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GST: More than just a tax reform

Going forward, we also need to look at inclusion of items in the GST from a larger macro perspective

Towards a coherent development strategy

Development initiatives need a grand vision that reflects political concerns, challenges and opportunities

Gig workers to account for 6.7% of India's non-agri workforce by FY30: NITI

The report titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy' recommended extending social security measures for such workers

Top headlines: SC relief for Sena MLAs; 23 mn gig workers in India by 2030

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Parameswaran Iyer, new Niti Aayog CEO, is an accidental bureaucrat

The man who helmed the Swachh Bharat mission once worked as a journalist and cut vegetables in a hotel

Parameswaran Iyer, force behind Swachh Bharat success, named NITI Aayog CEO

Iyer had taken voluntary retirement from the service in 2009. He also worked as a senior rural water sanitation specialist at the United Nations

India's investments in AI to cross $880 mn by 2023: NASSCOM report

The global artificial intelligence investments have doubled in the last year, but India's share in global AI investment remains at 1.5%, the NASSCOM report said

Coal ministry to have a 'just transition' division; WB to provide $1.1 mn

This is the first time since India announced its net carbon zero target year of 2070 that the policymakers have initiated discussions on just transition in coal bearing areas

Govt looks to restructure export promotion councils, aims to boost growth

The government has delegated PwC India the responsibility of preparing the primary report

With green hydrogen priced at $1 a kg, India hopes to spur clean energy use

India wants global funders including the World Bank to structure guarantee programs to help access funds at low rates, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Daiki Axis Japan setting up second unit in India at Rs 200-cr investment

The plant with a capacity to produce 1,000 sewage treatment units with Japanese 'Johkasou' technology is coming up in Palwal, Kamal Tiwari, CEO of Daiki Axis India, told PTI

World Economic Forum 2022: The world is bullish on the Indian economy

The first post-pandemic in-person meeting at Davos took place with reduced participation amid a war raging in Europe, but witnessed spirited debates

PM Modi may hold first in-person meet of NITI Aayog since 2019 soon

The meeting comes at a time when NITI Aayog has a new vice-chairman in Suman Bery

NDAP's standardisation drive: Big shot at making govt data more accessible

While challenges do exist, the platform is focused on making official data contemporary with a constant mechanism of additions and updates

Best of BS Opinion: Reforming NITI Aayog, Adani-Holcim deal, and more

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Reforming the NITI Aayog

The policy think tank must move beyond research and programme planning to long-term strategy formulation

Like CNG, EV battery management systems need more investment, scrutiny

In the same way that compressed natural gas systems were aligned to Indian climate conditions, a better choice of battery cells and battery design is quite imperative now

How ONDC is set to democratise and transform India's e-commerce landscape

While the pilot is being conducted in five cities - Delhi, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Bhopal and Shillong - ONDC is on course for a pan-India launch by August that will see it introduced across 100 cities

Explained: How different procurement modes reduced EV bus prices for cities

Five cities - Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Surat - ceded their power of procurement and agreed to a different procurement model to operate state-run buses

Push to Gatishakti: Centre firms up screening of public-funded projects

To ensure these have logistics & infrastructure connectivity, before it receives Cabinet nod