India must push solar, grid reforms to navigate oil price rise: Ex-NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmanisuggested navigating this crisis by adopting a two-pronged strategy by implementing a gradual pass-through of rising oil and gas prices in ...
17 May, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Ashok Lahiri takes charge as Niti VCEconomist Ashok Kumar Lahiri has assumed the role of vice chairman at Niti Aayog, succeeding Suman Bery. A former chief economic adviser an...
09 May, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
NITI Aayog gets two new full-time membersThis takes the total number of members in the Aayog to seven, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month restructured the institution wi...
03 May, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Govt reconstitutes NITI Aayog, appoints new vice chairman; membersThe government has reconstituted NITI Aayog with five new members and Ashok Lahiri as Vice Chairman. Rajiv Gauba, Prof. K. V. Raju, Prof. G...
25 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Higher tax on F&O trade is 'throwing sand in wheels'; to curb extreme trading: Niti Aayog member Arvind VirmaniHiking the tax on futures and options trade is like "throwing sand in the wheels" to ensure that trading does not happen in extremes, Niti ...
05 Feb, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
CSR funds should focus on skilling and apprenticeships, says NITI Aayog member VirmaniEmphasising on high quality primary and secondary education and on secondary and post-secondary technical education, Virmani said education...
12 Nov, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Industry needs to allocate more CSR funds to skilling: NITI Aayog member Arvind VirmaniSpeaking at a conference on Jobs & Future of Work: Critical Growth Enablers by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday, Virma...
11 Nov, 2025, 03.23 PM IST
Niti Aayog raises concern on China's monopoly over critical minerals supplyNiti Aayog member Arvind Virmani warned that 80–90% of critical mineral supply is controlled by one country, creating global concerns over ...
18 Sep, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
India to become 4th largest economy by end of 2025: NITI Member Arvind VirmaniAsked to comment on NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam's remark that India has become the fourth largest economy in the world, eminent economi...
27 May, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
States' investment friendliness index expected to come in two months: NITI Aayog member Arvind VirmaniNITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani announced that the second phase of the 'Investment Friendliness Index of States' is underway and expected ...
02 Mar, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Employment rising, but employees' salaries not keeping pace with inflation: Niti member VirmaniNiti Aayog member Arvind Virmani emphasized the need for improving teaching and training to capitalize on India's growing population. He hi...
02 Mar, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
India to clock GDP growth of 7% in FY25: NITI Aayog member Arvind VirmaniNITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani predicts India's economy will grow around 7 per cent this fiscal year and maintain this rate for years, de...
12 Jul, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
Need to find out practical solutions to problems faced by states: NITI member Arvind VirmaniNITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani argued for practical solutions to state problems, stating that many like Rajasthan and Odisha have done we...
10 Jul, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
Simplify whole system of business taxation, says NITI Aayog member Arvind VirmaniResponding to a question on how he would compare the performance of the UPA government's ten years (2004-14) and the Prime Minister Narendr...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Indian economy to grow at around 6.5 pc in FY24, says NITI Aayog member Arvind VirmaniThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) also lowered India's economic growth projection for the current fiscal to 5.9 per cent from 6.1 per c...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.27 AM IST
FTAs will help India join MNC supply chains: Arvind Virmani, member, NITI AayogOutlining the challenges and opportunities before India as it strives to become a developed nation by 2047, Virmani said global inflation a...
28 Apr, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
Arvind Virmani appointed full-time member of NITI Aayog. Here's all you need to know about the noted economistFormer Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Virmani has been appointed as a full-time member of NITI Aayog, according to an official notification....
16 Nov, 2022, 03.26 PM IST