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PM pushes states to boost GST collection at NITI governing council meet

Crop diversification discussed most extensively in NITI governing council meet

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BJP slams KCR for boycotting NITI Aayog meet, says it's loss for Telangana

BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP K Laxman on Sunday slammed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting stating that "it will be a big loss for the state"

Should set up small modular reactors to meet energy demands: NITI member

Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat suggested that the government should focus on setting up small modular reactors as it would help meet country's energy needs and in replacing aging thermal power plants

Centre vs states: What have NITI governing council meets discussed so far?

The differences between the two came to the fore on Saturday when Telangana CM announced that he would boycott the governing council meeting

PM Modi to chair 7th meeting of NITI Aayog's Governing Council today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the seventh meeting of the Governing Council of Niti Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre in the national capital on Sunday.This would be the first in-person meeting of the Governing Council since July 2019.The agenda of the meeting includes crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds and pulses and agri-communities; implementation of the National Education Policy-school education; implementation of the National Education Policy-higher education; and urban governance.In the drive toward building a steady, sustainable and inclusive India, the seventh governing council meeting of the government think tank Niti Aayog is expected to pave the way for synergies towards a new era of collaboration and cooperation between Centre and states and union territories.As India commemorates 75 years of Independence, it is the need of the hour for the states to be agile, resilient and self-reliant and move towards 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat' .

Top Headlines: RBI reverses Covid-era cuts, bond yields surge, and more

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI hiked the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent - a three-year high - owing to inflation concern

NITI governing council meet: PM, CMs to discuss crop diversification & NEP

The PM and CMs are also expected to devote considerable time to agriculture and related subjects, including measures to lower import dependency on several food items

Mamata leaves for Delhi to attend Niti Aayog prog, meeting with PM likely

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday afternoon left Kolkata for a four-day trip to New Delhi, where she was to meet opposition leaders, besides attending a Niti Aayog programme

SC wants political parties to suggest how to regulate 'freebie culture'

Govt says freebies inevitably lead to economic disaster

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Cost to crop: What it will take for effective, transparent delivery of MSP

MPS's effective and transparent delivery has been part of multiple committees and reports. Many recommendations have been implemented and others put in cold storage

India's battery storage potential to be 600 GWh by 2030: Niti report

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 the development of a battery recycling ecosystem in the country. "Based on our analysis, the total cumulative potential for battery storage in India will be 600 GWh by 2030 considering a base case scenario and with segments like EVs and consumer electronics projected to be major demand drivers for the adoption of battery storage in India," it said. According to the report, the current deployment of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in India is dominated by consumer electronics, which comprises smartphones, laptops, notebooks, tablets and is further expected to grow with the digitalisation of platforms and the integration

Will inclusion in labour code work or do gig workers need a special law?

7.7 million people employed in the sector need welfare measures hardcoded into the law, say some experts

NITI Aayog moots licensing, regulatory framework for digital banks

Digital banks will be subject to prudential and liquidity norms on a par with existing commercial banks

India's rising medical devices imports hurt small and medium units

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Maha: RSS affiliate slams Centre, NITI for 'anti-people' labour policies

Members of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Saturday slammed the NITI Aayog for its anti-people policies.

Ministry of Railways to monetise redeveloped stations through REITs

The decision assumes significance as MoR has been lagging behind in achieving its targets under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, during the last fiscal year

Top Headlines: PSBs shareholding cap, growth of top firms, and more

The central government is seeking to remove the 10 per cent shareholding cap for individuals in public sector banks (PSBs). Read more in our top headlines

Centre likely to remove 10% shareholding cap for individuals in PSBs

Removal of threshold may allow PE firms to own over 10% stake in state-run banks