More than half the funds for POSHAN Abhiyaan unutilised: NITI Aayog report

The scheme has an earmarked three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore from 2017-18, when it was launched

New council to ensure sustainable development of Himalayan region

Set up by the NITI Aayog, the council will work on five thematic areas significant for the Himalayas, including tourism, skills, shifting …

Odisha, Andamans most prepared to reach climate action SDG: Government  

The SDG Index and Dashboard brought out by the NITI Aayog also gauged India's preparedness for disasters, its saving of carbon dioxide, its share …

Why the data block?

India does not know how many people are poor or who they are; no consumer expenditure survey has been done in the last decade. We also do not …

'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'

Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …

Half of Indian states lags national average in first energy, climate index

Small states perform better on environmental sustainability  

One out of every two Bihar households is multi-dimensionally poor: NITI Aayog

The share of multi-dimensional poor in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is also uncomfortably high, according to NITI Aayog

See SDGs as a policy framework, not as a document

To start work, the Sustainable Development Goals first need to be popularised by the new government

Worrying picture emerges about India’s SDG indicators on food and agriculture

Cultivable land in India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, is vulnerable to drought, floods and degradation

135 million Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty in last 5 years: Niti Aayog report

Uttar Pradesh sees the most reduction — 3.45 million people freed from multidimensional poverty

Link sanitation, solid waste to agriculture, Niti Aayog advises states

Govt policy think tank asks chief secretaries to extract nutrients from human excreta and use them in place of fertilsers

Education, infrastructure saving grace for top districts: NITI Aayog report

Top performing districts still lag behind in development parameters like health and nutrition

Govt needs to address policy ambiguities affecting shifting cultivation: NITI Aayog

The NITI Aayog report recommends doing away with the practice of having divergent approaches towards shifting cultivation

Indian government should not use water crisis to justify river linking

Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions, argues Ashok Swain

PM at India Energy Week launch: Ethanol blending allowed up to 20% in petrol

Domestically produced ethanol has been identified as an opportunity to reduce oil imports, in an effort to achieve energy independence

Underperforming states not a priority for CSR Fund

States that account for only 15 per cent of backward districts received more than 60 per cent of the CSR expenditure

NITI Aayog’s PPP model for district hospitals pushes for privatisation of health sector

The move is in line with the Centre's agenda to push government health sector towards privatisation on the grounds that public health …

See how Indian states fared on the water index

The NITI Aayog, in its latest assessment, analyses the water index scores of states between 2015-16 and 2016-17

Doubling farmers’ income discussed in a closed door meeting

What is the use of strategy when no special budget was allocated to double farmers’ income, says a senior NITI Aayog official anonymously

Almost all states in red zone on gender equality: NITI Aayog

Latest report by think tank says that women and girls in the country experience inequalities in every aspect of life

Niti Aayog’s new strategy: A call for growth or acceptance of failure

Celebrating India's 75th year of Independence is a matter of pride, but achieving a "New India" needs more than a textual articulation

Niti Aayog’s battery swapping policy provides direction, but lacks a constructive roadmap

But, in time, there can be further amendments. With the suggested level playing field and options for setting up an interoperable EV ecosystem …

COVID-19: Where are those pushing for privatised healthcare?

NITI Aayog, which has always advocated privatisation of public health infrastructure, has been silent recently  

Coming up in 2020: Offshore, carbon capture to be energy sector’s buzzwords

Pressure on countries to fulfil energy aspirations alongside keeping the environment clean will fuel their growth

Scrap laws banning cattle slaughter, farm exports: Farmers

Farmer organisations say these laws and several others ensure farmers do not get their rightful pay