Amitabh Kant

India's DPI figures in global conversations around inclusive, scalable infrastructure: Experts

Delivering keynote address, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant noted India's remarkable leap in becoming the voice of the Global South in DPI, and in achieving in 9 years what would have taken 50 years, otherwise.

26 October 2024, 10:27 IST

India's DPI figures in global conversations around inclusive, scalable infrastructure: Experts

26 October 2024, 10:27 IST

Disability rights activists criticise Amitabh Kant, IAS officer over their remarks on quota

The controversy has erupted in the wake of allegations of misconduct against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar who is accused of misusing the disability and Other Backward Class (non-creamy layer) quotas to secure her candidature in the civic services exam.

21 July 2024, 21:09 IST

Disability rights activists criticise Amitabh Kant, IAS officer over their remarks on quota

21 July 2024, 21:09 IST

India must lead AI revolution, not just participate, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Citing industry body nasscom, Kant said 70 per cent of Indian startups prioritise AI to drive their growth, thus underscoring the critical role of AI in the startup ecosystem.

04 July 2024, 14:25 IST

India must lead AI revolution, not just participate, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

04 July 2024, 14:25 IST

Curriculum of many engineering colleges, IITs needs to be reoriented, restructured: Amitabh Kant

Kant said that India must position itself as the global centre for innovation, which needs to start with a transforming approach towards research and development.

07 June 2024, 15:47 IST

Curriculum of many engineering colleges, IITs needs to be reoriented, restructured: Amitabh Kant

07 June 2024, 15:47 IST

'Well done India': Top economists laud 8.2% GDP growth in FY24

India's economy grew 7.8 per cent in the March quarter, pushing up the annual growth rate to 8.2 per cent, according to official data released on Friday.

31 May 2024, 16:04 IST

'Well done India': Top economists laud 8.2% GDP growth in FY24

31 May 2024, 16:04 IST

India needs to grow at 9-10% to become $35 trillion economy by 2047: Kant

Kant further said India is going to be the third-largest economy by surpassing Japan and Germany by 2027.

28 March 2024, 16:15 IST

India needs to grow at 9-10% to become $35 trillion economy by 2047: Kant

28 March 2024, 16:15 IST

State government’s need to bring radical reforms to aid growth: Amitabh Kant

Kant insisted that states will need to undertake radical transformational changes to spur the next phase of India’s growth story,

21 March 2024, 21:35 IST

State government’s need to bring radical reforms to aid growth: Amitabh Kant

21 March 2024, 21:35 IST

India will emerge as third largest economy in 5 years: Amitabh Kant

India, he stressed, needs to grow on the back of manufacturing. smart urbanisation, and agriculture.

21 March 2024, 15:00 IST

India will emerge as third largest economy in 5 years: Amitabh Kant

21 March 2024, 15:00 IST

India should become exporter of green energy by 2047 to attract capital: Amitabh Kant

Speaking at the 'Raisina Dialogue 2024', G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog chief Amitabh Kant noted that the global south must take a different path and each country needs to push for renewals.

22 February 2024, 09:49 IST

India should become exporter of green energy by 2047 to attract capital: Amitabh Kant

22 February 2024, 09:49 IST

Quality of life in Kerala attracts global soft power practitioners, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

Kant, while addressing a gathering of the two-day annual conference of the Soft Power Club, a global organisation, at Technopark here, said India has unique stories of history, civilisation, art, culture, digitisation, growth, progress and transformation, and all these need to be told as great soft power stories to the rest of the world.

16 February 2024, 17:09 IST

Quality of life in Kerala attracts global soft power practitioners, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

16 February 2024, 17:09 IST