Parameswaran Iyer, who had spearheaded the implementation of the flagship $20 billion Swachh Bharat Mission, on Monday took charge as the CEO of Niti Aayog, according to PTI report. He replaced Amitabh Kant, who demitted office on June 30. A 1981-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, Iyer has worked with both the public and…
Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL), has launched significant initiatives to address the devastating impact of the second wave of Covid in India’s Aspirational Districts. To address the current emergency due to the second wave of Covid-19, the Foundation, will set up 100 Covid Care Centres in rural and tribal blocks…
As part of its global efforts to support innovation enabling human progress, Dell Technologies in partnership with NITI Aayog, Hope and Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the launch of its first ‘Atal Tinkering Lab’ in Mumbai at Rajda Municipal School (BMC), Borivali. Through this partnership, together Dell Technologies’ and NITI Aayog have impacted more than 1,33,000…
In the recently announced India Innovation Index 2019, Karnataka tops the list and is followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Delhi. NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner have been responsible for the study towards the release of India Innovation Index (III) 2019. The study is in line with the thought that…
According to an ET article, the government of India is planning an Rs 1-lakh-crore plan to set up mega national employment zones across the country at the aim of providing direct and indirect job opportunities to one crore youth over the next three years. The proposal, which is being given the final shape by the shipping ministry…