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Ministries baulk at giving large procurement contracts to foreign companies

Prefer Indian firms in sectors where domestic capability exists: NITI Aayog

New variants not reason for rise in Covid cases: NITI Aayog member V K Paul

Special teams to visit states to find the cause of rising cases

India needs to get into cutting edge tech to boost exports: Amitabh Kant

India now needs to get into cutting edge technology to boost exports which will benefit sectors like telecom, automobiles, battery storage devices and solar energy, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. Kant, speaking at the launch event for CII's report 'Foreign Trade & Investment in India: Unlocking Key Opportunities through Strategic Reforms', further said the country is at the cusp of a transformation. "India now needs to get into cutting edge technology in order to boost its exports. "... sectors such as telecom, automobiles, battery storage devices, and solar energy, among others, would benefit from technology exports," industry body CII said in a statement quoting Kant. Kant also pointed out that reforms that have been implemented post the pandemic would go a long way in facilitating this process. "Thanks to the reforms process in India, key indicators such as GDP, FDI and trade have risen sharply," he said, adding that India has became a favoured destination for ...

PM asserted next census will be most remarkable, digitalised: NITI Aayog

Sitharaman, who presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, had said the forthcoming census - an exercise to determine the population of the country - would be the first digital census

Centre reconstitutes NITI Aayog governing council with PM as head

The Centre has reconstituted the governing council of the NITI Aayog with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairperson

TN urges Centre to declare Godavari-Cauvery river link a national project

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the move would benefit people in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Politicisation of all crimes, govt actions threaten peace: Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday hit out at politicisation of all crimes and actions of an elected government

Punjab CM Amarinder likely to skip NITI Aayog meet chaired by PM Modi today

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is unlikely to attend Saturday's meeting of the Niti Aayog's governing council to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said."Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting today. He is indisposed, State Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal will attend the meeting instead," said the sources.The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing.According to the Prime Minister's Office, the agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development, service delivery at the grassroots level and health and nutrition.The Governing Council presents a platform to discuss inter-sectoral, inter-departmental and federal issues.It comprises PM Modi, Chief Ministers of States and Union Territories (UTs), with Legislators and Lieutenant Governors of other UTs, PMO said.The sixth meeting will witness the entry of .

PM Modi to chair 6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the sixth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Saturday via video conferencing.

Best of BS Opinion: Sugarcane pricing, higher tax-GDP, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Sugarcane pricing

Proposed reforms are good but much more needs to be done

PM Modi to chair 6th governing council meeting of NITI Aayog on Saturday

The agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development, service delivery at grassroots level and health and nutrition

Incentivising cane growers: Price stabilisation fund on Centre's agenda

Sources said the first meeting of a panel constituted to look into various issues pertaining to the sugar sector was held sometime back

NITI study to assess unintended economic impact of select SC, NGT decisions

Government think tank Niti Aayog has commissioned a study to assess the "unintended" economic impact of select decisions of the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal

No Covid-19-related death in 15 states, union territories in last 24 hours

There has been a 55 per cent fall in the average daily deaths in the past five weeks - from over 200 in the second week of January to less than 100 in early February

PM Modi to chair Niti Aayog's Governing Council meeting on Feb 20

Issues related to health, economy and labour reforms will be discussed, official sources said

Govt plans incentive for starting production early from auctioned mines

The mines ministry plans to do the same through amendment of the mining rules and has sought comments and suggestions from stakeholders on the same.

Pay farmers before delivery of crops to avoid rows under new Acts: Paper

The paper also called for better oversight and regulation for trading on an electronic platform as facilitated by the Acts

Karnataka most innovative state for second time: NITI Aayog

The state performed well in offering a conducive environment for innovation and performance parameters

Gaming industry asks for NITI Aayog guidelines for all online skill games

The online skill gaming industry has collectively recommended the NITI Aayog to set up a single self-regulatory body