COVID-19 stimulus: Coal auctioning move along the lines of January ordinance
The Centre had relaxed norms required for mining and sale of coal in January 2020
Cabinet approves country's first IPR policy
The policy is expected to lay the future roadmap for intellectual property in India
Union Budget 2021-22: Finance Minister launches Rs 4,000 crore deep ocean mission
The project will cover deep ocean exploration and conservation of biodiversity
Chidambaram pinpoints targets ahead of polls
Offers budget sops to women, youth and the poor
Farmers in Telangana protest cap on farm loan waiver
State government proposed to limit loan waiver to last agriculture season
Waste-to-energy plants to get a boost, says Chidambaram
Scheme to encourage cities, municipalities to set up such projects to get encouragement
Union Budget 2021-22 cuts funds for autonomous bodies under environment ministry
The allocations are also lower than the actual expenditure for 2019-20
Rs 1,400 crore for setting up water purification plants
Ministry of drinking water and sanitation gets Rs 15,260 crore
BJP’s maiden budget disappointing for farmers
Jaitley continues with UPA schemes on agriculture, allocates more funds
Budget offers big push for rural infrastructure
Green transportation gets lip service
Money set aside to build institutions, not public health
Preventive and primary healthcare get a miss in the budget 2014
South Africa to phase in carbon tax from 2015
Tax to increase at 10 per cent per year; draft policy sets relief limits
Mixed signals for vehicles, transportation
SUVs to be expensive but not diesel cars
How to make Budget discussions in Parliament more fruitful
Both ruling and opposition parties need to play constructive and responsible roles
It is not about farmers
Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers
Budget 2013: the path remains the same
100 smart satellite cities on anvil
Push for urban development through PPP and FDI
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
Food security bill ordinance deferred
Cabinet to consult Opposition in special session of Parliament
Union Budget 2022-23: Good step forward but levers needed to make clean air, climate action more real
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Fillip, more funds for disease surveillance in Union Budget 2021-22
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NaMo budget on transport and pollution: Green expectations - Dashed hopes
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Harsh Vardhan seeks tax of Rs 3.5 per stick on cigarettes, bidis
Earlier increase in tax ineffective in deterring smokers as it focused on length of cigarettes and led to production of shorter length cigarettes,…
Budget 2023-24: What can it offer for the development of Indian cities?
Strengthening urban local bodies & capacities of citizens, communities key for sustainable development of Indian cities