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Thursday, November 7, 2024
TopicNiti Aayog

Topic: Niti Aayog

NFDC may not be shut after all as I&B ministry comes up with a fresh merger plan

Previous I&B minister Smriti Irani had decided to shut it down, but the ministry is now keen on merging two other units with NFDC.

Modi says ‘Team India’, but he is intolerant towards non-NDA chief ministers

The ‘Team India’ concept has not worked as much as PM Modi expected, and the NITI Aayog itself is a ‘work in progress.’

Delhi needs an ‘intervention’, and it may be the end of good times for Mallya

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Oil price cut depends on Modi govt’s ability to convince BJP-ruled states: Rajiv Kumar

The NITI Aayog vice chairman says the government must speak to BJP chief ministers as his organisation has no more leverage with the states for a cut in oil

After failed disinvestment bid, govt considers Air India overhaul Lufthansa style

The government is looking to turn Air India into a widely held public limited enterprise run by an independent corporate board.

What’s better for the country—India-based Maruti Suzuki or UK-based Jaguar Land Rover?

Full marks to NITI Aayog's vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar for getting it right with his company-ownership comment. But Maruti-JLR example is not the full story.

Learning from Britain & China, medal-tally crunchers have 3 tips for India’s Olympic future

China went from winning 16 gold medals in 1992 to 48 in 2008, and Great Britain went from five in 1992 to 29 in 2012. India must take inspiration from China and Great Britain.

This judge sat on a verdict for 3 yrs & left it hanging. Now he heads top consumer body

Retired Supreme Court judge R.K. Agrawal's appointment has surprised many in the legal fraternity because of his patchy record as a judge.

This is the cheapest way Modi government can boost the income of farmers

Giving farmers a guaranteed price will not only help in stabilising the market and increasing output but also bolster support for Modi ahead of 2019 elections.

The suspicion over Aadhaar shows why IIT engineers don’t have solutions to India’s ills

As more business is transacted on the basis of our online behaviour and ‘intuitive functionality’, a liberal arts degree is the most sought-after skill in the American tech industry today.

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What Arthashastra tells us about strongmen rulers and autocracies in ancient India

Americans might be puzzled as to why an autocratic strongman holds such appeal with voters. But it’s a story India has seen a thousand times in our ancient politics.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.