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Centre reconstitutes NITI Aayog governing council with PM as head

The Centre has reconstituted the governing council of the NITI Aayog with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairperson

TN urges Centre to declare Godavari-Cauvery river link a national project

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the move would benefit people in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Politicisation of all crimes, govt actions threaten peace: Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday hit out at politicisation of all crimes and actions of an elected government

Punjab CM Amarinder likely to skip NITI Aayog meet chaired by PM Modi today

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is unlikely to attend Saturday's meeting of the Niti Aayog's governing council to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said."Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting today. He is indisposed, State Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal will attend the meeting instead," said the sources.The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing.According to the Prime Minister's Office, the agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development, service delivery at the grassroots level and health and nutrition.The Governing Council presents a platform to discuss inter-sectoral, inter-departmental and federal issues.It comprises PM Modi, Chief Ministers of States and Union Territories (UTs), with Legislators and Lieutenant Governors of other UTs, PMO said.The sixth meeting will witness the entry of .

PM Modi to chair 6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the sixth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Saturday via video conferencing.

Best of BS Opinion: Sugarcane pricing, higher tax-GDP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Sugarcane pricing

Proposed reforms are good but much more needs to be done

PM Modi to chair 6th governing council meeting of NITI Aayog on Saturday

The agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development, service delivery at grassroots level and health and nutrition

Incentivising cane growers: Price stabilisation fund on Centre's agenda

Sources said the first meeting of a panel constituted to look into various issues pertaining to the sugar sector was held sometime back

NITI study to assess unintended economic impact of select SC, NGT decisions

Government think tank Niti Aayog has commissioned a study to assess the "unintended" economic impact of select decisions of the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal

No Covid-19-related death in 15 states, union territories in last 24 hours

There has been a 55 per cent fall in the average daily deaths in the past five weeks - from over 200 in the second week of January to less than 100 in early February

PM Modi to chair Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting on Feb 20

Issues related to health, economy and labour reforms will be discussed, official sources said

Govt plans incentive for starting production early from auctioned mines

The mines ministry plans to do the same through amendment of the mining rules and has sought comments and suggestions from stakeholders on the same.

Pay farmers before delivery of crops to avoid rows under new Acts: Paper

The paper also called for better oversight and regulation for trading on an electronic platform as facilitated by the Acts

Karnataka most innovative state for second time: NITI Aayog

The state performed well in offering a conducive environment for innovation and performance parameters

Gaming industry asks for NITI Aayog guidelines for all online skill games

The online skill gaming industry has collectively recommended the NITI Aayog to set up a single self-regulatory body

India must remain integral part of global economy, says Amitabh Kant

According to the Niti Aayog CEO, post-Covid-19 pandemic, only those countries will grow who will use digital ecosystem.

A tale of committees in the run-up to vaccine

India must do what it takes to stay on that path, even if that means putting in place some critical groups and committees rather belatedly to set things right

Flipkart, NITI Aayog collaborate to enhance Women Entrepreneurship Platform

Walmart-owned Flipkart on Monday said it has partnered with Niti Aayog to launch the revamped Women Entrepreneurship Platform.

After 2/3 wheeler EV push, focus should be on public transport: Kant

India has given incentives for buying electric 2 and 3 wheelers till now