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NITI seeks easier access to geological data, capital for small exploration companies
New Delhi: The government should improve access to geological data, risk capital and fiscal support for junior exploration companies, while expanding private participation in exploration…
NITI Aayog VC defends UPI merchant fee, says businesses must be self-sustainable
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday defended the government’s decision to impose a merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions, saying businesses…
India economy to regain its mojo, return to current account surplus: NITI Aayog’s Lahiri
New Delhi: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday said the Indian economy has been doing reasonably well and that Asia’s third-largest economy…
India’s engineering services exports surge nearly eightfold to USD 13.8 billion in a decade: NITI Aayog
New Delhi: India‘s engineering services exports surged nearly eightfold over the past decade to USD 13.77 billion in 2024-25 from USD 1.77 billion in 2014-15,…
India can raise per capita income six-fold by ’47: NITI Vice Chairman
New Delhi: India can increase its per capita income more than six-fold over the next two decades, making its goal of becoming a developed economy…
India needs to ease land acquisition process for industries to attract investments: NITI vice-chairman
New Delhi: India needs to ease the process of land acquisition for setting up industries to attract more investments, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar…
PM-KISAN scheme gets 5-year extension and Rs 3.1 lakh crore
New Delhi: The union Cabinet on Friday approved a five-year extension of the PM-KISAN income support scheme through FY31, committing ₹3.15 lakh crore to continue…
Farmers should be ‘businessmen’ who respond to market demand, not just grow rice and wheat: NITI Aayog’s Ashok Lahiri
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Lahiri on Thursday said India needs to shift agriculture from a production-focused model to a technology-driven, value-added and globally competitive…
NITI Aayog to review industrial corridor framework, seeks reforms to speed project execution
New Delhi, The government has launched a review of the institutional and implementation framework governing industrial corridors, industrial parks and integrated manufacturing ecosystems, seeking to…
Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index 2026
Gandhinagar: Gujarat has secured the top position among India’s major States in NITI Aayog‘s first-ever Investment Friendliness Index 2026, reaffirming its standing as the country’s…