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
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 …
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 …
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
NITI Aayog begins business without action plan
Will the Aayog's vision be any different than the top-down approach of its predecessor, the Planning Commission?
The e-vehicle paradox
In spite of the change technology promises, the change on ground is so miniscule that the reality of dirty energy and dirty vehicles swamps the …
India to bid adieu to Five Year Plans
The country will still have Plan documents but they would not adhere to a five year time period
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
NITI Aayog wants to hand over micro irrigation to private players
The government policy think tank believes it would take 100 years to exploit the micro irrigation potential with the current programme target and …
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
Medical draft Bill will commercialise education, say doctors
NITI Aayog is championing privatisation and commercialisation of medical education in India, says the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare
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
