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
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
The Uttarakhand government presented a tax-free, revenue surplus budget for 2013-14 amid uproar in the Assembly on Wednesday. While no new tax proposal has been made in the Budget, the total receipts are
Punjab is no land for guzzlers, both of soft and hard drinks. After the new excise policy effected a hike in liquor prices, Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa Wednesday announced to hike the Vallue
Keeping in sight the pivotal role of water and power in an election year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit presenting the Delhi budget in the State Assembly on Wednesday promised an augmented power and water supply. She announced that her government will pursue the release of the additional 80 MGD of water through the Munak canal that is being withheld by Haryana and push for early commencement of work related to the construction of the Renuka dam, which is expected to alleviate Delhi’s water woes. Ms. Dikshit said though the project has been declared a national project, work has been held up in the absence of clearances from the Ministry of Environment.
New Delhi: In her last budget speech before the assembly polls, three time chief minister Sheila Dikshit firmly set the ground to seek a fourth term in the Capital. Clearly populist in tone, the CM in
PANJIM: BJP Legislator Vishnu Wagh Wednesday called on mine owners to share half the financial burden for compensating the people affected due to closure of mining industry in the State, questioning why State government alone should share the burden. Speaking during the general discussion on the Budget for 2013-14, Wagh asked, “What responsibility do mine owners have towards their workers who are rendered jobless now? Let the government compensate 50 percent and the rest be done by the mining companies,” he said supporting the government’s packages to the affected people.
Abandon plans to build a new dam, says activist C.P. Roy, former chairman of Mullaperiyar Samara Samithi, has reiterated his demand for the construction of a tunnel from the Mullaperiyar dam. He also has sought the abandonment of the plan to build a new dam. Mr. Roy’s demands come close on the heels of the State Budget allocating Rs.50 crore for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar.
The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh found itself in an embarrassing position after a goof-up in the Assembly over presentation of what was billed as the “first-ever Agriculture budget in the state’s
Pathanamthitta municipal Budget lays stress on waste disposal, solar power Municipal vice-chairperson S. Rasheeda Beevi presented the annual budget of the Pathanamthitta municipality for 2013-’14 on Monday envisaging a revenue of Rs.27,67,95,532, expenditure of Rs.25,88,23,572, and a surplus of Rs.1,79,71,960. A Rs.60-crore drinking water supply project with Central assistance was among the major budget proposals.
Members of Parliament, civil society organisations and campaigners from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka marched towards the SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding ‘Right to Sanitation for All.’ Calling upon the SAARC countries to ‘Speak in One Voice’ at the 18th SAARC summit to be held in Nepal this year, the entourage submitted a ‘Citizens Charter’ stressing on recognising sanitation as a legal right.
Economic Survey Northeast Delhi ranked highest in population category with 37,346 persons/ sqkm. Delhi seems to be inching closer towards a total urban demographic and with it new challenges in infrastructure, education and health. The 2012-2013 economic survey of Delhi shows an increase of just under 2,000 persons per square kilometre. According to the economic survey, the population density in Delhi has increased from 9,340 persons per sq km in 2001 to 11,297 persons per sq km in 2011.