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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Blackout the result of poor maintenance
Blamed by the Centre for the two successive days of blackout, state governments Wednesday decided not to buy electricity from outside their states at all, sending the price of electricity crashing to zero
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CAG exposes irregularities in land acquisition
Land acquired was not used for intended purpose The Comptroller and Auditor General report has found several procedural lapses in the acquisition of private land for public purpose and non-utilisation of the land, acquired for the intended purpose, causing additional liabilities to the Puducherry government. The CAG report, which was tabled in the Assembly on Monday, has also pointed out instances of revenue loss , wasteful expenditure and other irregularities in several departments.
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India on road to be open defecation free
A major step to make India open defecation free was taken on Thursday with the ministry of rural development headed by minister Jairam Ramesh joining hands with the ministry of defence under defence minister A.K. Antony to set up bio-digester toilets in 2.4 lakh gram panchayats in India. The technology for these eco-friendly toilets has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and was originally used for human waste disposal for armed forces personnel deployed at high altitudes. But the technology has now been extended to suit all climates and biodigesters have been installed in various locations in J&K, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
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CM sanctions Rs 200 cr for purchase of addl power
JAMMU: In order to provide respite to the people from the acute power crisis, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today sanctioned Rs 200 crore for purchase of additional power and Rs 12 crore for speedy repair of damaged transformers and other system improvement works. With this decision, the availability of electricity will increase by 250 Mega Watts (MW) and consumers will heave sigh of relief from the power curtailments up to large extent from tomorrow itself when the Power Development Department will issue fresh electricity supply schedule.
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Farmers oppose Karad airport expansion
Even as the Maharasthra State budget has provided for an airport in Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s hometown of Karad in Satara district, more than 4,000 farmers from the region are opposing it. While land acquisition for the project is yet to begin, farmers have warned of an agitation on August 2, demanding that the plan be scrapped. In March this year, the State budget allocated Rs. 438 crore for six airport projects across the State, including the expansion of the Karad airstrip into a full fledged airport.
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Two bio-toilets to be installed at Vyttila junction
Few other divisions of the Kochi Corporation have as many infrastructure projects lined up as the Vyttila division. Vyttila is the biggest junction in the State and is home to the inter-modal mobility hub. A railway halt is expected at the adjacent Ponnurunni, so that Vyttila can lay claim to being a hub for road, metro-rail, railway and waterway transport. These peculiarities have together led to a steep increase in number of vehicles and pedestrians passing through the junction.
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MP presents Rs 1,798-cr first adjunct Budget
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday presented a Rs 1,798-crore first adjunct Budget amid unprecedented ruckus in the Assembly. Although Finance Minister Raghavji could not table the Bill, it was,
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Organ transplant: 90% cut in budget
Even as the Health Ministry has introduced a series of amendments to the organ transplant Act to give a boost to the national programme, the budget for the National Organ Transplantation Programme (NOTP)
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Reginaldo demands white paper on illegal mining
PANJIM: Curtorim legislator Reginaldo Lourenco demanded a white paper on the issue of illegal mining in the state and from the functioning of the mining department. Speaking during his discussion on the budget, Reginaldo chided the chief minister for saying that there was no illegal mining in the state. “Illegal mining was one of the main election issues. I can show you the copy of the BJP election manifesto, in which it is said that illegal mining will be one of the issues. But today the chief minister has said there is no illegal mining,”
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Purebred lions set to roar in revived safari project
With the lion safari and breeding centre gradually taking shape in about 300 hectares of Fisher forest in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, purebred lions, unlike their counterparts in Gir and Junagadh,