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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicNiti Aayog

Topic: Niti Aayog

Gujarat, Kerala & Punjab top 3 performers in Niti Aayog’s new energy & climate index

Niti Aayog hopes the new index will help ‘bridge’ policy gaps and initiate dialogue to meet climate goals.

Battery swaps coming by mid-2023 to make driving an electric vehicle easier & cheaper

Policy on battery swapping for EVs is being formulated by NITI Aayog, while Bureau of Indian Standards is working on the parameters the batteries will have to meet.

In recall of ex-minister’s statement, NITI Aayog’s VK Paul says India in ‘endgame of pandemic’

In March 2021, just as Covid cases in India were rising ahead of a disastrous second wave, then union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said India was in the "end game of the pandemic".

Govt health officials don’t last more than 14-15 months in key posts, shows NITI Aayog report

Tenures of 3 key state-level officials — principal secretary, mission director (National Health Mission), and director (health services) — were less than 24 months in most states.

Policy making for the future of dispute resolution begins. Meet NITI Aayog’s ODR plan

ODR provides individuals who would have otherwise been defeated by the thought of agitating for their rights the encouragement to attempt dispute resolution.

Nitish govt writes to NITI Aayog over decade-old demand, seeks special status for Bihar

In a letter to NITI Aayog vice-chairman, the state minister for planning & implementation Bijendra Yadav asserted that Bihar 'fulfilled' the criteria set for grant of special status.

Mask use in India below 60%, even lower than months before Covid 2nd wave: VK Paul

Such 'collective carelessness' cost us dearly in the past, says Niti Aayog member V.K. Paul. Health ministry says international travelers hampering contact tracing by giving incorrect addresses.

Lack of senior doctors, only 3-5% hospital beds: NITI Aayog finds big gaps in emergency care

Report also found that although 88% of hospitals had in-house ambulances, only 3% had trained paramedics needed to assist ambulance services. 

Bengaluru best city for jobs & economic growth, Kolkata worst — Niti Aayog’s SDG Urban index

Overall, Shimla, Coimbatore & Thiruvananthapuram have topped the Niti Aayog's SDG Urban Index, while Dhanbad & Meerut are the worst performers.

Nagaland emerges as worst-performing state in Northeast SDG Index, experts blame insurgency

According to NITI Aayog's North Eastern Region District Sustainable Development Goal Index, Nagaland performed poorly in six goals including no poverty, good health and well-being and infrastructure.

On Camera

Bangladesh needs big reforms before elections. Students didn’t die just to bring BNP to power

The Yunus administration has set up a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a document that will "reflect the aspirations" of the ordinary Bangladeshis.

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.