NITI Aayog

MeitY has reportedly asked the finance ministry to intervene

MeitY’s AI plan includes developing applications, national AI portal etc

NITI Aayog has an INR 7000 Cr roadmap for AI in India

The awards will recognise women who are trailblazers and are creating change in India

WhatsApp will be providing support amounting to $100K to the winners

NITI Aayog’s Amitabh Kant said that when given the chance, women have performed better than men

The fear of auto manufacturers over electric vehicles are misplaced, says Rajiv Kumar

Kumar said that instead of seeing EVs as a threat, auto industry should take up the opportunity

Amitabh Kant has recently said the government doesn’t want to miss out on EV revolution

The think tank has expanded its Atal Innovation Mission

Under this new design centres called Atal Community Innovation Centres will be set up

The labs will promote solution-driven design thinking in small towns

WhatsApp’s global head Will Cathcart is in the country to meet with govt officials

NITI Aayog has partnered with WhatsApp to promote women entrepreneurs

According to Kant, WhatsApp Payments can give a huge push to the digital payments ecosystem in India

Indian government plans to make the country a hub for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul

India was recently linked to the Boeing 737 Max software fleet controversy.

The government has proposed to hike FDI limit in domestic air carriers from the existing 49%

Govt has suggested that petrol bunks should have EV charging points as well

Space constraints and longer EV charging times as two barriers to this model’s success

Last week, centre govt started work on a new framework for EV charging infrastructure

NITI Aayog’s Anil Srivastava said that NTPC is working on EV charging incentives

He estimated that $40 Bn investment is needed on the EV batteries

Industry body, FICCI has also asked for incentives on EV battery models

The centre is seeking to boost electric vehicle infrastructure with electric charging points at petrol bunks

There are currently 60K state-run petrol stations in the country

This is the first step in a government plan to turn India into a global hub for manufacturing electric vehicles

NITI Aayog chief Amitabh Kant has been given an extension for his tenure

Vijay Shekhar Sharma has joined the Roots Ventures fund as an anchor limited partner

IAMAI appointed new members for its council

NITI Aayog directs EV companies to submit concrete plans for EV transition

Automakers such as TVS, Bajaj, and Hero raise concern on govt EV plans

DPIIT to introduce electric vehicle training course in ITIs soon

Might introduce limits on carbon emissions for each automaker

Plans increased taxes and registration fees for ICE engine vehicles

Earlier, NITI Aayog has proposed for a complete shift to EVs by 2030