ADB cuts projection of GDP growth to 6.5%
Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday scaled down its projection for India's economic growth to 6.5 per cent for this financial year, from the 7 per cent estimated earlier. This is among the lower band
Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday scaled down its projection for India's economic growth to 6.5 per cent for this financial year, from the 7 per cent estimated earlier. This is among the lower band
Cut In Excise Duty On Bus Chassis In The Budget Will Bring In More Buses, Better Facilities Paul John | TNN If you felt suffocated driving to office, with a sea of cars and twowheelers around you, breathe easy. The "green push' in the Union Budget
At the side event Good Peatland Governance to Strengthen Economic, Social and Ecosystem Resilience at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany, the Global Peatlands Initiative under the leadership of UN Environment
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, Pacific, Africa and Indian Ocean are among the world’s most vulnerable countries to natural disasters, and climate change is expected to greatly
Though the Union Government is yet to give its final nod for the Metro Rail Project, allocations in the state budget for the project will give impetus to the preparatory work. In the budget Rs 50 crore has been set apart for the work. Besides Rs 5 crore has been earmarked as a token for equity contribution.
Parisar analyzed the budget allocation for the transport sector in the budget for 2010-11 as approved by the General Body of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to understand the vision and direction of the city as far as transport is concerned. In particular, wished to see whether the city
Vidisha Municipality Chairperson Jyoti Shah today presented the budget for the year 2010-11. A provision of Rs 66 crore, 28 lakh and 33 thousand has been made for expenditure, while income from different sources has been pegged at Rs 66 crore 25 lakh and 32 thousand.
To utilise water awarded by Kaveri Tribunal Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph said the State would expedite steps to draw its share of water under the Kaveri Tribunal Award from the east-flowing rivers Pampar, Bhavani and Kabini. Replying to the discussion on the demands for Budget grants for his department, the Minister said the tribunal had awarded 3 tmc of water from Pampar, 6.07 tmc of water from Bhavani and 21 tmc of water from Kabani. The State was yet to take the benefit of the award.
Chhattigarh
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) has sought an additional budget of Rs 4.5 billion from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to compensate flood and landslide affected farmers across
Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned a team of climate change scientists to determine how much gas Europe can afford to use in its future energy mix. The scientific study 'Natural Gas and Climate
Sujay Mehdudia
Less than four months ago the world was cheered to learn that India had gone a full year with no new cases of polio - a landmark that left only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria on the World Health Organization's list of countries where the disease is endemic. But the battle is far from over, judging by the WHO's latest expressions of alarm. It says that in both Nigeria and Afghanistan the number is creeping up, while budget shortfalls are jeopardising the effort to hold polio at bay in 24 other high-risk countries. Right now the numbers of new infections are small.
The government has reduced its allocation for the water and sanitation sector by around Tk 1000 crore in the proposed 2012-13 budget, widening the disparity between the rich and poor, with the major portion
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will meet senior officials of State Mines department on June 15, to review the announcements made in the state budget about the department and also on the roadmap for the crucial mining policy. Parrikar, who also holds mining portfolio, had announced a slew of measures to control illegal mining and also compensate losses incurred by common man and farmers as a fallout of rampant mining activity.
An analysis of the Union Budget 2010-11 must take account of the fact that while expenditure on infrastructure is geared primarily towards meeting the long-term development needs of the business community, social welfare expenditure merely serves the purpose of immediate political gains of the parties in power.
Having collected Rs 625 crore as revenue in the last fiscal, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday approved its total annual budget of Rs 1,624.37 crore for 2010-11.
Allocation of Tk 400 crore for the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund was sought in the proposed budget for 2012-2013, which was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. The government created the
Mumbai This year