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 …
The budgetary allocation for the environment ministry for 2018-19 is Rs. 2,675.42 crore, identical to last budget's allocation. New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the environment ministry for 2018-19 is Rs. 2,675.42 crore, identical to the last budget's allocation, even as the Centre announced a special scheme to address rising …
Patiala: Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's decision to make a special budgetary provision for management of crop residue in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan has been hailed by the Punjab agencies that have been fighting a losing battle against the menace of crop burning. However, the …
The government has proposed to eliminate the import duty on components that make up solar panels. In his last full budget before Union elections, Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley has proposed that the duty on solar tempered glass or solar tempered [anti-reflective coated] glass for manufacture of solar cells, panels, modules …
1. Healthcare The Centre today announced the world's largest government-funded health care programme aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. Allocating Rs 52,000 crore to the health sector, Finance minster Arun …
According to the World Health Organisation Global TB report 2016, India accounts for 2.8 million of the 10.3 million new TB cases globally More than half of all cases of TB every year — two-thirds of new cases in people 15-19 years old — can be prevented by ensuring people …
Meerut: In an attempt to achieve its goal of eliminating tuberculosis, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech on Thursday allocated Rs 600 crore for nutritional support to TB patients in India, a measure that was given a thumbs up by health experts in UP. Under this scheme, …
Taking cognizance on air pollution in Delhi- National Capital Region (NCR), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a scheme in his Budget Speech for 2018-19 to support the Delhi Government and neighbouring States in tackling high levels of air pollution. “Air pollution in the Delhi and NCR region …
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget on Thursday announced a special scheme to subsidise machinery required by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to deal with crop residue in the belief that this would help curb stubble burning, a factor in pollution in the National Capital Region. But agriculture and …
In his budget speech, the Finance Minister's silence on environment and climate change was deafening, considering that the Economic Survey he tabled on Monday had highlighted the dangers posed by these issues. This is the second year in a row that Arun Jaitley's speech has given the issue a complete …
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley acknowledged the rising level of air pollution in Delhi-NCR on Thursday and announced a scheme to support the governments of Delhi and neighbouring states in tackling high levels of air pollution. "Air pollution in the Delhi NCR region has been a cause of concern. A …
The Centre's budget outlay for environment and forests for 2018-19 is exactly what it was last year to the second decimal point, and portends reduced funds for coastal management, environment protection and sustainable development programmes and conservation of natural resources and ecosystems. The budget outlay for the Union environment and …
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana was introduced to provide energy access to all by last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining un-electrified households in rural and urban areas. The budgetary allocation of Rs 16,000 crore for free electricity connections for four crore homes was largely …
From upgrading agriculture markets to blockchain, BS brings you all the nuts and bolts of Budget 2018-19 Upgrade for agricultural markets The government will develop and upgrade the existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs). The physical infrastructure in these GrAMs will be strengthened using MGNREGA and other …
Budget 2018:In other words, expect a surge in inflation and a bankrupting of government since, if the crops are not procured, farmers are to be compensated for this—for most crops, post-harvest prices are always significantly lower than MSPs. Budget 2018: Given the large levels of farm distress due to price …
What’s in a name? A lot, if we are talking about bamboo. Bamboo is essentially a type of grass, but its classification as a tree for 90 years prevented the northeast, which grows 67% of India’s bamboo, from exploiting it commercially unlike China, the only country with richer bamboo genetic …
NEW DELHI: The Centre's move to earmark Rs 1000 crores to tackle stubble burning in NCR states was welcomed by air quality experts, but they also say critically polluted areas like Singrauli, Ghaziabad or Vapi need urgent attention because air pollution is a regional issue. Ahead of the Union budget …
This study aims to inform planners in the State Government of the current climate change relevance and sensitivity of public expenditure in sectors outlined in Odisha’s SAPCC, through a detailed budget coding exercise. The purpose of this analysis is to assist the Government in first identifying which sectors and schemes …
With prices falling at such a fast pace, financially beleaguered state-owned power distribution companies are reneging on contracts they had signed at higher tariffs As tariffs tumble to record lows in both solar and wind power, there is also increasing concern of states going back on power purchase agreements (PPAs) …
This is the last full budget of the present government and the last opportunity for it to demonstrate its commitment to India's health and nutrition Slow improvements in basic indicators of maternal and child mortality, double burden of communicable as well as non-communicable diseases, high out-of-pocket expenditure, a failing public …
DHARAMSHALA: Chief minister Jairam Thakur during his address at CSK Agricultural University revealed that he had worked hard to make Himachal first open defecation free (ODF) state during his stint as panchayti raj minister, but it was a result of bad politics that state could not get the place at …
