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NITI draws blueprint for roads, calls for spending on public transport

The strategy document also stressed on levying heavy penalties on contractors for poor quality of operations and maintenance into contracts across all contract modes

Old wine in new bottle

Niti Aayog's 'New India' document lacks fresh ideas

NITI unveils 'New India' strategy paper to achieve $5-trn economy by 2030

The development strategy includes doubling farmers' income, boosting 'Make in India', upgrading the science, technology and innovation ecosystem, and promoting sunrise sectors

NITI Aayog releases strategy for new India, aims to accelerate growth to 8%

According to the NITI Aayog's strategy, the government aims to increase tax-to-GDP ratio to 22 per cent

NITI's strategy for New India: Bring labour reforms, expand social security

On social security, the Niti Aayog report asked the government to enact a comprehensive occupational health and safety legislation based on risk assessment and employer-worker cooperation

High growth rate in manufacturing a doable challenge, says NITI Aayog CEO

On sectoral basis, growth in the manufacturing gross value added has to be 14.6% year after year

A valid proposal

But a new health authority shouldn't usurp states' powers

India needs more reforms to breach 8% growth ceiling: NITI Aayog VC

Kumar said that the former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has done great disfavour to officers of CSO by criticising back-series GDP data

Niti Aayog lauds Yogi government's industrial development roadmap

Niti Aayog lauded the state for its work in the fields of sanitation, rural housing, water resources, power

Deepen market connect for agri, dairy, rural entrepreneurship: Kant to govt

Kant said that India is uniquely positioned among the global economies by 2020

NITI Aayog's draft concession agreement gives e-buses a sense of direction

In the absence of clear regulations, operators were going headfirst into the world of green vehicles

NITI Aayog ties-up with Microsoft to boost AI technology in several sectors

Microsoft will also accelerate the use of AI for the development and adoption of local language computing, in addition to building capacity for AI among the workforce through education

Is the NITI Aayog going beyond its brief and shooting from the hip?

The institution has been courting controversy with pronouncements on issues ranging from demonetisation to devolution of taxes

India can save about Rs 1.2 tn worth of forex by switching to e-2 wheelers

India has a lot to gain by converting its internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs at the earliest

RBI must ensure greater participation of banks in gold imports: NITI Aayog

'The banks are the nominated agencies for import of gold. There are very few banks active in their role as the nominated agencies for gold imports,' the report highlighted

India needs to have 3 to 4 banks of global standard in size: Niti VC Rajiv

He further said that the RBI should refrain from over-regulation and encourage banks to take risks

Par panel pulls up Niti's monitoring body for under-utilisation of funds

The committee has previously noted that keeping in view its role, the DMEO should have been adequately staffed and started functioning at a suitable pace

NITI Aayog working on strategy document to define objectives for 2022-23

The minister said deprivation was one criterion and the effort was to cater to the person standing last in the queue

India's per capita income too low despite being 6th largest economy: NITI

NITI Aayog Chairman Rajiv Kumar said, soon India will overtake UK, that will be even better news

Replace old vehicles, adopt electric vehicles: NITI Aayog

In its draft action plan titled 'Breathe India', it has proposed a 15-point action plan for combating air pollution in the 10 most polluted cities