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 in which India became the most populated country in the planet and assumed G20 presidency. The Budget served as …
Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has proposed restrictions on house construction by fisherfolk in coastal buffer zone, as a preventive measure to avoid damage to life and property. "Only such a step could prevent destruction due to coastal erosion especially during monsoon season," said fisheries minister J Mercykutty Amma. She added …
BEIJING - The number of people living in poverty in rural areas was reduced by 66.63 million from 2012 to 2015, said a government report released on Tuesday. China formulated the 12th Five-year Plan for Poverty Reduction Village By Village. By 2015, poverty alleviation projects covering 30,000 villages had been …
Three Indian cement makers have significantly reduced emissions among the top 12 producers of the building material in the world, a report revealed by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) said on Thursday. Indian companies especially ACC, Ambuja and Shree Cement have brought significant changes in order to meet the Paris agreement …
Dodoma — The government has increased its water and irrigation budget by 91 per cent to Sh979.5 billion in the 2016/17 financial year. The aim is to ensure 85 per cent of rural people access clean and safe water by 2020, it said. Water and Irrigation minister Gerson Lwenge tabled …
The overwhelming mandate to the NDA government in 2014 is based on its promise of ‘Achche Din’ and ‘Sabka Saath and Sabka Vikas’. As the government is approaching mid-term, the socio-economic impact of its policy decision is becoming more evident. This report in particular is concerned about the government’s performance …
DEHRADUN: As financial crunch proved a major stumbling block for authorities in their efforts to keep forest fires in check, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered an aid of Rs 500 crore to Uttarakhand forest department to help it fight forest fires for the next five years. According to …
At present, the entire Rs 850 crore is deposited with the ministry of revenue and utilised for non-irrigation projects, even though the funds are generated from agriculture and allied activities. The state water resources department has demanded that the sum of Rs 850 crore collected as water tax be given …
How realistic is the objective of the Government of India to double the income of farmers by 2022? Is there a precedent? From estimates of change in income of agricultural households over the period 2003-13, this article suggests what needs to be done to achieve a doubling of real incomes. …
Jaipur: Giving a boost to organic farming, the state government will dedicate one block each in 11 districts for organic farming. The agriculture department has started process to identify the blocks in the 11 districts. An agriculture department official said that with in order to discourage use of pesticides and …
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, to provide concessional LPG connections, is a step in the right direction but much more needs to be done by 2019 and beyond to ensure homes in India cook using modern fuels. This article explores the issues of providing connections, subsidy provisioning and ensuring sustained …
The three-tier strategy adopted by the government focuses on setting up 1,000 mohalla clinics and 150 polyclinics across the capital in the next one year — a move aimed at bringing primary healthcare to the “doorstep of citizens”. Reiterating its focus on healthcare and ensuring that medical facilities are easily …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in its report, noticed anomalies in implementation and follow-up action regarding certain cess imposed by the state government for various objectives. As per the CAG report, till 2014-15, a sum of Rs 300.51 crore was collected under the head of environmental and …
Focusing majorly on health, the Delhi government on Monday hiked its budgetary allocation for public health by Rs.472 crore over last year, and proposed a three-tier health system with opening of 1,000 mohalla (community) clinics and 150 polyclinics in various parts of the city. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister …
Odd-Even Remains Central To Govt Plan But No Extra Funds For Yamuna The government announced a slew of measures during the budget speech on Monday that promise to lessen pollution in the city. If the announcements made by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia while presenting the 2016 budget are implemented …
The government has increased the budgetary allocation for water and sanitation from Rs 1,468 crore in the last fiscal to Rs 1,976 crore this year, which is 9.6% of the total plan outlay . Other than continuing with its policy of providing up to 20 kilolitre of free water to …
The attention that the Aam Aadmi Party government has been giving to the environment for the last six months seemed to be missing in the State budget presented on Monday. The budget for 2016-2017 did make the case for controlling vehicular pollution by improving public transport, reducing congestion, and curbing …
AAP is 30,000 trees short of its FY 2015-16 target to plant 13 lakh trees The Delhi government is planning to set itself the ambitious goal of planting 15 lakh new trees in financial year 2016-17, even though it is yet to achieve last year’s target of planting 13 lakh …
While the finance minister took care to express the commitment of his government to poor and vulnerable people while presenting the Union Budget for 2016–17, this stated commitment has not been backed by adequate increases in allocations to areas of critical interest to the poor. It is likely that resource …
The Centre on Tuesday urged people to shift to “human mode” from “auto mode” to meet climate change challenges across the globe, while stressing at the same time on the role to be played by the private sector in not only providing innovation, but also finance in such a way …
