Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog and G20 Sherpa, highlighted India's rapid transformation into the third-best startup ecosystem globally, with 135 unicorns and over 1.4 lakh startups.
Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog and India's G20 Sherpa emphasised the significant transformations India has undergone over the last decade. He attributed these changes to digitization, infrastructure development, and energy transformation.
India now boasts 1 billion mobile phone users, a significant milestone reflecting widespread connectivity. This is complemented by 96 per cent reduction in data costs, positioning India among the countries with the lowest data costs worldwide.
Kant posted, "India's Infrastructure Story over the past 9 years: - 3x more cities have metro coverage - Built 92,000 Km new national highways amounting to 15x the radius of the earth - 100% growth in the number of airports - 100% increase in handling capacity of ports - 111 national wate
India, a mega generator of digital data, is set to enhance its computational capabilities significantly by procuring 10,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) within the next 18 months, informed the country's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Thursday.
Citing various macroeconomic parameters that are doing pretty well, India's G20 Sherpa and former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant projected that the country is all set to overtake Japan as 4th largest economy in the world by 2025.
The Russia-Ukraine war and the ongoing tensions in the Middle East pose a significant challenge for global stability and economics, said G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant while speaking at an event in Delhi.
Kant said, "There is a need for us to learn from other countries one of which is Israel because when they started innovating in military tech, cyber security, defence equipment."
Speaking at India's flagship annual conference, Raisina Dialogue 2024, India's G20 sherpa, Amitabh Kant, emphasised the need for institutions like the World Bank to transform into climate banks, so as to take on the challenges emanating from climate change.
New Delhi [India], December 8: Continuing its legacy of being the marquee IP event in the country, the 6th edition of IP Conclave and Intellectual Property Talent Search Examination (IPTSE) Awards, were concluded with the felicitation of national award winners of IPTSE 2023. The awards highl
G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has said the Virtual G20 Summit that will be held tomorrow under the chairmanship of PM Modi will take forward the guidance provided by the participating world leaders to give impetus to implementing the Summit's outcome.