Study: Farming budget shrinking
Small-scale farmers in Kenya continue to lose billions of shillings in earnings, and stay trapped in poverty cycles as the Government cuts budgetary support for the agricultural sector. A new study indicates
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Rwanda: Activists Point to Decline of Budget Allocated to Food Security
Activists in Rwanda have raised concerns over the national budget allocated to food security and nutrition that has been declining over the five past years, saying that there is need for more public and
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Delhi Jal Board approves Rs. 5,137-crore budget
Plans to lay new water lines in Mundka constituency A budget of Rs. 5,137 crore for 2018-19 was approved by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also
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Drinking water is still not top priority
BHOPAL: As the city begins to experience sweltering heat in month of March, many areas areas are staring at water crisis. The conventional wisdom dictates drinking water should get top priority as water
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Boost for public transport as govt rides anti-pollution theme
NEW DELHI: Delhi government will procure 1,000 electric buses, apart from inducting 2,000 CNG ones. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia announced this on Thursday in his budget speech. According to the
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Major boost to fight against pollution
A one-time subsidy of Rs 30,000 to e-rickshaw owners was also announced. NEW DELHI: The AAP government on Thursday presented a “green Budget” which is aimed at controlling pollution and monitoring its
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Parliament panel perturbed over underutilisation of pollution control fund
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has expressed its unhappiness over "unsatisfactory" utilisation of funds for pollution abatement by the environment ministry and asked it to "introspect" its performance
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Gujarat lags in health, education
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Sunday said while Gujarat had done very well in industrialisation, it would need to do some catching-up in the health and education sectors. Mr. Kumar met Chief
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Parliamentary panel backs pitch for 50% hike in budget for pollution control
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry’s strong pitch for funds to fight air pollution and save rivers has found an unusual backing from the parliamentary standing committee examining budget allocations for
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Call for councillors to fight dengue
Calcutta: Mosquito-control measures will get a boost if councillors join health workers in making door-to-door visits, mayoral council member Atin Ghosh said during a discussion on the Calcutta Municipal