Fresh stimulus to push economic activity: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar

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NEW DELHI: The fresh stimulus package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost domestic demand will give a much-needed push to economic activity, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Monday. Sitharaman announced a Rs 73,000 crore package, including advance payment of a part of wages to central government employees and cash in lieu … Read more

View: Why India should follow Swachh Data Mission to collect the right data for policymaking

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The existing National Data-Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) for facilitating access to GoI data and data created with public funds can be the basis for access to government datasets. Synopsis Datasets that may be used for public policy purposes are available with government departments and ministries. While large amounts of digital data are available with … Read more

Centre estimates to utilise 40-50 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses on 20-25 cr people by July 2021: Vardhan

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The Centre estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine covering 20-25 crore people by July next year and it is preparing a format for the states to submit by October-end their list of priority population group to receive the vaccine, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. He said priority … Read more

Private players welcome to help bring technology to sanitation sector, says NITI Aayog CEO

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Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, says in an email interview to Shantanu Nandan Sharma that the government wants private players to bring the best technologies to sanitation sector and help enhance the societal dignity of workers. Edited excerpts: What can make sanitation work a dignified profession in India? With the government’s explicit attention towards … Read more

PM Modi’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ important initiative: International Monetary Fund

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Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s call for an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) is an important initiative, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday. “The economic package under this self-reliant India initiative, which was announced in the aftermath of the coronavirus shock, has supported the Indian economy and mitigated significant downside risks, so we do … Read more

Fiscal stimulus, faster bank recapitalisation needed to return to 7 pc growth rate: Panagariya

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New Delhi: India will need fiscal stimulus, lower interest rates, faster bank recapitalisation and privatisation of some PSUs to return to 7 per cent growth rate, former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Monday. Addressing a virtual event organised by AIMA, Panagariya further said the country lost nearly USD 125 billion in the … Read more

40 lakh people under surveillance as part of COVID-19 contact-tracing efforts, says Centre

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NEW DELHI: Around 40 lakh people have been kept under surveillance as a part of the contact-tracing efforts in the country and 5.4 crore samples were tested for coronavirus till September 10, Union minister Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The minister of state for health said there were 15,290 COVID-treatment facilities with … Read more

View: India’s entry into Top 50 global innovation nations provides push towards right future

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India’s GII rank has jumped 33 places since 2015, when it was ranked 81st. Synopsis The growth of a $190 billion-plus knowledge-based export services economy in the IT-ITeS sector points to thedepth of India’s entrepreneurial and human capital. This is also reflected in India’s ranking 12th in the number ofscience and engineering graduates in the … Read more

India has generational projects required to build country better post COVID-19: Top UN official

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NEW YORK: The Indian government’s plan to connect over six lakh villages with optical fibre network is the kind of “generational projects” required to build the country better in a post-COVID world as it focuses on the inclusion and leapfrogging access to information and services, a top UN official has said. On India’s 74th Independence … Read more

States must set up dedicated export departments: NITI Aayog

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States must set up dedicated export departments and re-look at the composition of exports with focus on labour intensive sectors, NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said while reiterating that the government’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat package is aimed at pushing exports while continuing with critical imports into the country. “The aim is to double India’s … Read more