Niti Aayog

NITI Aayog's administration division reportedly instructed programme directors and division heads to suspend all scheduled in-person events

From Modi's austerity appeal and India's learning crisis to geopolitical trade shifts, AI accountability and public health reforms - here are today's key Opinion takeaways

Govt looking to clear regulatory 'cholesterol': Gauba

At the CII Annual Business Summit 2026, Rajiv Gauba said India must move from "prohibited unless permitted" to "permitted unless prohibited" to deepen reforms

Addressing industry representatives, Sarangi highlighted the issue of regional concentration of renewable energy capacity

Former NITI Aayog member VK Paul said India needs a common health dataset and stronger primary healthcare systems to tackle rising non-communicable diseases

Former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri assumed charge as NITI Aayog vice-chairperson amid a major overhaul of the government policy think tank

It is time the country had access to a larger and a more varied range of assessments of the Indian economy

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MRAI highlights fragmented oversight and execution challenges in recycling policies, urging a central nodal body to ensure continuity, coordination, and effective implementation

The government has overhauled the leadership of the NITI Aayog, appointing BJP leader and former chief economic adviser Ashok Kumar Lahiri as the new vice-chairman.

India's local innovation capacity remains uneven, particularly outside major urban centres. Data systems are fragmented, raising challenges for interoperability and trust

Former NITI Aayog member and noted agriculture economist Ramesh Chand says India is better prepared to handle rainfall variability than in the past

The Centre on Saturday appointed academician Joram Aniya and scholar-author R Balasubramaniam as full-time members of the Niti Aayog, taking the total number of such members in the government think tank to seven, along with a vice-chairman. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the chairman of the Niti Aayog. "In continuation of the Cabinet Secretariat's notification dated 24.04.2026, the prime minister has approved the appointment of the following persons as full-time members of the NITI Aayog with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders, on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to full-time members: (i) Dr R Balasubramaniam; (ii) Dr Joram Aniya," a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat said. On April 24, while reconstituting the Niti Aayog, the government appointed Ashok Kumar Lahiri as its vice-chairman and economist K V Raju, AIIMS Director M Srinivas, Secretary in the Department of Science and Technology, Abhay Karandikar, scientist ..

The Centre has overhauled NITI Aayog's top leadership, appointing Ashok Lahiri as vice-chairperson and reshuffling full-time members ahead of key policy decisions for Viksit Bharat@2047

Veteran economist Ashok Lahiri, with experience across IMF, finance ministry and electoral politics, will take over as vice chairman of NITI Aayog as Suman Bery retires later this month

Molecular scientist Gobardhan Das, Science Secy Karandikar, and Aiims Director Srinivas now full-time members

Former chief economic adviser and BJP MLA from West Bengal has been given a key position at India's top public policy think tank to bring decades of experience to the organisation

From the education sector, faculty from the Indian School of Business and Shiv Nadar University are included in the committee

Lahiri is a former chief economic advisor to the government and has served as a member of the 15th Finance Commission