10% GDP to make India $10 trillion economy, end poverty by 2032: Amitabh Kant
India needs to grow at ten percent to become USD ten trillion economy and eliminate poverty by 2032, Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant said Thursday.
Apr 21, 2016, 19:33 PM IST
Need to end unnecessary rules for double digit growth: Kant
India needs to do away with "unnecessary rules and procedures" to grow in double digits in the long term, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.
Apr 02, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
Amitabh Kant to be Niti Aayog''s first full-time CEO
Amitabh Kant, currently secretary in department of industrial policy and promotion, was on Wednesday named the first full-time chief executive of the Niti Aayog, and will have a tenure of two years.
Feb 18, 2016, 00:38 AM IST
Relocate your manufacturing base to India: Amitabh Kant tells Japan
Japanese companies should relocate their manufacturing base to India as this is the "only way" to strengthen bilateral partnership between the two countries, DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said Sunday.
Feb 14, 2016, 18:39 PM IST
Those who want should be allowed to eat beef, says Niti Ayog chief Amitabh Kant
Kant said while speaking at an awards function on Tuesday night that if people want to eat beef, let them have it.
Feb 03, 2016, 17:21 PM IST
Aamir Khan tried to destroy India's brand identity: DIPP Secretary
Actor Aamir Khan damaged the "brand India" while being the brand ambassador of the celebrated 'Incredible India' campaign, a top official has said.
Jan 19, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
Make in India logo designed by young Indians: DIPP
The Commerce and Industry Ministry Thursday said the Make in India logo has been designed by "young Indians".
Jan 14, 2016, 22:54 PM IST
Commerce Ministry asks RBI, ED to probe if top ecommerce firms flouted rules
The Commerce Ministry has requested the Enforcement Directorate and RBI to examine whether e-commerce majors Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal violated FDI rules by engaging in business-to-consumers (B2C) activity.
Nov 01, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
India, Germany to set up mechanism to fast-track investments
India and Germany today signed an agreement to set up a separate body to fast-track investments by German companies in the country and weed out the obstacles faced by them in conducting business here.
Oct 05, 2015, 16:14 PM IST
'India sending right messages on non-adversarial tax policy'
Asserting that India is sending the right messages on its non-adversarial tax policy, a senior government official today said there are some "legacies of the past" that are posing challenges.
Mar 14, 2015, 19:06 PM IST
'Make in India' will yield results in minimum 18 months: Kant
The 'Make in India' programme will start yielding results on the ground in "minimum 18 months" while structural changes may take years, a top government official said Tuesday.
Mar 03, 2015, 22:52 PM IST
Global e-tailers will hit homegrown e-commerce players: Secy
Permitting global e-commerce players like Amazon to do retail trading in the country will "finish" the domestic players like Flipkart, a senior government official said Friday.
Dec 19, 2014, 23:46 PM IST
Adopt best practices to improve ease of doing biz: States told
Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Amitabh Kant said the only way for India to move forward at higher growth rates is that states should compete with each other.
Oct 10, 2014, 15:39 PM IST
