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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J&K bats for healthy plan, annual power reforms grant
JAMMU: Arguing the case of a healthy annual plan for next financial year and extension of Prime Minister’s Re-construction Plan for another year to facilitate completion of development works, the State
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Mining scam: Congres makes case for CBI probe
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition Congress on Monday made a strong plea for a CBI probe into the mining scam which runs beyond the borders. “In view of the massive magnitude of illegality going beyond the
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Rs 4,724 crore supplementary budget presented
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei placed the supplementary budget of Rs 4,724.62 crore in the Assembly on Monday. Ghadei said adequate provision has been made in the budget towards
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Centre doles out Rs 8,750 cr to humour Mamata
To stay on the right side of the Trinamool Congress, the Centre has opened its coffers for West Bengal. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday cleared a Rs 8,750 crore package for the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sought Rs 19,000 crore.
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Plan panel eyes 60% reduction in new HIV cases by 2017
120,000 new HIV infections were reported in 2009. The 12th five-year plan will strive for a 60 per cent reduction in new Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections by 2017. The plan document will also incorporate recommendations of a Planning Commission working group constituted to suggest measures to strengthen AIDS control in the country.
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Budgetary allocations to protect elephants
Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S M Chandrasena said that, the government has allocated around Rs 1,120 million for the protection of wild elephants in budget 2012. The ministry has drawn up a
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UK "On Track" For 2020, Maps Out 2050 Climate Cost
Britain is on track to beat its 2020 emissions-cutting target and could see energy use per person halved by 2050 if it optimizes its energy mix and use of technology, according to a "Carbon Plan" which
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Economic growth slips to 6.9 per cent
The aftershocks of the “policy paralysis” in the UPA II government were clearly visible on Wednesday as economic growth slipped to a disappointing 6.9 per cent in the second quarter of this fiscal, the
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PC clears flood protection projects, 2 major schemes of Leh Master Plan
Permanent restoration works to be covered under SPA/STF JAMMU: Planning Commission of India today cleared flood protection projects and two major schemes of Leh Master Plan, funding for which would
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Foreign aid to fight HIV, TB and malaria dries up
India might have to bear the burden of funding expensive treatments like second-line drugs for HIV patients and DOTS, plus for those suffering from multi-drug resistant TB. Global Fund, one of the biggest