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India will need USD 4.5 trillion till 2040 for infra development: Kant

Kant said India is growing at the rate of 7.5 per cent per annum and challenge is to grow at higher rates.

31 Oct 2018 10:28 AM

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'Name and shame' has helped improve states' biz rankings: Kant

Government is using indices to achieve development goals and making states compete with one another.

25 Jan 2018 4:07 AM

Amitabh Kant

Niti CEO says 10 pc growth not possible without improving HDI

In 2016 UN Human Development Report, India had slipped one place to rank 131st among 188 countries in HDI.

29 July 2018 4:48 AM

Amitabh Kant

Urbanisation to be big driver of Indian economic growth: Kant

Kant said IMF has forecast 7.5 per cent growth for India despite a gloomy outlook for the global economy.

23 Jan 2019 7:31 AM

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5,645 electric buses sanctioned for 65 cities: Amitabh Kant

The Centre has been taking initiatives to popularise environment-friendly electric vehicles.

29 July 2019 10:58 AM

Despite substantial rise in the number of women joining workforce in India, gender parity continues to suffer.

India needs to increase women workforce to global average of 48 pc:...

At present, India has only about 27 per cent women in the workforce.

10 Aug 2019 5:46 AM

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant addresses at press conference for the launch of the schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-dhan Vyapari Yojana to encourage digital payments, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Challenge before India is to grow at 8-9 pc and sustain it: Kant

The government also announced a slew of measures to boost exports and real estate sector.

25 Sept 2019 8:04 AM

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant addresses at press conference for the launch of the schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-dhan Vyapari Yojana to encourage digital payments, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Govt keen to bring India among top 25 countries in ease of business:...

Govt has tried to cut away human intervention and that is a reason why India was able to rise in ease of doing business...

16 Sept 2019 7:36 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with World Bank President Ajay Banga, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Joe Biden pose for a group photo during the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | A mix of success, hype & innovation at Delhi G-20

One notable outcome is the admission of the African Union as a full member of the G-20, making it now the G-21.

10 Sept 2023 6:35 PM

Moving past the heated rhetoric in India about how to deal with China, the astute Mr Kant knows the importance of Chinas investments to Indias ambition of becoming a $10 trillion economy. PTI Photo

Dilli ka Babu: Aayog takes nuanced approach to China stakes

The government's decision was greeted by many nationalistic supporters of the government who saw in the move a bold...

29 April 2020 2:37 PM

NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant

Mobile data consumption up 142 per cent: Kant

India has seen a 17X increase in online banking transactions per internet user and a 200X increase in digital wallet...

17 Jun 2017 10:51 AM