Wed, Aug 14, 2024
Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog, highlights India's emergence as the third-best startup ecosystem globally, with 135 unicorns and over 140,000 startups. In an interview with ANI, Kant praised the removal of Angel Tax and emphasized the need for domestic investment to sustain growth. He also discussed India's ambitions to become a global economic powerhouse by 2047 and the role of initiatives like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.
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Sat, Jul 27, 2024
Kant's comments come as the industry presses for lifting a sugar export ban and increasing the minimum selling price of sugar in line with cane prices, among other demands
Thu, Jul 04, 2024
Meanwhile, Indian startups have raised nearly $7 billion in funding during the first half (H1) of 2024, more than the $5.92 billion raised in H1 2023.
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Kant said that during the G-20, the world accepted the definition and framework of the DPI, given the strides that India has made through its strategies.
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
"India must grow at higher rates. India must grow at 9- 10 per cent year after year...For three decades," he said at the Times Now Summit. India's economy grew at better-than-expected 8.4 per cent in the final three months of 2023, logging the fastest pace in the past one-and-a-half years. The growth rate in October-December helped take the estimate for the current fiscal to 7.6 per cent.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
India, he stressed, needs to grow on the back of manufacturing. Smart urbanisation, and agriculture.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Pointing out that presently the size of China's economy is five times of India, Kant said, "To catch up with China, we will have to grow at 10 per cent."
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
The announcement about the consensus on the declaration and its subsequent adoption came hours after India circulated a new text to the G20 countries to describe the Ukraine conflict.
Wed, Jul 05, 2023
High growth of 8-9 per cent could be driven by focus on manufacturing and urbanisation, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday.
Tue, Apr 04, 2023
The 14-member panel will deliberate on the issues of legacy stalled projects and suggest ways to complete and hand over these projects to homebuyers in a time-bound manner, the order states.
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Addressing the G-20 development working group meeting here, Kant said data is a key aspect to help any country meet her developmental goals and added that India has benefitted from the same.
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Amitabh Kant, G-20 Sherpa, stated that transitioning to a fully circular economy within a generation will require urgent and large-scale action from all parts of society.
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Parameswaran Iyer has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Niti Aayog, as per the official notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on Friday. He has been appointed for two years or until further orders, the government notification said.
Wed, May 25, 2022
Revolutionary reforms will continue in India, strong political leadership will play an important role: Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. Watch the exclusive conversation.
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
India should aspire to become a high-income country by 2047 and this would need sustained economic growth year after year, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said that sustained economic growth is key to India's future.
Sun, Dec 13, 2020
Recently, the Centre had announced the PLI scheme with a budgetary support of $26 billion.
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
If India has to grow, then it will have to look at global markets and become a key exporting nation, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday
Sun, Oct 04, 2020
With its data and innovation capabilities, India can become the Artificial Intelligence (AI) laboratory of the world, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said.
Wed, Aug 26, 2020
In a major development, NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 on Wednesday.
Tue, Jun 25, 2019
NITI Aayog today released the second edition of “Healthy States, Progressive India”, ranking states and Union territories on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes, as well as, their overall performance.
Fri, Jun 21, 2019
A meeting of the manufacturers and start-up electric vehicle (EV) makers was called by Niti Aayog, which cautioned the industry that if they do not take steps to address pollution issues, courts will step in
Thu, May 30, 2019
India is the only country in the world with over a billion mobile connections and biometrics, providing enough scope for penetration of fintech technology.
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