The Government of India is to include millets in the mid day meal scheme. This is being done to enhance the nutrition in children. The announcement was made...
The NITI Aayog has suggested including electric vehicles in the priority sector of lending guidelines of RBI. This will give a push to retail lending of electric vehicles....
The healthcare landscape in India, particularly illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals systemic bottlenecks that hinder effective health outcomes. The NITI Aayog’s health index marks the southern states,...
The role of NITI Aayog in rejuvenating fiscal federalism in India is decisive, given the persistent horizontal and vertical imbalances in the country’s economic structure. Fiscal federalism refers...
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission released compendium of innovations on December 29, 2021. Highlights The compendium focuses on agriculture featuring 70 start-ups as well as on collection of...
NITI Aayog and United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP) have agreed to diversify the food basket. Both the organisation signed a Statement of Intent on December 20,...
On December 15, 2021, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of increasing marriage age for women from 18 years to 21 years. Background This proposal was approved a...
NITI Aayog in association with the Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) & World Resources Institute, India launched the “e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition” (e-Sawari India e-Bus Coalition). This...
The NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Kashmir. Highlights Out of 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories, 187 will be established by the...
NITI Aayog launched “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22”. Shimla has topped the list of cities by scoring highest on the index. Key Points Coimbatore...