NITI AAYOG MEMBER

India is ahead of several countries in drafting a legal framework to support the implementation of the 'One Health' initiative, which integrates the health of people, animals, and the environment. The 'One Health' approach is crucial for addressing ...

Former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar emphasized that the Modi government's third term must address unemployment, particularly in the unorganized sector and SMEs. He highlighted the need to finalize the delayed four labor codes and recognized ...

Niti Aayog, under Major General K Narayanan, to focus on security and law proposals. Reconstitution aligns with government's emphasis on security and legal matters.

The Ministry of Oil lowered domestic natural gas price to USD 8.44 per mmBtu for June 2024, following a new pricing mechanism. This adjustment aims to stabilize the market and meet energy targets, benefiting consumers and producers alike.

Mere rise in GDP growth numbers are not enough. What India needs to become a global manufacturing powerhouse is a well-outlined policy that gets the wheel spinning on job creation, skills and holistic growth — especially as the world tilts towards p...

The 13th Ministerial Conference of WTO in Abu Dhabi renewed commitment to a well-functioning Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) by 2024, crucial for the rules-based multilateral trading system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to propel India to become the world's third-largest economy if re-elected for a third term. His ambitious 100-day agenda post-election includes prioritizing manufacturing, new-age technology, infrastructure d...

The Indian government is assessing the implementation of the e-Vidhan project, a mission mode project for state legislatures, under the Digital India Programme. The project aims to make all legislatures paperless, streamline information exchange, an...

India has significantly enhanced its defense capabilities over the past decade, with a focus on indigenous manufacturing and reducing reliance on arms imports. VK Saraswat, a member of NITI Aayog and former chief of the DRDO, highlighted that 60% of...

India aims to boost artificial intelligence (AI) in food processing to raise efficiency, support farmers, and cut environmental impact, officials revealed at a National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) conference...

India's defence capabilities have significantly improved in the past decade under the Modi government. NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat highlighted the country's reliance on arms import only for immediate needs, with major corporate houses now manufact...

India is set to start manufacturing T100 type carbon fibre within the next 2.5 years, aiming to overcome import restrictions limiting its use in strategic applications. T100 carbon fibre finds applications in defence, aerospace, civil engineering, a...

The Congress on Monday said the BJP has steadily reduced Odisha's central funding in recent years and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "neglecting" the people of the state. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions to the prime...

Professor Ramesh Chand, a member of Niti Aayog, highlighted India's excessive water usage in agriculture compared to other nations and called for promoting sustainable practices. He emphasized the need for state governments to promote crop cultivati...

A NITI Aayog working group has recommended the government to reconsider its open-ended procurement policy for rice and wheat at minimum support prices to encourage farmers to diversify towards other crops like nutri-cereals, pulses, and edible oil. ...

The 23-member working group on crop husbandry, agriculture inputs, demand and supply, set up by the Aayog in 2022 under PS Birthal, director, ICAR-NIAP, is of the view that the open-ended procurement of rice and wheat at minimum support prices acts ...

The report "India’s Turn to Lead by 2047" by Primus Partners indicates that 70% of respondents are optimistic about India becoming a global leader by 2047, aligning with the vision of Viksit Bharat. This sentiment extends to 63% envisioning India ex...

​The four full time members appointed by the president are former expenditure secretary A N Jha, former special secretary of the department of expenditure Annie George Mathew, executive director of Artha Global Niranjan Rajadhyaksha and group chief ...

Interim Budget 2024: Arvind Virmani, economist and NITI Aayog member, has said that the pressure on the Modi government to undertake populist measures has reduced after BJP's state election victory. The interim budget might have political messaging....