NITI Aayog member Dr. V.K. Paul on Thursday said that he will urge the education ministry to come up with action plan under the National Education Plan (NEP) for children aged 0-3 years, for the first 1000 days, while acknowledging that 89 percent households in India do not provide adequate amount of food to their … Read more
New Delhi: Technology and innovation are the critical factors that will play a crucial role in improving the healthcare infrastructure of India, NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer said on Monday. Addressing 9th Edition of the International Patient Safety Conference (IPSC) organised by Apollo Hospitals, Iyer said artificial intelligence has transformed the way healthcare sector is … Read more
The government set up a special committee on Monday to examine the need for a separate competition law for digital companies. The move follows a recommendation by the parliamentary standing committee on finance on acting against anti-competitive behaviour in digital markets to prevent the formation of monopolies. The panel had also suggested digital competition legislation … Read more
India’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme has attracted investment worth over Rs 45,000 crore and has also created three lakh jobs, according to NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer. “The PLI programme has already started showing results. About Rs 800 core have already been paid by way of incentives. We are expecting (incentives) to go close to … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Friday hold a pre-budget meeting with more than two dozen economists and sector experts at NITI Aayog to seek their view on measures to push up economic growth. Top union ministers are also expected to attend the meeting to get a sense of necessary policy measures in their respective sectors … Read more
Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Delhi bag awards for excellence in urban transport; Chennai awarded for Best Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Delhi bag awards for excellence in urban transport; Chennai awarded for Best Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Transportation bodies from Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Delhi bagged an award each for ‘Excellence in … Read more
New Delhi : Prospects that digital health can provide are limitless provided proper implementation with coordination of all stakeholders, said National Health Authority Chief Executive Officer RS Sharma on Friday. “Digital technology is not an end to achieving healthcare but it can facilitate innovations and transform health making it more accessible, effective and time-saving,” he … Read more
India will have a battery storage potential of 600 gigawatt hour (GWh) by 2030, and demand for electric vehicles, stationary storage and consumer electronics will mainly drive adoption of battery storage, a NITI Aayog report said. The report further said a coherent regulatory framework incentivising all stakeholders to participate in the recycling process will help in … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now the template for what it means and takes to be a “national leader”, Home Minister Amit Shah has said, asserting that the label was earlier handed out to even politicians of no proven merit and only capable of winning election from one or two safe Lok Sabha seats. While … Read more
The government is likely to tweak the railway land use policy and reduce the land licensing fee (LLF) for industrial use to 3.5% from 6%. The move is expected to facilitate strategic divestment of government-owned Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) by making the deal more lucrative for players. The proposed reduction in LLF was … Read more