NITI Aayog

The proposal was floated by government think tank Niti Aayog

This move will encourage automakers to make electric vehicles, economically viable right from the start

Under this proposal, manufacturers will be able to redeem these coupons and avail incentives or subsidies.

The IT Minister is said to hold a meeting with IT secretary and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO

The Supreme Court has struck down the Sections 33(2), 47 & 57 Of the Aadhaar Act

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has shared his disagreement with Supreme Court verdict

The ecommerce panel of secretaries also discussed payment mechanisms, ways to control counterfeits, and ecommerce logistics

The panel, which is headed by industry secretary Ramesh Abhishek, will meet again next month to discuss “ongoing issues in ecommerce”

This committee is different from the inter-ministerial task force that is working on the draft ecommerce policy

Aim of the new electric vehicles policy will be at increasing the production of battery-powered, and alternative fuel vehicles, says PM Modi

PM Modi urges to investment in the manufacturing of electric cars, and setting up of EV changing infrastructure across India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the development at the Niti Aayog organised global mobility summit MOVE

MoveHack aims to bring innovative, dynamic, and scalable solutions for problems relating to mobility in India

NITI Aayog is looking for solutions based on 10 themes — multimodal commuter mobility in cities, multimodal freight handling and transportation, road safety, future of mobility, etc

The hackathon has seen more than 20,000 registrations from about 7,000 teams

On August 18, the draft ecommerce policy was discussed in the PMO in a meeting attended by officials of NITI Aayog, among others

The differences among stakeholders on the draft policy were discussed in the meeting

The department of commerce is expected to put out a fresh draft of the policy taking into account the issues raised

Inc42 will host Girish Mathrubootham of Freshworks on Ask Me Anything on August 23

Gastrotope and Omnivore are hosting a panel discussion as part of a series of events under the Fortissimo Acceleration Programme on August 23

Niti Aayog will host Move Hack, a global mobility hackathon inviting solutions to address mobility challenges faced by India, on September 7-8

• According to Kant, creating solutions for India gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to reach global markets
• The government will be setting up 30K tinkering labs in the next three to four years
• Working on solutions in the space of creating shared, connected, and zero emission ecosystem will also be a great opportunity for startups

• Patanjali made social media platforms such as Google, Facebook, and Youtube take down defamatory content
• Infibeam has registered a 26% increase in revenues, thereby earning $13 Mn in Q1 FY 2019
• MakeMyTrip posted a net revenue of $137.4 Mn for the first fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant talks about having only one agency and not ministries or agencies to deal with ecommerce

He stressed on an ecommerce policy that ensures consumer protection

Ecommerce has the potential to generate a vast number of new jobs in the economy, says Kant

Inc42 is back with the fourth edition of Office Hours on August 18 to catch up with entrepreneurs, investors, and storymakers

The i5 Summit, an entrepreneurship summit, is being jointly organised by IIM and IIT Indore and will be hosted at IIM Indore on August 18-19

Niti Aayog will be hosting Move Hack, a global mobility hackathon inviting solutions, prototypes and ideas to address challenges faced by India in mobility and transportation on September 7-8

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