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Around 30,000 died near tracks in 3 years, says Railways to Niti Aayog

Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav's clarification came days after Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant took note of the Railways' claim and questioned the reliability of the data

Niti Aayog panel recommends linking sugarcane prices to sugar rates

It has also pitched for a one-time increase in minimum sugar price to Rs 33 per kilo to help sugar mills cover the cost of production

What is the special railway safety fund that is now facing Niti Aayog heat?

The Aayog says there is an absence of advanced technologies to improve the safety, using the fund. This was despite spending Rs 55,000 crore so far

Govt may allow on-demand Covid-19 testing after taking stock of capacity

Even as India inches closer to three million cases, the daily increase over the last five days is showing a declining trend

Centre sets ball rolling on Covid vaccine procurement, may hold meet Monday

Health care experts said it was about time the government set the ball rolling for scaling up manufacturing because there would not be much time left after the world had a vaccine candidate

Niti Aayog partners Nasscom to launch AI-based module for school students

This module is the next step in bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to Indian classrooms and is a successor to the AI base module launched in February this year, an official statement said

Many states like MP are embracing new agri reforms: Niti Aayog member

Many states like Madhya Pradesh are embracing the new agriculture reforms but unfortunately, some states are encouraging the farmers to protest against the changes

Expert panel to mull sourcing, delivery of Russian Covid vaccine today

Prioritising groups to be given vaccine, logistics and cold chain will be dwelt on by national expert group headed by V K Paul of NITI Aayog

Niti Aayog working to champion cause of women entrepreneurship: Kant

"We have seen instances of women leaders carrying the communities they work with along with them, helping them grow and develop as well," he said

India's FDI regime most liberal, attracted $22 bn amid Covid: Amitabh Kant

Kant further said that almost 90% plus of the $22 billion foreign direct investment in India during the pandemic came through the automatic route

Former Niti Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya slams India's move to raise tariffs

Favours India's stimulus strategy, criticises NEP focus on spending more at school level without correcting teaching structures

The education goalpost is in sight, the trouble is with the strikers

Despite some serious hand-holding, getting the ball into the goalpost in phase two of NITI Aayog's ambitious SATH-E project is easier said than done

AI expected to boost India's annual growth by 1.3%, says NITI report

The draft paper titled 'Towards Responsible#AIForAll' saidthere is a potential of large scale adoption of AI in a variety of social sectors.

Aspirational districts: Chhattisgarh's Bijapur tops Niti's delta ranking

Ri-Bhoi (Meghalaya) and Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) have been placed at the second and third positions respectively, Niti Aayog said

Mineral sector could be potential driver of high growth: CII to NITI Aayog

A recent study pegged the employment potential of the mining sector at over 4.8 million direct jobs by 2025

Govt requests NITI Aayog to work out five-year asset monetisation plan

The final report of the task force on the NIP for 2019-2025 presented to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in April suggested steps like deepening bond markets

Clean energy can shore up Indian economy from current downturn: Niti Aayog

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said India offers an exciting long-term market for both domestic and international investors in clean energy space

NITI Aayog pushes mandatory use of 25% recycled material in infra projects

Says this will reduce cost without compromising on project quality. It will also establish the tenable use of these materials, in line with global move to promote use of secondary products

India set to make PDS location independent: NITI Aayog CEO at UN forum

The Covid-19 pandemic has also highlighted the power of collectivised problem solving, said NITI Aayog CEO

Convert Covid-19 situation into opportunity to meet SDGs: Niti Aayog VC

The report discusses at length the policy and enabling environment, India's approach to localising SDGs, and strengthening means of implementation, Niti Aayog said