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TopicAmitabh Kant

Topic: Amitabh Kant

Being disability friendly a lesson in business & economics: Amitabh Kant

At Nipman Foundation’s Equal Opportunity Awards that honour firms employing people with disabilities, Kant says persons with disabilities add more efficiency to work.

NITI Aayog wants 50 world-class stations on priority, group of secretaries to push project

In letter to Railway Board, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has sought a “paradigm shift” by bringing in private players to operate passenger trains.

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant surprised that Delhi-NCR has more start-ups than Bengaluru

A report by entrepreneur network TiE has revealed Delhi-NCR has 7,039 start-ups while Bengaluru has 5,234. Amitabh Kant urged the city’s rich to invest in them.

Amitabh Kant says states must cut red tape for India to be a $5 trillion economy

India is “larger than 24 countries of Europe”, and much of the responsibility lies with states, Amitabh Kant said

Karti Chidambaram’s ‘5 %’, Giriraj Singh foreign input for ‘desi’ cows & why Amitabh Kant is happy

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant gets two-year extension

This is Amitabh Kant's second extension as NITI Aayog CEO after he first took charge in February 2016.

NITI Aayog rankings: Haryana’s Mewat is India’s most backward district

Of the 101 districts that have signed up for the Centre’s ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme so far, Andhra’s Vizianagaram performs best.

This is how India plans to track aspiration in its backward districts

PM Modi last month called for concerted efforts to bring transformation in the ‘aspirational districts’ by April this year.

Off The Cuff with Amitabh Kant

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw CEO, NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Chairman of the Bajaj...

TALK POINT: What is the future of Make in India in the new era of robots replacing humans in factories?

Maruti Suzuki has one robot for every four factory workers. Firms like Eicher and Bajaj also use robots in a quest for efficiency and cost-cutting. About 100 mln Indians enter the workforce every month. Has India entered the manufacturing race too late? We ask experts Manish Sabharwal, Amitabh Kant, R.C. Bhargava.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.