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  • 'Once in a generation opportunity, crisis must be...': Amitabh Kant after Trump doubles tariff on India

    'Once in a generation opportunity, crisis must be...': Amitabh Kant after Trump doubles tariff on India

    Terming the US decision “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India will take all actions necessary to protect its national interest. “The US has in recent days targeted India’s oil imports from Russia.

  • Amitabh Kant resigns as India's G20 Sherpa, brings an end to 45-year public service career

    Amitabh Kant resigns as India's G20 Sherpa, brings an end to 45-year public service career

    Kant said he is ‘grateful’ to all his friends and colleagues and now he is looking forward to contribute to India’s 'transformational journey' by supporting startups and think tanks

  • Work week debate: Niti Aayog's former CEO Amitabh Kant bats straight, says nation needs hard work

    Work week debate: Niti Aayog's former CEO Amitabh Kant bats straight, says nation needs hard work

    Amitabh Kant advocated the younger generation to work hard and cited the economic success of nations like Japan, South Korea and China, which he said were the result of the entire nation’s hard work.

  • India must seize global supply chain disruption as opportunity: Amitabh Kant

    India must seize global supply chain disruption as opportunity: Amitabh Kant

    Addressing the Centre for Science and Environment's annual Anil Agarwal Dialogue in Rajasthan's Alwar, he said India has the potential to dominate sectors like battery manufacturing, electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler production, and other sustainable industries.

  • Why Amitabh Kant had to get involved when China wanted US visa guarantees for 2026 G20 Summit

    Why Amitabh Kant had to get involved when China wanted US visa guarantees for 2026 G20 Summit

    Amitabh Kant on why he thinks the 'G20 is today a far more important body than the United Nation', why developed countries need to cough up trillions of dollars in climate finance instead of billions and how the Global South representing over 80 percent of the world population can increase its influence in international fora.

  • Amitabh Kant's book reveals what PM Modi said an hour before G20 Meet

    Amitabh Kant's book reveals what PM Modi said an hour before G20 Meet

    Kant reflects in his book that the journey from the principles to the final draft of the New Delhi G20 Leaders’ Declaration (NDLD) was anything but easy

  • Subsidies, PLIs are detrimental to long-term growth of cleantech: Piyush Goyal

    Subsidies, PLIs are detrimental to long-term growth of cleantech: Piyush Goyal

    Goyal said reliable power would increasingly become a necessity with data centres coming up globally. Meanwhile, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said India must radically shift towards cutting-edge technology to become 'atmanirbhar' and curb imports.

  • Full transcript: Amitabh Kant's exclusive interview at Green Bharat Summit

    Full transcript: Amitabh Kant's exclusive interview at Green Bharat Summit

    In this detailed conversation, Amitabh Kant highlighted the pressing need for India to catch up with global EV developments. Here's the full transcript

  • Amitabh Kant calls for quick action on battery manufacturing for EV push to be successful

    Amitabh Kant calls for quick action on battery manufacturing for EV push to be successful

    Speaking at the Green Bharat Summit, Kant said India needed step up production to catch up with global leaders

  • Indian EV manufacturers are five years behind on EV revolution: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

    Indian EV manufacturers are five years behind on EV revolution: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

    India could have become one of the primary exporters of EVs, taking advantage of countries like the US levying a 100 percent tariff on China.

  • Green Bharat Summit: India must accelerate EV shift or risk losing global market, says Amitabh Kant

    Green Bharat Summit: India must accelerate EV shift or risk losing global market, says Amitabh Kant

    "We are five years behind the curve, and disruption will be rapid in the next five to six years... We are selling typewriters in a digital age," Kant said the Green Bharat Summit

  • Amitabh Kant reveals EVs he plans to buy, urges Indians to go electric

    Amitabh Kant reveals EVs he plans to buy, urges Indians to go electric

    Speaking at the Green Bharat Summit in New Delhi, Kant said that his official car used to be a Tata Nexon and added that he is waiting for the new Mahindra EV.

  • IFBA 2023: Family-owned businesses contribute over 75 percent to India's GDP, says Amitabh Kant

    IFBA 2023: Family-owned businesses contribute over 75 percent to India's GDP, says Amitabh Kant

    Amitabh Kant lauded the adaptability depicted by Indian family owned businesses to changing market dynamics

  • Next IBC reform should focus on speeding up resolution process: CEA Nageswaran

    Next IBC reform should focus on speeding up resolution process: CEA Nageswaran

    Speaking at the eighth annual day of the IBBI, Nageswaran said, "The next step for IBC reform is to improve operational efficiencies, to speed up the resolution process..."

  • Open up FDI in other sectors; create 10 champion states that'll drive the India story: Amitabh Kant

    Open up FDI in other sectors; create 10 champion states that'll drive the India story: Amitabh Kant

    On the 10 year anniversary of Make in India, Amitabh Kant says the future of Make in India should include speedy implementation of PLI schemes, early creation of new industrial towns and opening up sectors like Insurance for more foreign direct investment

  • Tamil Nadu govt should act fast to resolve the Samsung strike: Amitabh Kant

    Tamil Nadu govt should act fast to resolve the Samsung strike: Amitabh Kant

    The G20 Sherpa shares his thoughts on the PLI schemes, Make in India programme increasing India's manufacturing prowess and the challenges ahead in the country's manufacturing journey

  • India should never be protectionist: Amitabh Kant

    India should never be protectionist: Amitabh Kant

    Amitabh Kant, India's G20 Sherpa is of the view that if India has to grow it has to export to the world.

  • In conversation with Amitabh Kant on India's mega manufacturing push and 10 years of make in India

    In conversation with Amitabh Kant on India's mega manufacturing push and 10 years of make in India

    As India celebrates ten years of the Make in India initiative, the manufacturing sector has witnessed a remarkable transformation. With manufacturing contributing 15.8% to the economy in FY 24 and job growth soaring to 63.13 million in FY 23, the country is experiencing significant post-pandemic gains. The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have been pivotal, particularly in mobile phone production, which skyrocketed from 5.8 crore units in 2014-15 to an impressive 33 crore units in 2023-24. Today, India meets 97% of its mobile phone needs through domestic production, with exports surging by 40% to $15.6 billion. Catch Shweta Punj, Editor, Economic Policy, MoneyControl in conversation with Shweta Punj, Editor, Economic Policy. #amitabhkant #makeinindia #manufacturing #economy #indianeconomy

  • Indian startups need to have a better governance model, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

    Indian startups need to have a better governance model, says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

    Startups also have to be a major driver of growth and job creation in India, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said at Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024.

  • India must focus on solutions like EVs to ensure energy independence: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

    India must focus on solutions like EVs to ensure energy independence: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

    Kant also said that transition to low carbon technologies relies hugely on Lithium-ion technologies which are crucial for powering Electric Vehicles and New Energy sectors

  • Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024: G20 Sherpa Amitabh discusses Startups, Space sector, IITs, and AI

    Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024: G20 Sherpa Amitabh discusses Startups, Space sector, IITs, and AI

    India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and Moneycontrol.com's Managing Editor Nalin Mehta explore a range of topics, including the significance of startups, the space sector, IITs, IIMs, AI, and more. #amitabhkant #startup #iit #iim #artificialintelligence

  • Bigger, Brighter and Brilliant: The Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024 is here

    Bigger, Brighter and Brilliant: The Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024 is here

    The event offers a unique opportunity to engage with the top minds of India’s startup ecosystem. Participants will gain invaluable insights and network with like-minded professionals to propel their entrepreneurial ventures.

  • Integration of AI in DPI, ensuring safeguards, increasing adoption in Global South: What G20 Task Force's report says

    Integration of AI in DPI, ensuring safeguards, increasing adoption in Global South: What G20 Task Force's report says

    The report suggests that governments, international organisations, and stakeholders should advocate for the adoption of DPI as a critical enabler of digital transformation

  • G20 Task Force pitches for institution to promote digital public infra in Global South

    G20 Task Force pitches for institution to promote digital public infra in Global South

    Task force member and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has said DPI is no longer a choice or a luxury, it is an essential

  • Amitabh Kant predicts India will contribute 30% of global GDP growth between 2035-2040

    Amitabh Kant predicts India will contribute 30% of global GDP growth between 2035-2040

    Amitabh Kant expressed confidence in India's economic trajectory, predicting that the country would surpass Germany and Japan by 2027.

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