Budgeting for agriculture and food
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
Budget
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Uttarakhand Cabinet clears Rs 15,000-cr Budget
The Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Cabinet has cleared the Governor's speech, which will be delivered by Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva on the inaugural day of the Budget session on March 14 in a meeting on Wednesday.
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Himachal economic growth surpasses national average
Registering a steady pace of growth, and emerging as an ideal destination for investments in the power and tourism sectors, the economy of Himachal Pradesh economy is all set to grow by 9 per cent during the current year, ,which is higher than the national estimate of 8.6 per cent. The latest economic survey report presented in the House on Tuesday
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NAC Food Bill proposals short of expectation'
The Right to Food Campaign on Monday announced its decision to launch a country-wide protest against the National Advisory Council's framework for the proposed National Food Security Bill, which, they said, fell short of people's expectation of a comprehensive food security bill that addressed nutrition and livelihood issues.
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Agriculture report every year
The government will bring out a report on the state of agriculture every year before the Budget, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. Addressing a delegation of farmer leaders, the Prime Minister said he would convene a joint meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar after the Budget session to discuss issues relating to farmers. Reiterati
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Focus on railway, roads & irrigation- No new taxes, sops in Hemants budget
Ranchi, March 7: Deputy chief minister Hemant Soren
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CPM protests budget bias
BHUBANESWAR: CPM activists on Sunday staged a rail roko at Bhubaneswar Railway Station here protesting what they called an anti-Orissa Railway Budget and an anti-people General Budget by the UPA Government.
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Carmakers Bet on Green Tech to Offset Costly Fuel
Carmakers across the world, including India
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Govt's Clean Energy Fund stays pristine
The government has collected Rs 3,124 crore under the Clean Energy Fund this year through an imposition of cess on coal, but it is yet to decide how and when to invest the money. A senior finance ministry official said an inter-ministerial committee will be approving schemes to be funded through the corpus.
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Getting the micro-foundations right
<p>Boosting investor confidence and getting the micro-foundations right are what Economic Survey 2010-11 roots for. (Editorial)</p>
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Full state budget on 21 March
EC should have consulted me and Governor: Halim KOLKATA, 4 MARCH : The Speaker, Mr HA Halim, today said the Election Commission should have consulted him and the Governor before declaring election dates and that the state government is left with no other option but to go ahead with its plan to place the full budget in the Assembly on 21 March. Asked whether it would violate the model code of