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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Solving the climate dilemma: the budget approach
The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) has developed an innovative approach to solving the problem of climate change. A key component is an agreement between the community of states regarding a cap for the total amount of
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Delayed tourism projects face axe
TOURISM ministry has warned states that it will stop funding infrastructure projects in case works do not start within a year due to non-availability of land. The ministry has an annual budget of Rs 522 crore for tourism infrastructure.
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U.S. budget Update Stands Pat On CO2 Permit AuctioB
The White House budget update released on Tuesday still reflects a controversial Obama administration plan to combat global warming by auctioning all permits to emit greenhouse gases even though Congress has said it will give away a substantial portion to industry.
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U.S. Budget Update Stands Pat On CO2 Permit Auction
The White House budget update released on Tuesday still reflects a controversial Obama administration plan to combat global warming by auctioning all permits to emit greenhouse gases even though Congress has said it will give away a substantial portion to industry.
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French Minister Sees Carbon Tax In 2010 Budget
France's proposed carbon tax is expected to be included in the 2010 budget but will probably be set below the 32 euros per metric ton level recommended by a special advisory panel, Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Tuesday.
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Taiwan Approves $2.9 Billion For Typhoon Reconstruction
Taiwan's cabinet approved a special T$100 billion ($2.9 billion) budget on Thursday for typhoon reconstruction after the worst storm in 50 years killed about 500 people and left destruction across the island's south. The cabinet passed the three-year reconstruction budget to cover rebuilding damaged areas, where farm and factory-related losses have amounted to some T$15 billion.
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Sri Lanka allocates another Rs. 2.4 billion for electricity projects
Sri Lanka parliament today approved a supplementary budget of Rs. 2.4 billion for several electricity projects and the constructions of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant. Most of the funds of this supplementary budget will be allocated for the electricity projects to be implemented in Sri Lanka's North under the "Uthuru Wasanthaya" programme.
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Entitlements under NREGA violated
Interview with Jean Dreze, development economist. JEAN DREZE is an Indian development economist and a former member of the National Developmental Council. He is a member of the support group of the Right to Food campaign, an informal network of organisations and individuals committed to the realisation of the right to food in India.
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States failed to spend Rs 18,000 cr meant for rural welfare schemes
In a disclosure that can put the States on the back foot, the Outcome Budget of Rural Development Ministry shows that States did not spend a whopping Rs 18,000 crore out of their total allocation of Rs 56,854 crore in the last fiscal.
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Centre pumps in Rs 94 cr to ease city's water woes
MUMBAI: Here is some good news for citizens reeling under the city's acute water shortage. The central government last week cleared the remaining Rs 94.16 crore needed for three important civic projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), among them two water tunnels from Malabar Hill to Cross Maidan and another from Maroshi to Ruparel College.