NITI AAYOG

Phased exit from lockdown: Areas with low infection risk may be opened up first

High-risk states and districts could see the lockdown continue for 28 days more.

View: Faith in Indian science and technology begins at home

In the aftermath of the pandemic, there is a huge opportunity for India to transform itself into a thriving economy through economic polici...

NITI Aayog reaches out to IT majors to train healthcare workers

“There is an increasing need to not only leverage smartphones but also feature phones in accelerating the process of contact tracing and id...

Government sets up group to coordinate COVID-19 related response activities

The government on Sunday notified the empowered group set up for coordination with private sector, NGOs and international organisations for...

When lockdown is lifted, we have to be highly disciplined: Saraswat

India's society needs to be highly disciplined and follow guidelines strictly when the lock-down imposed to halt the spread of Coronavirus ...

"Lockdown puts a brake on the virus and gives us time to prepare"

Globally, as nations curb the export of critical drugs and equipment to deal with Covid-19, India, with its limited resources, must find in...

India well prepared, coronavirus impact will be 'much smaller and manageable': Niti Aayog member

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak in India will be "much smaller and manageable" as the big decision of nationwide lockdown and travel...

DPIIT told to expedite funds for Covid-19 related startup ideas

Fund of Funds does not directly invest in startups but provides capital to Sebi-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) known as dau...

India needs to build a manufacturing base for PPE and ventilators, says Amitabh Kant

Kant, who is chairing the empowered committee for strategizing ways to tackle the spread of coronavirus in India, met industry body Confede...

Subsequent packages to address liquidity issues to prevent wider impact of coronavirus: Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayog

Gross Domestic Product growth is likely to be impacted in FY21 due to zero economic activity right at the beginning of the fiscal, Niti Aay...

Government notifies three incentives schemes worth Rs 48,000 crore for electronics manufacturing push

For domestic mobile phone companies, the investment threshold is Rs. 200 crore over four years and sales criteria is Rs. 5000 crore in five...

Amitabh Kant-led empowered panel begins work on Covid response strategy

The panel will outline strategies to prevent Covid spread depending on how the situation emerges in coming days.

Industry wants government to make this financial year a 15-month one due to Coronavirus

Industry experts point out that for all the companies last one month has hugely impacted cash flows and that has resulted in their mark to ...

Niti Aayog, stakeholders discuss R&D requirement for coronavirus vaccine

The deadly virus, which originated in China in December last year, has spread to 155 countries, infected more than 180,000 people and claim...

PMO sets up high-level panels to deal with situation post lockdown; restore normalcy

The initiative is being viewed as pro-active step by the government to deal with multiple challenges, which the outbreak of pandemic COVID-...

Government looks for volunteer doctors to fight Covid-19 outbreak

In a statement posted on Niti Aayog's website on Wednesday, the government appealed to retired government, Armed Forces Medical Services, p...

Covid-19 treatment to be covered under Ayushman Bharat

An Ayushman Bharat beneficiary would be able to get himself tested for Covid-19 in any empanelled private hospital free of cost as per the ...