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Govt softens stance on time frame for transition to electric vehicles

The change in stance follows a strong opposition by automakers of the proposed government plan to ban two-wheelers (below 150cc) and three-wheelers by 2023 and 2025, respectively

Govt should ease law on firing workers, reform labour laws: Panagariya

He said the government's plan to introduce a single minimum wage across the country may hurt businesses in smaller towns

Reforms to produce results, 8% plus growth likely from FY21: NITI Aayog VC

On the issue of job creation, Kumar emphasised that a very large number of jobs have been generated in the country in the last five years

Modi govt focused on speedy growth led by private sector: NITI Aayog VC

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar asserted that India will be at the "cusp of a major transformation" over the next five years

Labour code to bring distinct liberalisation: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar

In her Budget speech, Sitharaman had said the govt planned to concise labour laws into four broad codes on wages, social security, industrial safety and welfare, and industrial relations

Online monitoring system in place for schemes for STs: Minister Arjun Munda

The ministry has developed online portals for monitoring of its schemes related to NGO grants, scholarships, Forest Rights Acts, Tribal Research Institutes

Telcos can't pay through the nose for spectrum: NITI Aayog official

'We need telcos also to be financially sound, said Niti Aayog Special Secretary Yaduvendra Mathur'

UP renews push for 'minimum govt', looks to reorganise ministries

The state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday considered the proposal for the reorganisation exercise

Imported horsemen: In Acharya, last one also departs; is India the loser?

Amid several macroeconomic challenges today, the government might have benefited from 'Harvard' economists' advice, but, judging by past record, it might not have paid them much heed, writes T N Ninan

NITI Aayog asks 2-, 3-wheeler makers to present EV conversion plan in 2 wks

At a meeting of the manufacturers and start-up EV makers called by Niti Aayog on Friday, industry was cautioned that if they do not take steps to address pollution issues, courts will step in

From telecom to oil sector, economists flag 'business uncertainties'

The participants also apprised the NITI Aayog about creating special economic zones in coastal areas of the country to create more jobs

At NITI Aayog meet, CMs say centrally sponsored schemes bleeding states dry

At the NITI Aayog meet, several CMs said the centrally sponsored schemes were bleeding the states dry

NITI Meet: Kamal Nath says Madhya Pradesh ready to tackle delayed monsoon

Kamal Nath said e-NaM should have online payment facility, grievance redressal mechanism

Making India $5 trillion economy challenging, but achievable, says PM Modi

The meeting is being attended by all chief ministers, except Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and K Chandrashekhar Rao (Telangana), and senior union ministers

Niti Aayog's 'privatisation' recipe irks public sector powermen union

Union says 'experiments' of privatisation and franchisee models had failed across the country; asks Centre to discuss related issues with power sector engineers for framing a fruitful power policy

NITI Aayog's electric mobility proposal irks India's auto industry

CII has expressed concerns over the timing of the move and the haste with which the government is pushing through electric mobility

Can Modi's 'AIM' challenge 'global manufacturing hub' China's dominance?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of meetings with technocrats, and cabinet colleagues, discussing how to radically redefine innovations and technology on manufacturing to compete with China

PM Modi rejigs NITI Aayog, retains most members; Rajiv Kumar stays as V-C

Amit Shah, 3 others now ex-officio members

PM Modi reconstitutes NITI Aayog; Shah appointed ex-officio member

According to official sources, besides Shah, Defence Minister Rajanth Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be ex-officio members

PM Modi to chair fifth meeting of Niti Aayog's Governing Council on June 15

Headed by the Prime Minister, the Governing Council meets regularly, and its first meeting took place on February 8, 2015