'Transforming India': PM Narendra Modi to meet Chief Secretaries; Niti Aayog to announce best, worst performing states
PM Narendra Modi will on Monday meet top officials of all states and union territories to review and expedite development work as less than two years remain for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Jul 10, 2017, 09:54 AM IST
Donald Trump walks up to Modi for 'impromptu' chat at G20 Summit
"In an impromptu interaction at the G20 Summit, POTUS (President of the US) waves to the PM, walks to him, other leaders gather around. Gr8 moments," Panagariya tweeted.
Digital payments rose 55% in FY'17: Watal
The spurt, over 2015-16, came in the financial year during which the government demonetised high value currency.
Jul 03, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
NITI Aayog proposes break up of Coal India into seven companies
Fresh coal production should come from private sector mines, the government think-tank NITI Aayog said, adding that the move called for reforms in allocating coal blocks to independent companies specialised in coal mining.
Jun 27, 2017, 21:42 PM IST
SAIL seeks NITI help to resolve differences with ArcelorMittal
There were differences between the two companies on certain points under the Memorandum of Understanding, so it was decided to extend it for another three months from the deadline of May 31, 2017, the official said.
Jun 25, 2017, 14:46 PM IST
Tatas better candidate if Air India is privatised: Sunil Mittal
Founder Chairman of Bharti Entreprises Sunil Mittal on Thursday said the Tata Group will be a better choice to take over the debt-ridden national passenger carrier Air India if the airline is privatised.
Jun 22, 2017, 22:34 PM IST
Air India debt unsustainable, should go to private hands: Arvind Panagariya
Air India should be privatised as its debt level is "simply not sustainable" and government action on the airline's future course is likely within six months, Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Thursday.
Jun 22, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
Govt appoints TCS senior exec to head Atal Innovation Mission
The government has appointed Ramanathan Ramanan, a senior executive of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), to head Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) functioning under NITI Aayog.
Jun 17, 2017, 11:01 AM IST
Government should have exited Air India 15 years back: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made a strong case for sale of Air India as he asked how fair it was to use Rs 55,000-60,000 crore of tax payers' money on the national carrier for having just 14 per cent market share.
Jun 05, 2017, 20:26 PM IST
NTPC forays into electric vehicles charging stations biz
State-run power giant NTPC on Saturday entered into the new business segment of setting up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and has installed first such points at its offices in Delhi and Noida.
Jun 03, 2017, 16:59 PM IST
NITI poverty elimination task force submits report to Modi
NITI Aayog's task force on elimination of poverty has submitted its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Aayog's vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Friday.
Jun 02, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Economic turnaround in Q1; sustain 8% growth in few years: Niti Aayog
Indian economy is out of the woods as far as the impact of demonetisation is concerned and a turnaround will be seen in the first quarter of the current fiscal, NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Friday.
Jun 02, 2017, 14:48 PM IST
India to regain tag of fastest growing economy in Q1: Arvind Panagariya
India will regain the crown of the fastest growing major economy, overtaking China, as early as the first quarter of 2017-18, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Thursday.
Jun 01, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
'For 8 % GDP growth, manufacturing needs to grow at 12-14%'
India's manufacturing sector needs to grow at 12-14 percent for the country's overall growth rate to touch 8 percent, NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat said on Thursday.
Jun 01, 2017, 18:02 PM IST
No plan to create bad bank to resolve NPAs: Arvind Panagariya
The government does not have any immediate plans to create a bad bank to resolve the bad loans issue, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Monday.
May 29, 2017, 22:43 PM IST
Nagpur becomes first city with electric mass mobility system
Nagpur on Friday earned the distinction of becoming the country's first city with electric fleet of 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autos.
May 26, 2017, 22:06 PM IST
Govt initiates work on shifting financial year to Jan-Dec
The government has initiated the spadework for shifting the financial year to January, from April, to align it with the agriculture production cycle.
May 21, 2017, 12:03 PM IST
Govt working on new industrial policy for North East: Nirmala
The Commerce and Industry Ministry is working on a new policy for the industrial development of the North East states, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
May 20, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
NITI Aayog holds first 'Samavesh' meeting
The meeting was aimed at bringing together 32 premier educational and policy research institutions to catalyse the development process, enhance institutional capacity development and a field level interface with the community for New India 2022.
May 17, 2017, 19:10 PM IST
Limit registration of petrol, diesel cars: Niti Aayog
India could save as much as $60 billion in energy costs by 2030 and one gigatonne of carbon emissions between 2017 and 2030 by adopting more electric and shared vehicles, according to a report released on Friday by the country`s leading think-tank.
May 12, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
