New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Friday pitched for more rapid reforms in India's higher education sector.

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, has extended the time for submission of comments on the Draft National Energy Policy till July 24 this year based on requests from stakeholders and the general public at large.

New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Institute for Human Development, with support from the International Labour Organisation, organized a roundtable on Universal Basic Income: Emerging Perspectives on 10 July 2017.

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has raised its concern to NITI Aayog Chairman Amitabh Kant, about the confusion on the continuity of the government's incentives and initiatives to promote electric vehicles under FAME 1 (Faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles).

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): An analysis of the current digital payments landscape in the country revealed that during the financial year 2016-17, there has been a 55 percent increase in digital payments, as revealed by Ratan P Watal, Principal Advisor, NITI Aayog and former finance secretary.

New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das, who was present at the Central Hall of the Parliament for the special midnight session, tweeted that he was fortunate to witness 'history being made', with the official rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): NITI Aayog's vice chairman Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday asserted that large proportion of traders have already registered in Goods and Service Tax (GST) and appealed for optimism.

New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) organized its second western roundtable meeting in Mumbai and deliberated on host of issues related to healthcare sector in India.

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India] June 10 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue M.G. Vaidya on Saturday said that the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog should invite the representatives of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) for a dialogue to address the farmers' concerns.

New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Aiming to initiate development in the country's education and healthcare sectors, the NITI Aayog on Saturday, in association with McKinsey & Company and IPE Global consortium, launched its 'Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital' or 'SATH' program in collaboration with the state governments, with a vision to improve cooperative federalism.

New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): South Korean giant Samsung on Wednesday announced investing of Rs. 4,915 crore in India to add fresh capacity at its Noida plant, where it manufactures smartphones, refrigerators and flat panel televisions.

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): With India losing the fastest growing major economy tag to China, the Congress on Saturday poked fun at NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya's comment that India is poised for a 7.5 percent sustained growth rate within a few years and averred that the latter seems to belong to the school of astrology to forecast nation's progress, while adding that the Centre must paint a clear picture of nation's economy in front of its people.

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In the wake of reports surfacing on the apparent privatisation of the national carrier Air India, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Wednesday asserted that owing to the voluminous debts linked with the airline, privatisation is the only feasible option.

New Delhi [India] May 12 (ANI): Stressing on the importance self-employment outside agriculture, Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member, Niti Aayog said India is a largely informal and an unorganised economy with about 90 percent of the people employed in the informal sector.

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): In a marked departure from the past practices and keeping in mind the spirit of co-operative federalism, a high level delegation led by NITI Vice Chairman Dr. Arvind Panagariya held a day-long deliberation in Lucknow on developmental challenges before Uttar Pradesh.

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): In a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the NITI Aayog on Wednesday presented a road map on possible techniques that the state could embark on to move towards development and reach the end of becoming a modern state.

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Stressing on the importance of timely and reliable data on employment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday directed the Prime Minister's Office and concerned Ministries to come up with a solution to fill this long-standing gap in the country's statistical architecture.

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): As many as 25 leaders from the Muslim Community, under the umbrella of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Patna (Bihar) [India], May 3 (ANI): Asserting that NITI Aayog's proposal is an attempt to completely destroy regional leadership, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav stated that the plan will solely benefit the upper class.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Following Prime Minister's resolution to amend the fiscal year period to January till December, the Madhya Pradesh Government on Tuesday implemented the same, scheduling the state budget to be presented in the month of December.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 29 (ANI): Rubbishing claims of taxes being levied on agricultural income, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya stated that there has been no such proposal put forth by the chamber.

New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday categorically stated that there is no question of taxing agriculture income at a time when the government is keen on doubling the income of farmers.

New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Dismissing the proposal put forth by a member of NITI Aayog, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Thursday stated that no taxes will be levied on agricultural income.

Bengaluru/Lucknow, [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Niti Aayog meeting, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that all political parties should work for the welfare of the people without politicising developmental endeavors.

New Delhi/Kolkata, [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Monday dubbed the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog as a 'flop', adding that the Central government needs to understand the feelings and problems of the state governments rather than harassing them.

New Delhi [India] Apr 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog's Governing Council meet urged all the states to work with his government as part of Team India and help in identifying goals for 2022.

New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu farmers who had been protesting over drought relief funds and waiver of farmers' loans on Sunday suspended their protest till May 25 after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswamy's assurance.

New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the consensus on Goods and Services Tax (GST) will go down in history as a great illustration of cooperative federalism, adding the landmark legislation reflects spirit of "one nation, one aspiration, one determination".

New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently chairing the third meeting of the NITI Aayog's Governing Council at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, wherein, action taken on decisions of the earlier two meetings, are being discussed in detail with special focus on the GST and doubling the income of farmers.

New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the third meeting of NITI Aayog's Governing Council today, wherein action taken on decisions of the earlier two meetings will be discussed in detail.