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GoI extends tenure of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

June 30, 2021

Central government has extended tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amitabh Kant, by one year. His tenure will now end in June 2022. Extension order was issued by Department of Personnel and Training after it was approved by ..

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Goa Institution for Future Transformation (GIFT)

June 1, 2021

Goa government established “Goa Institution for Future Transformation (GIFT)” on the line of NITI Ayog. About GIFT GIFT will function on the lines of NITI Aayog. It will assist, advise and guide government on policy making, its formulation and implementation. ..

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Ministry of Tribal Affairs constitutes committee on Community Forest Resource Guidelines

March 4, 2020

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs recently constituted a committee under NC Saxena, former member of Planning Commission of India. The Committee will examine and recommend Community Forest Resources (CFR) Guidelines. The Committee has been constituted under Forest Rights Act, ..

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National Data and Analytics Platform released by NITI Aayog

January 24, 2020

On January 23, 2020, NITI Aayog announced that it will launch National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP). The Platform aims to democratize access of government data. In other words, the platform aims to make the data across all sectors coherent. ..

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29 June: National Statistics Day

June 30, 2019

National Statistics Day is observed every year on 29 June to popularize use of Statistics in everyday life and sensitize public as to how Statistics helps in shaping and framing policies. 2019 is the 13th edition of National Statistics Day. ..

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PM Modi reconstitutes NITI Aayog

June 7, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the reconstitution of government of India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog (or National Institution for Transforming India). The decision was taken ahead of first meeting of NITI Aayog’s governing council scheduled on June 15. Key ..

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