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TopicNiti Aayog

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UP worst performer among big states — Niti Aayog’s first school education quality index

Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra are among the top six large states in overall performance. Manipur, Tripura and Goa best three among smaller states.

Why Modi govt’s push for electric vehicles alone won’t solve India’s air pollution crisis

Rather than electrifying ‘shared mobility’ such as Uber and Ola, it is essential to improve public transport for better urban air quality.

Pavan Varma on Hindi books poor sales, Soumya Ghosh says growth needs more than rate cuts

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

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.

Devandra Fadnavis-led panel in favour of using GM crops for oilseeds in Maharashtra

Maharashtra CM Devandra Fadnavis said the use of GM crop is a debated issue but countries from where edible oil is imported also use GM technology.

Modi govt’s flagship drugs scheme has worked well only in five states

NITI Aayog analysis says UP, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat account for over 70% of sales under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.

India should ease law on hiring & firing, says economist Arvind Panagariya

Former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya said maintaining a consistency across labor laws will encourage companies to do business in India.

Modi govt could soon reduce India’s 60-plus civil services to just 3 or 4

One plan to rationalise is to divide the civil services into technical, non-technical and security-related, with the aim of achieving better harmony.

Modi govt plans 30% cap on traders’ profit on medical devices, NITI Aayog wants it higher

Move aims to make essential instruments affordable; NITI Aayog has advised a 50% cap.

‘Nudge’ gets new push as NITI Aayog seeks behavioural economists to reform policy making

The ‘nudge unit’ will work with states governments to understand behavioural changes so as to make policies and programmes more effective.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.