NITI Aayog

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  Environment

  NITI Aayog and GIZ Sign NDC-TIA II Pact on Road Freight

  NITI Aayog and GIZ India signed an Implementation Agreement under NDC-TIA Phase II to speed up the decarbonisation of India's road freight sector.

  4 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  NITI Aayog and TEXMiN Sign Critical Minerals Pact

  NITI Aayog and TEXMiN at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad signed a Joint Statement of Intent to build indigenous technology and value chains in critical and strategic minerals.

  3 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  Reports & Indices

  NITI Aayog Launches India S&T Scoreboard for States and UTs

  NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri unveiled the India S&T Scoreboard in New Delhi, a dashboard comparing science and technology across States and UTs.

  3 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  CCUS: Rs 20,000 Crore Scheme for Net Zero Industry

  A PIB backgrounder on carbon capture set out the Rs 20,000 crore CCUS scheme of Union Budget 2026-27 and the country road to Net Zero by 2070.

  27 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  NITI Aayog Urges Elected Mayors at 2nd National Urban Conclave

  At the 2nd National Urban Conclave, NITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba sought directly elected mayors with five-year terms and all 18 functions for cities.

  25 October 2026 · 3 min read

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  National

  Centre Sets Up Committee to Review Pharma Marketing Practices

  The Department of Pharmaceuticals formed a committee under NITI Aayog member Dr. M. Srinivas on 23 October 2026 to review the UCPMP framework.

  23 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Reports & Indices

  NITI Aayog Unveils Data Centre Evaluation Framework for States

  NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released the Data Centre Evaluation Framework, built on five pillars, to help States plan sustainable growth of data centres.

  15 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  National

  Ramesh Chand Panel Set Up on Sugarcane Farmers’ Issues

  The Centre set up a committee under agricultural economist Prof. Ramesh Chand, a former NITI Aayog Member, to examine sugarcane farmers’ demands and the sugar sector.

  14 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Environment & Ecology

  Sustainable Development and the SDGs: All 17 Goals

  Exam notes on sustainable development: the Brundtland definition, Stockholm and Rio conferences, all 17 SDGs with 169 targets, and NITI Aayog's role in India.

  9 October 2026 · 5 min read

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  Indian Polity

  Constitutional and Statutory Bodies: Articles, Acts and PYQs

  Notes on India's constitutional, statutory and executive bodies for competitive exams: the article or Act behind each body, how they differ and the traps examiners set.

  5 October 2026 · 5 min read

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  National

  NITI Aayog Holds SDG Budgeting Workshop in Kolkata

  NITI Aayog held a National Workshop on SDG Budgeting at Kolkata with the West Bengal government and UNDP, drawing participants from 32 States and Union Territories.

  2 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Important Days

  Blood Donation Day 2026: One Drop of Humanity Theme

  National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed on 1 October 2026 at Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, on the theme One Drop of Humanity.

  1 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  National

  NITI Aayog Holds National Workshop on Viksit Panchayat

  NITI Aayog held a national workshop on Viksit Panchayat with the Assam government, under its State Support Mission, to strengthen village panchayats as planning bodies.

  29 September 2026 · 2 min read

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  National

  Special Campaign 6.0 to Run in Government Offices From 2 October

  Special Campaign 6.0, the DARPG drive for office cleanliness and disposal of pending references, will run across central government offices from 2 to 31 October 2026.

  28 September 2026 · 3 min read

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  Indian Economy

  Planning in India and NITI Aayog: Plans, Models and Bodies

  Indian planning notes for exams: early plan proposals, the Planning Commission, the twelve Five Year Plans with their models and aims, and the structure of NITI Aayog.

  25 September 2026 · 4 min read

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  Reports & Indices

  NITI Aayog Releases Ninth Trade Watch Quarterly Edition

  NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri released the ninth Trade Watch Quarterly, which puts India's total trade at $506.9 billion in the first quarter.

  16 September 2026 · 2 min read

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  Economy

  NITI Aayog Launches PACT and ZET Marketplace for Electric Trucks

  NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba launched the PACT platform and the ZET Marketplace at the 5th e-FAST India Summit 2026 to speed up zero-emission freight.

  7 September 2026 · 2 min read