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'Tough reforms very difficult; political will needed,' says Niti Aayog CEO

Noting that India must technologically leapfrog, Kant said it is also important for the country to get into sunrise industries.

India can create $1 trn of economic value using digital tech by 2025: Kant

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said digital infrastructure has become indispensable to the functioning of society and India can create $1 trillion of economic value using digital technology by 2025.

Govt's unprecedented reforms to usher in new era of growth: Amitabh Kant

Kant said as the world battles contraction in economic growth, India has initiated reforms in key sectors including agriculture, labour and mining.

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant flags fake Facebook account in his name

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday said someone has opened a fake Facebook account in his name. "Someone has opened a fake account in my name & is sending out Requests. This is a case of impersonation. Request you not to respond and report it as a spam," Kant said in a Facebook post.

Technology to accelerate development of India going forward: Kant

India is witnessing digital disruption in areas like digital payments and going forward, technology can accelerate the development of rural India, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday.

10-year roadmap for clean energy needed to boost innovation: Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday stressed on the need for a clear ten-year road map to boost clean energy technologies and creating standards for innovations.

India's digital footprint biggest strength for AI development: Amitabh Kant

Kant further said that India''s ''National program on AI'' will be dedicated towards the rightful use of the technology in solving societal problems

Niti Aayog fine tuning indicators for ranking most backward districts: Kant

The ADP was launched in January 2018 in 112 most backward districts

Primary healthcare focus area of govt: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Primary healthcare is the government's focus area where it is taking steps to provide quality medical facilities at the grassroots level

India scaling up production of active pharmaceutical ingredients: Kant

India, a global hub for generic drugs, has launched a new scheme to boost production of active pharmaceutical ingredients that are greatly dependent on the Chinese supply chain, according to Kant

Auto sector needs to expand R&D to create indigenise technology: Niti Aayog

Centre's think-tank Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant believes that auto industry needs to ramp up R&D to create indigenise technology.

Railways defends 'zero fatality' claim after NITI Aayog questions data

Kant had said in a letter to the Railway Board Chairman that over 2,000 people lost their lives in the Mumbai suburban network every year and that too must be considered while reporting fatalities

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

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

Strong online dispute resolution can bring cheaper justice delivery: Kant

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said a robust online dispute resolution ecosystem has the potential to ensure justice delivery in a cheaper, quicker and credible manner

Innovations can help India's biotech economy hit $100 bn by 2025: Kant

"India's biotechnology economy can approach $100 billion in 2025 if the right policies are put in place, giving industry the required stimulation," he said

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

Covid-19 updates: WHO's warning, India's testing rate, UK's 2nd wave & more

Eperts have warned that Britain must start "intense preparations" for a second wave of coronavirus that has the potential to kill as many as 120,000 hospital patients in a worst case scenario

Name and shame states not doing enough testing for coronavirus, says Kant

He said states and districts should be ranked not in terms of absolute number of Covid-19 cases, but in terms of testing