India can't become world's next factory by copying China: Amitabh Kant

Kant calls on industry to focus on digitisation and green tech

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon industry to reignite its risk-taking abilities, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Thursday said India can never become the next factory of the world by copying China but by having its own model of low-cost green power, which is recognised by the world.
 
“We have always got into sunset areas of growth, this is the time to get into sunrise areas of growth,” Kant said while addressing a virtual event organised by industry body CII. Calling upon industry to set ambitious targets for itself and focus on hydrogen, high-end batteries