This report summarizes the findings of a review aimed at understanding emerging approaches to energy subsidy reform, discerning trends, and identifying major strands of thinking and research in the field, as reflected in major policy and academic journals relevant to the subject. The review was initiated in early 2020 as …
PAWAR ADMITS PADDY ACREAGE & PRODUCTIVITY HAVE DIPPED ON POOR RAINS THE Centre will provide a Rs 1,000-crore subsidy on diesel to paddy farmers for irrigation during the ongoing kharif season that would provide relief in times of erratic monsoon, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said here on Friday.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up with him the issues related to the state. Official sources said Badal would fly to Delhi on August 2 and would meet the Prime Minister the next day, in case the appointment …
Did anyone check if they want such love? organizing agricultural markets is an exercise in managing contradictions. There is the need to ensure farmers earn from their efforts, both for reasons of social justice and the country
Jagraon: In what smacks of a scam, CFLs being distributed in Himachal Pradesh free of cost have surfaced in Punjab with a price tag. Some traders have procured the lamps and are selling these in the rural areas of Punjab and that too with the so-called subsidy of the PSEB. …
July 28: While the state government is worried over the alarming increase in the price of red gram, agriculture officials are apprehensive over the utility of the seeds being supplied to farmers at 50 per cent subsidy.
Indonesia may cut subsidies for fossil fuels and introduce policies requiring state electricity firm PLN to use renewable energy sources for part of its supply within a year, a senior environment official said Monday. Ranked the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in a 2007 World Bank report, Indonesia is …
Environmental activists were arrested outside Parliament on Monday while they attempted to stage a demonstration to protest against the new fertiliser subsidy regime. Members of Greenpeace India had planned a rally even as the Finance Bill was being passed to demand an alternative subsidy system to promote ecological farming but …
The government is pushing ahead with its 'aam aadmi' campaign with the President I promising a National Food Security Act. Providing food to the poor is inherent to effectively combating poverty and, therefore, I feel the intention of the government is laudable. However, there are some basic questions that need …
Seeks financial help of Rs 470 cr Alarmed by the drought-like situation prevailing in the state, the Bihar government has sent a SOS to the Centre seeking immediate financial assistance of Rs 470 crore to tide over the crisis. The state has also sought an additional 300 MW of power …
China will adjust water pricing because the treatment of sewage is now too cheap and water resources should be used more efficiently, the Chinese central planning agency said on Thursday. The National Development and Reform Commission said local governments would need to implement the changes gradually and cushion the impact …
Contrary to existing notions, a new study says it is economically more beneficial for Bhutan to supply power to its industries than export it to India. The study, by the ministry of economic affairs (MOEA) and the royal audit authority, compares revenue foregone by the government in not exporting subsidised …
China has launched an unprecedented plan to offer hefty subsidies to independent solar power projects, a move that sparked a rally in the sector on Tuesday. Shares of Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd soared 9 percent, Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd climbed 10 percent, Trina Solar Ltd rose nearly …
Ministry utilising data of Kisan Credit cards to compile land holding figures. The fertiliser ministry has set a target of three months to roll out the direct subsidy transfer to farmers on a national scale. It is utilising the data of Kisan credit cards and cooperative banks to compile the …
HYDERABAD: The 13th Finance Commission has warned that subsidies provided by Andhra Pradesh government towards rice, free power and other schemes could jeopardise the impressive fiscal achievements of the State in the recent past. The Commission expressed concern that the fiscal burden on account of subsidised rice in 2008-09 was …
The budget is good but not as reformist as expected. Instead, it's welfare-oriented. The thanksgiving through rural employment, which if it reaches the bottom population, would be a big boost. We were expecting much more investment in irrigation as there are 400 projects waiting to be completed. I wonder what …
Are reforms really on hold or was it just 'poor packaging'? Has the era of 'big policy in a suitcase' ended? Are we back to the '80s? Pranab Mukherjee's 'holding budget' leaves its flanks open. Precept And Practice: UPA Reforms Agenda What was announced in Budget
