Morung Express News Dimapur | August 27 How prepared is Nagaland to engage in global trade and how is the State’s export ecosystem?  Not ready yet, but the State has potential to improve, indicated the first EPI- ‘Export Preparedness Index 2020’ released by NITI Aayog on August 26.  With an overall score of 29 out of 100, Nagaland was ranked 24th out of 36 states and Union Territories (UTs) in the index “developed to study export preparedness

NEW DELHI, MAY 29 (IANS): Niti Aayog has recommended to the Finance Ministry the setting up of a National Trade Network (NTN) on the lines of GSTN to facilitate import and exports and flagged negative interventions at the field level where customs officers raise irrelevant queries without accountability and sometimes, even rent seeking.   In a letter, Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, has suggested to Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey to propose further changes in customs,

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Niti Aayog has recommended to the Finance Ministry the setting up of a National Trade Network (NTN) on the lines of GSTN to facilitate import and exports and flagged negative interventions at the field level where customs officers raise irrelevant queries without accountability and sometimes, even rent seeking.   In a letter, Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, has suggested to Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey to propose further changes in customs, i

Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog, Dr Rajiv Kumar, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh along with the Chief Ministers of North Eastern States at the inaugural function of the Sustainable Development Goals Conclaves 2020, in Guwahati on February 24. (PIB Photo)     Guwahati/Agartala, February  25 (IANS): Chief Ministers of northea

Morung Express News  Dimapur | February 6  What is Nagaland’s status towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030?  In which areas, the state is performing well or lacking behind and what are the goals that need urgent course correction?  As members of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) congregate for its 5th session from February 7 to 15 to chalk out plan for the next financial year, The Morung Ex

NITI Aayog's School Education Quality Index (SEQI) for small States. (Source: NITI Aayog)     Morung Express News Dimapur | September 30  Nagaland has ranked 5th among eight small states on improvement in their overall performance scores on the School Education Quality Index (SEQI). Manipur topped the list, followed by Tripura and Goa, while Arunachal Pradesh ranked last.  This was revealed in the NITI Aayog’s SEQI report which was release

A girl seen returning from a well (not seen) after fetching water in Kenjung village under Noklak district. The Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) 2.0 which was released by NITI Aayog on Friday said only 50% of rural inhabitants in Nagaland have been fully covered with rural drinking water. (Morung Photo)   Morung Express News Dimapur | August 23 Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka have topped the Composite Water Management Index 2.0 for 2017-18 am