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India has game plan for EVs, its components: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Kant said the country's EV focus should mainly be on two-wheeler and three-wheeler vehicles and public transport

Can a serving bureaucrat criticise judgement of the Supreme Court?

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant criticises SC for asking government to review green nod to Goa's second airport

E-commerce to play major role in India's growth, says NITI Aayog CEO

E-commerce market has brought a revolution in India's retail sector and nobody can stop it now, said Kant

Amitabh Kant wants ban on fossil fuel-based gensets to reform power sector

He also made case for phasing out more than 25 year old coal based thermal power plants, creating of open access power market, commercial coal mining and promoting renewables

India will need $4.5 trn till 2040 for infrastructure development: Kant

India will need around USD 4.5 trillion till 2040 for development of infrastructure sector in the country, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Wednesday. Kant further said that there is an urgent need to restructure entire existing public private partnership (PPP) framework as there are delays in completion of infrastructure projects due to disputes. "India needs to spend close to around USD 4.5 trillion till 2040 to develop infrastructure in order to really improve overall economic growth and community well being," he said at an event organised by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). Kant pointed out that the government has been focussing on the infrastructure sector. "Track record of the last four years has shown that all spending in the infrastructure sector across railways, airports and road came from the government," he said. Noting that it is better to create infrastructure initially through the government spending, Kant said, "but then as soon as it completes projects, the government ..

India must promote gender parity, push exports to achieve high growth: Kant

Indians need to find solutions for their problems be it providing seed and fertiliser to farmers depending on soil and weather conditions,' says NITI CEO

Existing Mineral Act is cumbersome, needs simplification: Amitabh Kant

The Aayog is yet to make a formal presentation to the Ministry of Mines for a fresh MMDR Act but is believed to have had informal discussions with the latter on the same

States like Bihar, UP, MP making India backward: NITI CEO Amitabh Kant

India fell under the "medium human development category" and its HDI, at 0.624, was behind Sri Lanka and the Maldives in South Asia

NITI CEO lauds Moody's rating upgrade, says reforms will continue unabated

Moody's said the reforms undertaken by the government would lead to an enhanced business environment

Debit, credit cards, ATMs will be redundant in 4 years: Niti Aayog CEO

More financial transactions will be done on mobile phones and this trend is already rising spirally: Kant

Amitabh Kant on NHAI board, DEA secy moved out

The reorganisation of the NHAI board was made as part of the Cabinet approval for the ambitious Bharatmala programme.

Top oil companies' heads for bringing oil under GST, says Amitabh Kant

According to Kant, CEOs said that India has potential to become a gas-based economy

Can't tell tourists what to eat or drink as it will hurt sector: NITI CEO

The remarks come a month after Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons advised foreigners visiting the country that they should eat beef at home and then come to India

Indian economy bouncing back after dip, says Amitabh Kant

Says India needed to focus on exports 'in a big way' if it wanted to grow rapidly

10 'champion states' required to trigger growth rate in India: Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog CEO also called for institutional restructuring and focus on export market

FinTech software services market to reach $14 bn by 2020: Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog chief says, India is in the top of ten financial technology markets in the world

Not only infra projects, govt must also exit jails, schools: Amitabh Kant

At the same time, he was also critical of India's pvt sector, terming it as irrational, insensitive

Need focus on economic development, internal security: Amitabh Kant

Difficult for India to grow unless police do not act as agents of social change, says Kant

Universal basic income should only by given as repayable loan: Amitabh Kant

Implementation of such a concept would mean that individuals would stand to get a certain amount as income

Demonetisation: India moving towards formal economy, says Amitabh Kant

The Niti Aayog CEO, termed the withdraw of old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes from circulation as 'excellent' and 'good' move