Niti Aayog

NITI Aayog's Suman Bery says India must boost labour productivity, deepen investment, raise women's participation and leverage AI to reach per capita income levels required for Viksit Bharat 2047

BS Manthan: Suman Bery suggests rebranding NITI Aayog as a 'Productivity Commission', stressing higher labour productivity and greater women's workforce participation to achieve Viksit Bharat

NMP 2.0 aims to monetise Rs 2.76 lakh crore worth of power sector assets by FY30 through hydro projects, transmission lines and PSU equity dilution, with Rs 49,900 crore targeted for FY26

But Atal Innovation Mission faces utilisation, depth challenges as it turns a decade

NITI Aayog has proposed a unified apprenticeship mission, stronger industry participation and targeted incentives to address fragmentation, low completion rates and uneven engagement across India

The Centre plans to raise about ₹80,000 crore by diluting stakes in seven listed railway PSUs over FY27-FY30 as part of Railways' asset monetisation drive

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

India faces 14-18 per cent cost disadvantage against peers, says report

NITI Aayog says India's tech sector must shift to AI-driven, IP-led and outcome-based models, warning that the traditional labour-heavy IT services approach will not sustain future growth

The move comes as the NITI Aayog, the government's policy think tank, looks to bring state governments on board for NMP 2.0

A NITI Aayog study flags a multi-trillion-dollar climate finance gap, urging institutional reform and new green funding mechanisms to keep India on track for net zero

NITI Aayog has urged retaining public consultation and revisiting auction-led exploration by allowing conditional first-come-first-served access for early-stage critical mineral projects

Niti Aayog has proposed a one-time, conditional discom debt takeover and green bond financing for nuclear power, alongside broader power and transport sector reforms to support India's net-zero goals

Under the current policy scenario - which assumes no major new decarbonisation measures - coal demand is expected to peak at 2.62 billion metric tons in 2050, more than double the current 1.26 billion

Plans to ensure progressive decoupling of economic growth and emission

A new NITI Aayog assessment said tyre production is projected to double over the next decade, significantly increasing the volume of discarded tyres

Niti Aayog has proposed a PM-Suryaghar-style capital subsidy scheme and a ₹6,000-crore viability gap funding mechanism to help MSMEs cut energy costs, adopt green power and stay competitive globally

Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu together account for roughly 56% of India's exports, with Gujarat alone contributing close to 30%

Relying on the volatile sector has caused the state's share of national exports to slide

India's urban housing crunch needs more than subsidies-it needs a policy reset that makes affordable homes viable for builders, investors and cities alike