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  Economy to reach pre-Covid-levels by end of FY2022: Niti Aayog

  Business | December 06, 2020 11:44 IST

  India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent and held out hopes for further improvement on better consumer demand.

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  Shivraj Chouhan virtually launches 'Roadmap to Aatmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh'

  News | November 12, 2020 17:20 IST

  Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan virtually launched 'Roadmap to Aatmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh, 2023'.

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  Govt to provide production-linked incentives to more sectors: VC Niti Aayog

  News | October 31, 2020 16:22 IST

  The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar attended the 34th annual conference of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), focusing on the theme 'Achieving Sustainable Growth in a Turbulent and Disruptive Global Market'

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  Indian Railways seeks private investment of Rs 30,000 crores: Amitabh Kant

  News | September 17, 2020 20:49 IST

  Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on September 17 reacted on Public-Private Partnership in passenger train operations. He said that the private sector investment that Railways is looking at is about Rs 30,000 crores.

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  Indian Railways modernisation will bring paradigm shift, win-win situation for everyone: Niti Aayog

  Business | September 17, 2020 17:48 IST

  National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) CEO Amitabh Kant on government objective to modernise and improve passengers expeirence on Indian Railways said the modernisation of Railways is a win-win situation for everyone.

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  NITI Aayog suggests creation of Dak Bank

  Business | August 02, 2020 13:32 IST

  In a bid to further deepen financial inclusion in the country, the NITI Aayog has suggested the creation of a Dak Bank -- postal bank -- by merging the regional rural banks, among other recommendations to the government.

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  AI expected to boost India's annual growth by 1.3 per cent, says Niti paper

  Business | July 29, 2020 21:45 IST

  The government may fund specific research projects in responsible Artificial Intelligence and introduce ethics of AI into the university curriculum as the new-age technology is expected to boost India's annual growth rate by 1.3 per cent by 2035, according to a discussion paper by Niti Aayog.

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  Green shoots visible, India may post 6 per cent growth next fiscal: Niti Aayog

  Business | July 24, 2020 20:37 IST

  The Indian economy will start recovering completely by the fourth quarter of the current fiscal and could grow by 6 per cent in the next financial year as green shoots are visible in many sectors where business is back to pre-COVID levels, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Friday.  

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  All apps must adhere to India's data integrity, privacy: Niti Aayog CEO

  India | June 30, 2020 20:16 IST

  Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday said all apps released in India must adhere to the country's data integrity, privacy and sovereignty, a day after the government banned 59 apps.  

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  India growth to revive after containment of COVID-19: Niti vice-chairman

  Business | June 11, 2020 21:59 IST

  India's economy will recover after the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country will maintain its sound net external position, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday.

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  Aarogya Setu alerted about over 650 hotspots: Niti Aayog CEO

  India | May 09, 2020 23:28 IST

  Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday that the government's Covid contact tracing app Aarogya Setu has alerted the government about more than 650 hotspots across the country which could have been missed otherwise.  

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  Rise in coronavirus cases expected to stabilise soon: Niti Aayog member VK Paul

  India | May 03, 2020 21:10 IST

  The continuous rise in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus is expected to stabilise sometime soon, Niti Aayog member V K Paul said on Sunday.

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  India's COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 24.56%: Niti Aayog CEO

  India | April 29, 2020 21:08 IST

  ​India's COVID-19 recovery rate has improved from 15 per cent on April 19 to 24.56 per cent as of Wednesday, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said. He also stressed on the need to keep working tirelessly on states and districts with high load of cases to further improve the recovery rate.

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  COVID-19: NITI Aayog building sealed after employee tests positive

  News | April 28, 2020 14:53 IST

  One officer in NITI Aayog has been tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. The building has been sealed temporarily for thorough disinfection and sanitisation.

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  Niti Aayog building in Delhi sealed after official tests coronavirus positive

  India | April 28, 2020 14:27 IST

  A Niti Aayog official has tested positive for coronavirus in New Delhi on Tuesday. Following this development, all necessary precautions are being followed. Meanwhile, the building in which the official was working has ben sealed for two days for thorough disinfection and sanitisation procedure, informed Ajit Kumar, Deputy Secretary (Administration), NITI Aayog.

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  Lockdown has severely disrupted supply chains: Niti Aayog CEO

  India | April 18, 2020 18:02 IST

  Speaking at a virtual session on 'COVID-19 & The Future of Work', NITI Aayog CEO Kant further said the pandemic has created a unique challenge, which is complex and unpredictable.

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  India's slowdown bottomed out; economy needs to be opened up for 10% growth: Panagariya

  India | February 26, 2020 15:55 IST

  India's slowdown has bottomed out and now its economy needs to be opened up if the country wants to realise the ambition of a 10 per cent growth rate, former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya has said.

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  Target of USD 5 trillion economy is statement of intent: Niti CEO

  Business | February 25, 2020 23:49 IST

  The government's target of achieving a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25 is a statement of intent, which sounds idealistic, a Niti Aayog official has said, asserting that "tough times" don't last as she dispelled concerns over economic slowdown.

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  Critical personal data must be kept within country: Niti CEO

  Business | February 25, 2020 23:48 IST

  Critical personal data of the people must be kept within the country, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said here on Tuesday. The statement comes in the backdrop of India mandating global technology giants including Mastercard and Visa to comply with the data localisation norms in the public interest.

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  People use net to watch dirty films: NITI Aayog member defends J&K internet ban

  India | January 19, 2020 16:28 IST

  NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat on Sunday kicked up a row after he said that the shut down of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 did not have any significant impact on the economy, as people there did nothing other than watching "dirty films" online.