NITI Aayog

December 3, 2024 3:25 PM

Young innovators explore sustainable solutions at AIM, Swedish embassy’s SheSTEM 2024

Young innovators from across the country presented their solutions for energy storage and sustainability at SheSTEM 2024, an annual event organized by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Office of Science and Innovation at the Embassy of Sweden, NITI Aayog said on Tuesday. The event aims to inspire the next generation and encourage young minds to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). To foster sustainability by advancing energy solutions, this year’s c...

November 23, 2024 6:02 PM

MahaYuti’s landslide win a major boost to make Maharashtra a $1 trillion economy

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led MahaYuti on its way to a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the state’s ambition to reach the target of a $1 trillion economy got a major fillip, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In August this year, Maharashtra became the country’s first state to surpass the half-a-trillion-dollar economy mark, underscoring the state’s rapid economic progress and its ambitious journey towards a $1 trillion economy. A NITI Aayog re...

September 16, 2024 5:17 PM

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to chair the 9th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on Saturday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, the government think tank announced on Friday. The meeting, centered on the theme "Viksit Bharat@2047," will focus on India's path to becoming a developed nation by 2047. A key agenda item is the discussion of the Approach Paper for the Vision Document on Viksit Bharat @2047. The meeting aims to foster participative governance and collaboration bet...

July 19, 2024 3:36 PM

Participation in global value chains key to India’s rise as electronics powerhouse, says NITI Aayog report

India needs to enhance its participation in global value chains (GVCs), which account for 70% of global trade, to establish itself as a leading manufacturing hub for electronics, according to a report published by the policy think tank NITI Aayog. Titled "Electronics: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains," the report outlines an ambitious target of $500 billion in electronics manufacturing by the fiscal year 2030. The report notes that India's electronics industry has seen rap...

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

India on track to achieve SDG goals ahead of 2030, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson at UN

India is poised to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the 2030 deadline, Suman K Bery, Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, announced at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on Monday. Bery highlighted India's significant progress across multiple SDGs, particularly Goal 1.2, which aims to halve the percentage of people living in poverty. He said that India is set to achieve this target well before 2030. "Around 135 million Indians escaped m...

July 11, 2024 4:34 PM

Union Budget 2024: PM Modi meets eminent economists and sectoral experts

In preparation for the Union Budget 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a meeting with economists and sectoral experts on Thursday. This meeting, which also saw the participation of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was a key step as the government gears up to present its full Budget after coming to power third term. The pre-Budget meeting was attended by notable figures including Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and other members of the planning body. The gathering was marked b...