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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicNiti Aayog

Topic: Niti Aayog

India is less poor & more fed, but nearly as unequal as last year, Niti Aayog report shows

Niti Aayog has released its latest sustainable development goals index. Here’s a look at what that reveals about poverty, hunger and inequality.

State of the states: NITI report shows who’s rising, who’s lagging and the gap in between

It’s been five years since the SDG targets were set. But a closer look reveals India is still far away from meeting goals like zero hunger & gender equality by 2030.

India managed Covid second wave ‘very well’, need to prepare for third, says Niti Aayog member

V K Saraswat said that epidemiologists have made it clear that Covid third wave is likely to start from September-October, so India should vaccinate as many people as possible.

Kerala retains top rank, Bihar at bottom in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21

Niti Aayog's Index for Sustainable Development Goals evaluates progress on social, economic & environmental parameters. Jharkhand & Assam were also the worst performing this year.

1.8% India’s total population affected by Covid, 98% still vulnerable — govt warns

NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that India’s R-value for Covid is below 1 and assured that the pandemic curve is stabilising in many states.

VK Paul — teacher, paediatrician, top technocrat & the face of Modi govt’s Covid battle

A paediatrics professor at AIIMS, D V.K. Paul, is member (health) in the NITI Aayog. He heads at least four Covid-19 panels and is part of one empowered group.

Ocean resources can boost economic growth, Niti Aayog to study how

The new Blue Economy Coordination Committee will be headed by Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar.

Govt will respond with fiscal steps if required in view of Covid, says Niti Aayog VC

Acknowledging that Covid situation has become far more difficult, Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar remained hopeful that India's economy will grow 11 per cent in the current fiscal.

Modi govt official finally let it slip — doubling farmers’ income by 2022 was always a mirage

In the five years since it was announced, what has the Modi govt’s Doubling of Farmers’ Income plan achieved? Air-time, TRPs, and votes for the BJP.

On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

Jet Airways’ smooth takeoff, turbulence & crash landing. Key events leading to SC-ordered liquidation

SC set aside resolution plan for Jet Airways, founded by Naresh Goyal in 1992 shortly after India liberalised its economy. A look at timeline of events that led to its permanent grounding.

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.