Articles by Amitabh Kant
India is in the middle of a much-needed start-up revolution
India now has 38,756 officially-recognised start-ups –– with 27 unicorns, eight of which achieved this status in 2020 –– and is the third-largest tech start-up hub globally.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 11:38 AM IST
What will drive India’s next economic transformation, writes Amitabh Kant
Combined with world class infrastructure and a conducive business environment, India will attract both domestic and foreign investments in manufacturing.
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 06:58 AM IST
NDHM will radically transform health care
The creation of a digital health identity card will help patients, without compromising on their privacy
Updated on Aug 27, 2020 06:21 AM IST
NEP can make India a knowledge superpower | Opinion
With its focus on access, equity, learning infrastructure, governance, the policy is just right for the country
Updated on Aug 02, 2020 06:38 PM IST
For tourism, here is an Incredible India 2.0 plan
The pandemic has affected the sector. But it has the potential to become the biggest employment generator
Updated on Jun 16, 2020 11:15 AM IST
A blueprint to make local Indian brands truly global
Create economies of scale, focus on land and labour reforms, push infrastructure, and encourage innovation
Updated on May 27, 2020 06:11 PM IST
Enable Make in India to become the new normal, writes Amitabh Kant
Indian entrepreneurs quickly recalibrated to produce vital supplies to combat Covid-19, showing their potential
Published on May 04, 2020 06:19 PM IST
Covid-19: What India has done right and what next
With the graded lifting of curbs, while remaining vigilant about the virus, the aim is to secure lives and livelihoods
Updated on Apr 20, 2020 06:37 AM IST
What urban India can do to offset risks of Covid-19 | Opinion
Ensure hygiene, use digital infra, restrict mobility, ration health care systems, and a maintain supply of essentials
Updated on Mar 19, 2020 08:27 AM IST
Analysis| India’s energy choices are critical for the world
Renewables, investments, oil security, climate resilience and innovation will be critical to India’s energy future
Published on Jan 09, 2020 08:16 PM IST
HTLS 2019: The transformative power of technology
Advancements in technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), have the potential to provide large incremental value to a wide range of sectors.
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 04:34 PM IST
The distinctiveness, and success, of Swachh Bharat
With a bottom-up approach, India has become a global leader in sanitation. Plastic waste management is next
Updated on Oct 02, 2019 07:12 PM IST
India’s water crisis: All stakeholders must come together
While CSR activities have been geared towards water conservation, corporations must make it a top priority
Published on Aug 28, 2019 06:30 PM IST
Structural reforms have changed the social sector
One of India’s biggest challenges has been, and continues to be, the state of our social capital.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 09:23 AM IST
Education reform needs a systematic approach
Academic interventions like competence-linked teaching, learning and assessments need to be accompanied by an overhaul of the existing governance structures.
Updated on Mar 25, 2019 07:45 AM IST
Lateral inductions in govt an opportunity to attract best talent, writes Amitabh Kant
They provide an opportunity to attract and retain the best from across the world that have a sector perspective and boost a ministry’s capabilities
Updated on Jun 13, 2018 01:03 PM IST
The Aspirational Districts Programme is transformative
Till date, no other developing country has undertaken a data-driven programme of this massive scale to advance the holistic development of one-fifth of its population.
Updated on Sep 19, 2019 01:06 PM IST
Spurring India’s industrial power to new heights
If India has to grow at rates of 9-10% per annum over the next three decades and create jobs for its young population, the manufacturing sector must grow at 15-16% per annum on a sustained basis.
Updated on Nov 18, 2014 11:16 AM IST
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