Manthan, the former NITI Aayog CEO said India must lower credit and power costs, reform lending norms and build large-scale manufacturing to take advantage of global supply chain shifts

At BS Manthan, Amitabh Kant says fractured global supply chains and AI disruption give India a strategic opening, provided it cuts the cost of doing business and builds scale in manufacturing

At the India AI Impact Summit, the former Niti Aayog CEO says AI must be accessible, affordable and multilingual, built on local data to prevent widening inequality

Day 2 of the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam will see key talks on AI in healthcare, rural livelihoods, defence and economic growth, along with the launch of major AI casebooks

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said its board has approved the appointment of former G20 Sherpa and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant as a non-executive, independent director of the company. Kant has been appointed for a term of five years with effect from Wednesday. "The board of directors of the company at its meeting held today, i.e., October 29, 2025, have approved the... appointment of Amitabh Kant as a non-executive, Independent Director (Additional Director) of the company for a term of 5 years with effect from October 29, 2025, up to and including October 28, 2030, subject to approval of shareholders of the company," Larsen & Toubro said in a filing to the BSE. Last month, IT services company HCL Technologies had announced the appointment Kant as an independent director. In September, IndiGo also appointed him as an additional director on its board after receiving security clearance from the civil aviation ministry. Canadian billionaire Prem ...

Kant's remarks came a day after India celebrated Diwali, and the national capital witnessed the bursting of crackers in full frenzy, and it woke up to a thick layer of toxic air

India's former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant described Singapore as "a critical partner" in India's journey of economic progress and infrastructure development, highlighting cooperation between the two

Amitabh Kant highlighted that India has some of the finest innovators and professionals who can contribute to the country's growth

Marking his 75th birthday in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, PM Modi said Indian soldiers humbled Pakistan “in a blink” and asserted that India is unafraid of nuclear threats.

Amitabh Kant, former NITI Aayog CEO and India's G20 Sherpa, has joined IndiGo's board as a non-executive non-independent director after receiving clearance from the Ministry of Civil Aviation

Amitabh Kant will serve as HCLTech independent director from Sept 2025 to Sept 2030; company says he has no ties with its directors and is not barred by Sebi or other authorities

However, these landmark policies remain incomplete. One missing piece could determine the success or failure of India's entire transport decarbonisation agenda

He pointed out that other major economies, such as Turkey, the EU, and China, also import significant quantities of energy and minerals from Russia or China

Former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant urges Rs 20,000 crore for global tourism promotion, saying the sector can offset US tariffs and boost India's growth and jobs

India should never lose its strategic autonomy, never yield to pressure while negotiating trade deals with the US, former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Friday, while suggesting that the country should look at a long-term perspective and behave in a calm and collected manner. Speaking at the Business Today India@100 event, Kant said India should use trade-related uncertainties as a unique opportunity to carry out very vigorous reforms in the economy. "We still have 20 days for these (US) tariffs to kick in. We should never yield to pressure, but we should negotiate in a very rational manner, in a sensible manner, and I think there is plenty of time to be able to arrive at an agreement," he said. On August 6, the United States announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on all Indian imports, on top of an existing 25 per cent duty, taking the total duty to 50 per cent effective August 27. The White House said the measure was in response to India's continued purchase of Russian oil.

IndiGo appoints former bureaucrat Amitabh Kant to its Board as Non-Executive Director, leveraging his extensive experience in public policy and infrastructure development

Amitabh Kant was India's G20 Sherpa for the 2023 Summit that took place in New Delhi. In the run-up to the summit, Kant worked towards building international consensus on key issues