PM Modi assesses preparations of 'Housing For All' project

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 19:26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a holistic approach towards meeting the target of "Housing for All", a priority project of his government.

NITI Aayog to submit report on CSS in a month: Minister

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 00:44

The 'NITI Aayog Committee' on funding pattern of central schemes will submit its report within a month, Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said Wednesday.

Manmohan faults Modi govt for abolishing plan panel

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 18:35

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday faulted the Narendra Modi dispensation for "abolishing hastily" the Planning Commission that helped weaker states and poorer regions.

Panagariya cautions against trade protectionism

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 16:44

India needs to guard against trade protectionism for sustained economic growth, government think-tank Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Thursday.

Postpone decision on funding pattern: Maneka to Niti Aayog

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 09:48

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the Niti Aayog to postpone the decision on restructuring of funding pattern of social sector schemes to next fiscal year, citing lack of clarity on certain issues, sources said.

Govt launches NITI Aayog website with blogs section

Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015, 08:58

The Aayog has been mandated to serve as a policy think-tank for the central as well as state governments and has Prime Minister as its Chairperson.

NITI Aayog website likely to be up on Monday

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 16:10

The government is likely to launch the website of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) on Monday.

India to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015, 17:48

India has to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants into the job markets and 460 million people to upscale their skills by 2020, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said Monday.

PM Modi takes stock of progress of infra projects

Last Updated: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 22:00

The meeting also took stock of the progress in rural infrastructure, power, coal, renewable energy and petroleum and natural gas.

CMs panel for reducing centrally sponsored schemes

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 17:30

The panel of chief ministers working on rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes is unanimous on reducing them and will finalise recommendations on it in the next meeting to be held on May 28 at Bhopal.

Panagariya takes a jibe at World Bank on climate change

Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2015, 15:59

Panagariya was speaking at a conference organised by TERI and attended by international energy investors and experts.

Arvind Panagariya expects economy to grow at 8-10% for 15 years

Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2015, 13:53

The NITI Aayog chief added that the country's economy grew by 8 per cent under the earlier NDA government regime and that was sustained for a long period of time.