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Maha: RSS affiliate slams Centre, NITI for 'anti-people' labour policies

Members of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Saturday slammed the NITI Aayog for its anti-people policies.

Ministry of Railways to monetise redeveloped stations through REITs

The decision assumes significance as MoR has been lagging behind in achieving its targets under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, during the last fiscal year

Top Headlines: PSBs shareholding cap, growth of top firms, and more

The central government is seeking to remove the 10 per cent shareholding cap for individuals in public sector banks (PSBs). Read more in our top headlines

Centre likely to remove 10% shareholding cap for individuals in PSBs

Removal of threshold may allow PE firms to own over 10% stake in state-run banks

Bring industrial projects under GatiShakti: FM Sitharaman to NITI Aayog

"For some reasons...the three corridors coming from the south have not been dealt with in an elaborate fashion," Sitharaman said

Centre seeks to grant bank licence to PSBs to enable privatisation

The government is exploring several options to address the issue for enabling privastisation of PSBs

Platform economy

Entitlement extension should be calibrated

GST: More than just a tax reform

Going forward, we also need to look at inclusion of items in the GST from a larger macro perspective

Towards a coherent development strategy

Development initiatives need a grand vision that reflects political concerns, challenges and opportunities

Gig workers to account for 6.7% of India's non-agri workforce by FY30: NITI

The report titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy' recommended extending social security measures for such workers

Top headlines: SC relief for Sena MLAs; 23 mn gig workers in India by 2030

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Parameswaran Iyer, new Niti Aayog CEO, is an accidental bureaucrat

The man who helmed the Swachh Bharat mission once worked as a journalist and cut vegetables in a hotel

Parameswaran Iyer, force behind Swachh Bharat success, named NITI Aayog CEO

Iyer had taken voluntary retirement from the service in 2009. He also worked as a senior rural water sanitation specialist at the United Nations

India's investments in AI to cross $880 mn by 2023: NASSCOM report

The global artificial intelligence investments have doubled in the last year, but India's share in global AI investment remains at 1.5%, the NASSCOM report said

Coal ministry to have a 'just transition' division; WB to provide $1.1 mn

This is the first time since India announced its net carbon zero target year of 2070 that the policymakers have initiated discussions on just transition in coal bearing areas

Govt looks to restructure export promotion councils, aims to boost growth

The government has delegated PwC India the responsibility of preparing the primary report

With green hydrogen priced at $1 a kg, India hopes to spur clean energy use

India wants global funders including the World Bank to structure guarantee programs to help access funds at low rates, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Daiki Axis Japan setting up second unit in India at Rs 200-cr investment

The plant with a capacity to produce 1,000 sewage treatment units with Japanese 'Johkasou' technology is coming up in Palwal, Kamal Tiwari, CEO of Daiki Axis India, told PTI

World Economic Forum 2022: The world is bullish on the Indian economy

The first post-pandemic in-person meeting at Davos took place with reduced participation amid a war raging in Europe, but witnessed spirited debates

PM Modi may hold first in-person meet of NITI Aayog since 2019 soon

The meeting comes at a time when NITI Aayog has a new vice-chairman in Suman Bery