Budgeting for agriculture and food
The Union Budget 2023-24 was presented against the backdrop of some critical geopolitical developments and was the last full budget before the next general elections. Signicantly, 2023 is also the year
Budget
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Balancing budget to get more tough with LPG hike
Consumers have not taken too kindly to the government's decision to raise the price of LPG cylinders by Rs 50 in a single stroke. With inflation touching an all-time high, it has anyway been a tough balancing act for homemakers to juggle their household expenses and the gas price rise is bound to upset their budgets even further.
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PHDCCI for monitoring projects
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry favours strict monitoring of infrastructure, energy and industry projects to give momentum to the growth of Indian economy for overcoming the adverse impact of slowdown. It may be mentioned here that various projects involving a record outlay of Rs 2,49,362.95 crore in the Union Budget are to be taken up in the April-June 2009 fiscal quarter.
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Rs 100 billion power project allocation good sign for country's future: Ashraf
Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf said that the allocation of more than Rs 100 billion in the budget 2009-10 for ongoing and new projects was a good sign for future of the country especially for ensuring provision of electricity to all.
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Delhi may hike diesel cess to Re 1
New Delhi: Congress may have been voted to office thrice in a row but Delhi government
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Energy sector ignored: TERI
The Energy Research Institute (TERI) said it was disappointed with the Union Budget 2009-10, considering the fact that Central government has the mandate to carry out reforms in the energy and environment sectors.
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Opp raises pitch for micro hydel projects
Opposition members today made a strong plea to go for micro hydel projects instead of the mega ones, to meet the power demand of the State and the NE region as well.
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Budget for atomic energy up by 10%
The government on Saturday increased budgetary allocation for the research and development in the atomic energy sector from the current fiscal year
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Fuel price rise likely after budget, says finance ministry
The finance ministry has advocated an increase in auto and cooking fuel prices only after the Budget is tabled in Parliament on February 26 in an effort to avert possible united protests from the United Progressive Alliance
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N-liability Bill tops govt House agenda
The Civil Nuclear Liability Bill was on top of the UPA government
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Budget to push up cost of offshore oil exploration
Ajay Modi / New Delhi March 1, 2010, 0:12 IST OMCs also worried at seeming setback to any early move to cut underrecoveries on retailed fuel.