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
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Agriculture must get higher allocation
Dr Gurdev Singh Khush, a world-renowned rice breeder and geneticist, has led the rice development programme at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, for more than 35 years and developed over 320 varieties of rice, sown in 60 per cent of the world rice land.
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Centre secretive about Green Tribunal Bill
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has been shying of holding public consultation or elicit public opinion about the National Green Tribunal Bill (NGTB), introduced in Parliament in July last and likely to be passed during the forthcoming budget session.
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Pawar under fire at CWC meeting
Centre May Find It Difficult To Blame States At Today
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SteelMin makes case for 20% export duty on high-grade ore
In a move that is likely to hit the miners hard, the Steel Ministry has asked the government to heavily disincentivise iron ore exports. If the ministry has its way then the Finance Ministry could double the export duty on high-grade ore (to 20 per cent) in the coming Budget.
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Irrigation, agri sectors to get priority in plan
BHUBANESWAR: Irrigation and agriculture will be given priority over other sectors by the State Government in the plan outlay for 2010-11 financial year.
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Rs 21.95 cr to beautify roads
The expenditure and finance committee of Delhi government has cleared a Rs 21.95 crore proposal for beautification of roads around Commonwealth Games venues. Besides Games venues, under the proposal, space under flyovers, road crossings and footpaths will be beautified by planting saplings.
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Rs 1 lakh crore budget plan hit by fund crunch
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Rs 1 lakh-crore Budget, which was a fascination for the late chief minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, eludes the state for the ensuing financial year 2010-2011. It will be presented in the Assembly on February 20 by the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, who is holding the finance portfolio.
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Key features of budget 2010-2011
<p>India among the first few countries in the world to implement a broad-based counter-cyclic policy package to respond to the negative fallout of the global slowdown. The Advance Estimates for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2009-10 pegged at 7.2 per cent. The final figure expected to be higher when the third and<br /> fourth quarter GDP estimates for 2009-10 become available.
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Obama budget to drop Moon mission
Washington: President Barack Obama
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NHAI Budget allocation set to rise
The Government is all set to give a new fillip to the road transport and highways sector in the Union Budget 2010-11.