Government funds are not ‘taxpayer money’ — media and politicians should stop confusing the two
Kowtowing to a myth of ‘taxpayer money’ may act as a handbrake on decisive action
State-run insurance firms headless; PMFBY implementation suffers
Performances of private insurance companies were also not encouraging, though they had been opted for those states where risk was less
Union Budget 2021-22: Do states have much to cheer for?
The recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission are unlikely to make much of a difference to cash-strapped states
Economic Survey 2019-20 bets on ‘nexus approach’ for meeting SDG
India needs to focus on goals like hunger and gender parity, where it still scores low
Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
The curious case of climate finance
While a recent OECD report suggested that climate finance had risen to US $110 billion, India found that the only credible finance was for US $2.…
Union Budget 2020-21: Finance Minister promises Rs 4,400 cr to fight air pollution
But the budget document does not reflect the bold increase
Civil society seconds rural development ministry’s demand for MGNREGA funds
The rural development ministry had recently demanded an additional allocation of Rs 5,000 crore to maintain the momentum of MGNREGA
To fast track India’s industrial growth, FM gives sops to mining
Environmentalists say ministry of finance apathetic towards social environmental consequences
Farm loan waiver given to ineligible people: CAG
Serious lapses and errors in over 20 per cent cases test-checked; many deserving farmers left out
CAG raps environment ministry over ‘illegal’ appointments
Central Pollution Control Board created or upgraded posts without approval of finance ministry
Crores to gamble
National fund for research in clean energy ill-utilised
A step-by-step guide on how Union budget is formulated
To start the process, the budget division issues an annual budget circular around the last week of August or the first fortnight of September …
Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back
'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'
World Bank decides to stop financing coal-fired power plants
EXIM Bank follows suit. India unfazed by decisions. Other poor developing countries may be hit
PMO orders huge cuts in social sector spending for 2015-16
Employment guarantee, rural road and sanitation schemes among those likely to be affected