Amitabh Kant

'Strengthens supply chains against China, support Rupee stability': Amitabh Kant says tariff cut to 18% gives India edge in US market

Feb 07, 2026, 12:48 PM IST

On Saturday, India and the US officially announced a framework for an interim trade agreement, aimed at significantly boosting bilateral commerce through reciprocal tariff reductions.

‘Impressively reduced the fiscal deficit’: Amitabh Kant on Union Budget 2026

Feb 01, 2026, 06:33 PM IST

Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman announced an estimated fiscal deficit of 4.3 per cent of GDP for the financial year 2026-27, down from 4.4 per cent projected for 2025-26.

‘Frying kids’ brains’: Amitabh Kant backs age curbs as Economic Survey flags social media risks

Jan 31, 2026, 02:13 PM IST

The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament on January 29, paints a stark picture of how rising screen time and compulsive digital behaviour are reshaping social and economic outcomes.

India's moment is here, but cities are failing: Harsh Goenka on the micro crisis holding growth back

Jan 13, 2026, 09:04 PM IST

Goenka argued that while the country's macro fundamentals look strong, everyday governance failures threaten to slow momentum

'Gig jobs to grow to 23.5 mn by 2030': Amitabh Kant makes big prediction, backs Zomato's Deepinder Goyal

Jan 03, 2026, 09:12 AM IST

He further said that Zomato and Blinkit delivered more than 75 lakh orders on December 31 alone.

‘Same short-term playbook every year’: Amitabh Kant lays out 4-point EV plan to fix Delhi’s AQI

Dec 27, 2025, 08:50 PM IST

Kant pointed out that transport is the single largest controllable source of Delhi’s air pollution, contributing nearly 25-40 per cent of PM2.5 emissions. Instead of accelerating electric mobility, he argued, policy focus has drifted towards congestion control and ageing vehicle restrictions.

'MGNREGA was for different rural economy': Amitabh Kant defends Viksit Bharat-G RAM G

Dec 24, 2025, 05:21 PM IST

CAG audits and independent studies showed that MGNREGA utilisation was often lowest in the poorest states and districts, says Amitabh Kant

Shashi Tharoor congratulates Jaishankar on Nalanda revival - How MEA rebuilt a global university

Dec 23, 2025, 02:10 PM IST

The modern Nalanda University received a major push in June 2024, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus near Rajgir in Bihar

'Even G20 couldn't be held in November': Amitabh Kant on AQI, cleanliness crisis in Delhi

Dec 15, 2025, 07:59 PM IST

There's a failure of municipal governance. But more than that, it's the citizens of Delhi who are also to be blamed, says Amitabh Kant

Singapore beats Delhi on tourism: Amitabh Kant says India needs to fix municipal governance

Dec 14, 2025, 09:56 AM IST

If you travel from the heart of Delhi to the airport, roads on either side are littered with plastic. I don't know why Delhi can't do it, says Amitabh Kant

'Won't blame bureaucracy alone': Amitabh Kant warns QCOs are 'protectionism at its worst', making India uncompetitive

Dec 14, 2025, 08:24 AM IST

Quality control orders are a "protectionism in its worst form" and are making the Indian industry "highly globally uncompetitive", particularly hurting job creation and MSMEs, says Amitabh Kant