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NITI Aayog considers separate PLI scheme for MSMEs, examines biz models

Seeks different schemes for firms with higher targets, and smaller ones

Top headlines: Auto-debit payments, steel firms' stocks surge, and more

Here are the top business headlines on Wednesday morning

Govt ready to extend Vivad se Vishwas to settle Cairn Energy dispute

States asked to trace 25-30 contacts of each Covid-19 case

Healthcare sector expected to reach $372 billion in 2022: Niti Aayog report

Non-metros (Tier-II and III cities) are expected to recover faster than the metropolitan areas and tier-I cities

88% of Covid-19 deaths in India in age group of 45 years and above: Centre

The health ministry has asked states like Punjab to ramp up vaccination facilities

Privatising small PSUs first not a good idea: NITI Aayog's Amitabh Kant

What is required is for unions to be convinced that the steps being taken are in their and the country's best interests, says Kant

A regulator for health sector on lines of RERA likely to be set up soon

The survey cited unplanned readmission data - considered the most common metric of quality in the hospital setting

NHAI turns down NITI Aayog's request to expand monetisation portfolio

Says call on monetising projects taken by independent investment manager

Niti member bats for teaching physics, maths first before engineering

Saraswat termed the AICTE's decision to give engineering colleges flexibility to admit students without mathematics and physics in high school and offer them bridge courses as "wrong"

Sustained economic growth key to India's future: NITI Aayog CEO

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said India's power is truly represented by its sustained economic growth

NITI Aayog submits first list of about 12 PSUs for privatisation

Banks, insurers part of the list as process kicks off

Asset monetisation to bring paradigm shift for infra growth: FM Sitharaman

Around 300 participants from states and UTs attended the workshop organised by the Department of Economic Affairs and NITI Aayog

Startups to drive India's quest for a chunk of small satellite launch pie

Frugal innovations by the Indian startup community are bringing down the cost of launching small satellites into space

DIPAM, Niti Aayog officials to brainstorm on CPSE asset monetisation

The discussions are scheduled to take place on Tuesday

Govt's privatisation drive likely to kick off with profit-making PSUs

NITI Aayog likely to put out first shortlist by early next month

Panel considers a Gujarat-like model of staggered payments to cane growers

Farm leaders object to Gujarat-like model, say can't take pay in tranches

Ministries baulk at giving large procurement contracts to foreign companies

Prefer Indian firms in sectors where domestic capability exists: NITI Aayog

New variants not reason for rise in Covid cases: NITI Aayog member V K Paul

Special teams to visit states to find the cause of rising cases

India needs to get into cutting edge tech to boost exports: Amitabh Kant

India now needs to get into cutting edge technology to boost exports which will benefit sectors like telecom, automobiles, battery storage devices and solar energy, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. Kant, speaking at the launch event for CII's report 'Foreign Trade & Investment in India: Unlocking Key Opportunities through Strategic Reforms', further said the country is at the cusp of a transformation. "India now needs to get into cutting edge technology in order to boost its exports. "... sectors such as telecom, automobiles, battery storage devices, and solar energy, among others, would benefit from technology exports," industry body CII said in a statement quoting Kant. Kant also pointed out that reforms that have been implemented post the pandemic would go a long way in facilitating this process. "Thanks to the reforms process in India, key indicators such as GDP, FDI and trade have risen sharply," he said, adding that India has became a favoured destination for ...

PM asserted next census will be most remarkable, digitalised: NITI Aayog

Sitharaman, who presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, had said the forthcoming census - an exercise to determine the population of the country - would be the first digital census