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
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
Giving priority to drinking water projects, housing projects and efficient waste management schemes, the Paravoor Municipality presented its annual budget 2014-15 on Monday. Vice-chairman and chairman
Green activists and conservationists are up in arms over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s announcement in the Budget for 2014-15 that the State government would organise a Netrani Beach Festival to promote tourism on the ecologically sensitive island in Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada District In-charge and Tourism Minister R V Deshpande said: “We have sent a proposal to the Central government seeking permission for tourism development there. I have been told the tourism ministry has taken it up on a priority basis, and work could start by 2015. During the beach festival, people can visit the rare spot and enjoy scuba diving.”
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the new budget proposal to cut taxes on cars with fuel-guzzling and polluting SUVs enjoying the biggest slash. In last year's budget, finance minister Chidambaram had, responding to the crippling energy crisis, hiked the excise on SUVs from 27 percent to 30 percent. But this year, buckling under pressure from the automobile industry, he has cut excise across all vehicle segments.
सभी सेगमेंट के वीइकल में टैक्स छूट के प्रपोजल का सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड एनवायरनमेंट ने पुरजोर विरोध किया है। एयर पॉल्यूशन की समस्या से जूझ रही राजधानी और देश के दूसरे शहर इस फैसले का शिकार होंगे। बीते साल
6% reduction in duty makes the gas-guzzling vehicles cheaper Environmental gains made over the past year seem to have gone up in smoke with the announcement of a cut in excise duty on sports utility vehicles (SUVs), the Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday.
Bangalore in-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy and corporators at the presentation of the BBMP budget for 2014-15 in the City on Monday. kpn The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may have failed to save and maintain the handful of lakes under its control in the City, but that did not it from announcing, in its budget for 2014-15, a rather ambitious plan to develop new lakes at a cost of Rs 48 crore.
Though India's first National Agroforestry Policy (NAP) announced by finance minister P. Chidambaram in the interim budget on Monday will help natural resource management and improve forest cover, experts
Says it will revive demand, boost manufacturing The special emphasis in the Interim Budget on boosting manufacturing and the message of fiscal stability by adhering to the fiscal deficit target has brought cheer to the industry while sectors that have not got sops are feeling disappointed.
Says 10 tasks he set forth would take economy to high growth Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the government’s greatest achievement was the lifting of 140 million people out of poverty in
The expenditure on subsidies for food, fertiliser and fuel for 2014-15 is budgeted at Rs 2,46,397 crore, as against Rs 2,45,452 crore in the revised estimates The biggest mystery on the day of the interim Budget had to do with the rollovers for the next financial year on the subsidy front. While the fertiliser, food and petroleum sectors were demanding more money, Finance Minister P Chidambaram insisted that there would be no rollovers, except for Rs 35,000 crore on fuel subsidy.