Amitabh Kant
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Cloud storage startup Digiboxx raises undisclosed sum at $15 mn valuation
Homegrown file storage and sharing platform Digiboxx has raised an undisclosed sum led by CapGro Pvt Ltd in its pre-Series ......
Finance
India to monetise $81 bn worth of state assets over next four years
India plans to monetise Rs 6 lakh crore ($80.90 billion) worth of state assets over the next four years under ......
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Niti Aayog explores blockchain usage in education, health and agriculture
The Indian government's policy think tank, Niti Aayog, is testing waters to employ blockchain technology in education, health and agriculture, ......
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Now, government to take on VC-backed wallet startups with 'cashback' for BHIM app
The government will soon announce a cashback scheme for users of the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app in a ......
Education
Indian educational system does not foster innovation; we want to change that: Amitabh Kant
As part of the Atal Innovation Mission, the government is looking to set up tinkering labs in schools, incubation labs ......
TMT
India set to import first tranche of urea at $227 per tonne; may save $300 million in FY17
In what may provide some relief to its exchequer, India is set to import the first tranche of urea for ......
Consumer
India mulls decontrolling urea import
To ensure an uninterrupted supply of urea, the most commonly used fertiliser by farmers in India, the National Democratic Alliance ......
General
Amitabh Kant gets two year tenure as Niti Aayog CEO
Amitabh Kant, who was recently named as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Niti Aayog, will have the tenure of two ......
General
Ratan Watal to stay as finance secretary for budget
The government on Friday extended by two months the tenure of finance secretary Ratan Watal, as it prepares to present ......
General
Amitabh Kant named NITI Aayog CEO
The government has appointed Amitabh Kant, secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, as the new CEO of ......