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PM Modi says next census will be most remarkable digitalised census: NITI Aayog
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 09:56 AM IST
Keeping in mind the aspirations of a young country like India, the Prime Minister stressed on the need to build modern infrastructure.

'National curriculum should have chapters on history and culture of N-E region'
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 09:09 PM IST
Appreciating the New Education Policy of the Centre, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday pitched for inclusion of history and culture of the northeastern region in the national curriculum.

News updates from HT: India has inoculated more than 7.2 mn healthcare workers
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 20, 2021 10:37 PM IST
- Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

'Should focus on manufacturing, India may overtake China': Kejriwal
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 20, 2021 07:15 PM IST
Kejriwal also said that there is a need to set up manufacturing hubs at a large scale across the nation.

Punjab CM raises farm laws, Covid-19 vaccination in NITI Aayog meeting
PTI, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 06:48 PM IST
The Congress leader proposed that states are consulted before deciding the priority list for Covid-19 vaccination.

Centre, states need to work closely to boost economic growth: PM
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 01:59 PM IST
He said that the positive response to the Union Budget 2021-22 indicates that the country wants to move forward on the path of development at greater speed.

PM Modi at NITI Aayog meet: Centre-state ties, Aatmanirbhar Bharat in focus
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 12:10 PM IST
Here are the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address.

Mamata Banerjee, Amarinder Singh may skip today's NITI Aayog meet: Report
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 08:20 AM IST
The Prime Minister will chair Saturday's meeting and issues related to agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing and human resource development, service delivery at the grassroots level and health and nutrition will be discussed.

PM Modi to chair 6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog today
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 08:07 AM IST
The sixth meeting will witness the entry of Ladakh for the first time, in addition to the participation of Jammu and Kashmir as a UT.

IIT Roorkee opens new drone research centre with core funding from alumni
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 05:29 PM IST
IIT-Roorkee has opened a state-of-the-art Centre for Drone Research on its campus, according to a press release on Friday. The initiative has secured a seed funding of ₹1.38 crore from its alumni.

Mamata Banerjee likely to skip Niti Aayog meeting on February 20
PTI, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 12:17 PM IST
- Banerjee had earlier skipped the Niti Aayog's meetings and termed it as a "fruitless" exercise, alleging that the body has "no financial power" and cannot support the state plans.

NITI Aayog says no cases of South African Covid-19 variant detected in India yet
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 08:51 PM IST
"South Africa variant of COVID19 is under the watch. It has come forward that this variant spreads faster. As of yesterday, this particular variant is not in the country," Dr Paul said.

'Remarkable no Covid-19 death reported in Delhi in 24 hours': NITI Aayog
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON FEB 09, 2021 05:14 PM IST
Delhi has been witnessing a steady decline in the number of Covid-19 cases. Till Monday morning, the national capital recorded 125 new cases and two fatalities, according to health department.

Karnataka retains top position at India Innovation Index ranking
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:29 AM IST
Maharashtra leapfrogged Tamil Nadu to take second place in the rankings, followed by Telangana, Kerala, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

Niti Innovation Index: Karnataka, Maharashtra, TN top 3 states in innovation
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 01:27 PM IST
The index, released by Aayog's vice chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant, has been developed in the lines of Global Innovation Index.

Panel ignored advice on bidder: Officials
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 04:26 AM IST
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2018 gave “in-principle” approval for leasing out six airports of the state-run Airports Authority of India through the public private partnership appraisal committee.

ISRO to adopt Atal Labs to promote scientific temperament among students
PTI, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON JAN 11, 2021 06:56 PM IST
ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs to promote scientific temperament among students

Vaccine pricing still a sticking point?
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 06:28 AM IST
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday said that the vaccination drive in India will begin 10 days after two vaccines, the one manufacture by SII and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, received emergency use authorisation

Vaccine drive: Those below 50 but with comorbidities may spike numbers under third category
By Anonna Dutt and Sweta Goswami | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 05:34 AM IST
Government data accessed by HT showed that the 4.2 million beneficiaries in the third category are only those above the age of 50 years as per the electoral rolls. The age of the beneficiary as on January 1 will be considered for vaccination.

India records 18,088 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, death toll over 1.5 lakh
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 09:46 AM IST
NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul said an optimistic scenario is emerging with the pandemic situation in India consistently improving in terms of active cases and new deaths declining.

News updates from Hindustan Times: Will take the vaccine which health ministry specifies for me, says Niti Aayog member and all the latest news
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 05, 2021 09:10 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Enough stockpile of vaccines for priority groups in first phase: VK Paul
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 02:52 PM IST
Paul, who is also the Chairman of National Expert Group On Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC) further said the government will soon announce its plans for purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine.

Farmers to intensify stir if Jan 4 talks not fruitful
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 12:42 AM IST
“If the talks do not progress on January 4, then the farmers will start marching from their designated camps on January 6, including the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway,” Yogendra Yadav said.

From pushing electric mobility to boosting textile sector, Niti Aayog charts 2021 reforms map
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 03:49 PM IST
As the think tank continues to work with various stakeholders to boost the country’s economy, its Vice Chairman and economist Rajiv Kumar said the government has already used Covid-19 crisis for taking several steps to lay the foundation for a “rapid and sustained growth in the coming years”.

Why masks will stay even after Covid-19 vaccination
By Sanchita Sharma | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 04:30 AM IST
India plans to begin vaccinating 300 million health workers, frontline workers and vulnerable populations as early as January next year, but vaccines do not signal the end of public health precautions for the vaccinated.

ICU beds reservation for Covid-19 treatment in 33 Delhi private hospitals reduced to 60%
By Richa Banka | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 28, 2020 05:27 AM IST
The court had, on December 24, said it would be “inhumane” to have 80% ICU beds in almost three dozen private hospitals of the city reserved only for Covid-19 patients, especially when the positivity rate and cases in the city were falling.

Govt to reserve 60% ICU beds in pvt hospitals for Covid care
By Richa Banka | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 02:36 AM IST
Justice Navin Chawla expressed the court’s displeasure at the delay by the Delhi government in presenting the statistics regarding the necessity of keeping these beds reserved amid concerns of non-Covid patients not getting critical care.

Serum Institute submits more data for emergency use licence
By Rhythma Kaul | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 05:40 AM IST
The meeting will also review data for the vaccine candidate by Pfizer, which too applied for emergency approval but sought more time when the last meeting was held on December 9.

Strain infectious, but not more lethal: Govt
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 03:42 AM IST
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul said India has stepped up genomic surveillance in order to detect if anyone has the new mutation in the country, with a particular focus on people who arrived from Britain in the past month.

News updates from Hindustan Times: Court seeks Rajasthan govt’s reply on work in jails given on caste lines and all the latest news
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 09:01 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.