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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

PMO asks Kant to chalk out detailed plan for one sick PSU

This follows a road map prepared by NITI Aayog and submitted to the PMO last month on strategic sale or closure of some sick public sector units

Indo-US ties can get a leg-up if India grows at 9-10%: Kant

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Friday emphasised the need for India to grow by 9-10 per cent every year for at least three decades. This, he, said could be instrumental in taking Indo-US ties to the next level. He asked the US to open up its services sector for India, which has been liberalising its economy."It is possible to provide greater momentum, greater fillip to Indo-US relationship if India continues to grow rapidly. India is growing at about 7.5 per cent per annum. It's an oasis of growth in the midst of a very barren economic landscape," Kant said at an event organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in India."But, the challenge for India is to grow at 8-9-10 per cent per annum, year after year, for three decades or more. Only when we grow at those rates, will our (Indo-US) relationship get strengthened," he added. Kant also spoke about the importance of taking several measures for India to grow at this clip. He said the US should do its bit for imparting greater ...

India has long been shackled by laws and rules that stifled growth: Kant

Niti Aayog CEO says reliance must also be on domestic markets as only FDI won't guarantee India's growth

'Over protectionism will create third-class firms'

He said companies like the Tatas, Mahindras, Heros competed and became world champions because India opened up its economy