NITI Aayog to hold next governing council meeting on July 27

NITI Aayog to hold next governing council meeting on July 27

NITI Aayog is likely to hold its ninth governing council meeting on July 27 to deliberate on the government’s Vision 2047 for a Viksit Bharat. The meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to be attended by chief ministers of all states and lieutenant governors of union territories besides the top … Read more

30% of global GDP growth will come from India between 2035-2040: Amitabh Kant

30% of global GDP growth will come from India between 2035-2040: Amitabh Kant

Lauding India’s structural reforms, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog chief, said such reforms have moved the country from the fragile 5 to the top 5, leading to a growth rate of about 8.4% in the last 3 quarters. “Analysts are correct in saying that 30% of the global GDP growth will … Read more

Niti Aayog moots sops, extension of PLI to LNG vehicles

Niti Aayog moots sops, extension of PLI to LNG vehicles

NEW DELHI: The Niti Aayog has proposed a host of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, including extension of the production-linked incentive scheme to vehicles run on liquified natural gas and setting up a demand aggregator, to encourage use of LNG in medium and heavy commercial vehicles. This will help lower carbon dioxide emissions and contribute towards … Read more

Transparent system, people’s participation led to poverty decline: PM Modi

Transparent system, people’s participation led to poverty decline: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday that a transparent system put in by his government, its honest efforts and emphasis on people’s participation have led to nearly 25 crore people being lifted out of poverty in the last nine years. Nobody could have thought that poverty in India can decline but the poor has … Read more