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Union Budget 2024-25: New initiative to boost Blue Economy 2.0 announced

India, Feb. 1 -- While the initiative promises positive impacts on the 14 million people along India's coastline, apprehensions loom regarding potential maladaptation resulting from ill-conceived meas... Read More


Key takeaways from the Interim Budget Financial Year 2024-25

India, Feb. 1 -- Budget 2024 lays special emphasis on youth, women, the poor and farmers and the tax rates remain unchanged. But inflation remains a concern Union Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sithara... Read More


Union Budget 2024-25: No respite for rural employment as MGNREGS allocation unchanged from 2023-24

India, Feb. 1 -- Of the Rs 86,000 crore allotted under the interim budget, only Rs 54,000 crore will be available for utilisation for financial year 2024-25 The Union government allocated Rs 86,000 c... Read More


Union budget 2024-25: Has India abandoned measuring income poverty?

India, Feb. 1 -- It isover 10 years since India estimated its poverty; for which poverty reductiondid the Finance Minister then take credit for? Photo: @nsitharamanoffc / X For the first time, the w... Read More


Union Budget 2024-25: Boost for renewable energy, emphasis on EV infrastructure

India, Feb. 1 -- MoEFCC and MNRE see hike in budgetary allocation; 10 million houses to be brought under rooftop solar scheme India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget ... Read More


Here are some of the highlights of Budget 2024

India, Feb. 1 -- From cervical cancer vaccination to 'Lakhpati Didi' to rooftop solarisation, here are some key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's speech It was a 'short and sweet' Budget speech by ... Read More


Green Schools Programme Awards 2024

India, Feb. 1 -- CSE's Green Schools Programme Awards recognise schools that are the best managers of their natural resources within their own premises The Green Schools Programme or GSP was born aft... Read More


Karnataka's trekking trails in eco-sensitive Western Ghats off limits till October

India, Feb. 1 -- Trekking to be limited to 300 people a day once it resumes, only in areas with online bookings Karnataka's popular trekking path Kukke Subramanya-Pushpagiri, on an environmentally se... Read More


Union Budget 2024-25 encourages vaccination against cervical cancer, provides insurance to frontline health workers

India, Feb. 1 -- We hope the regular budget after the elections increases the health budget while paying attention to greater utilisation, expert tells Down To Earth The Department of Health and Fami... Read More


Union Budget 2024-25: Centre announces Rs 1 lakh crore in interest-free loans for private sector research

India, Feb. 1 -- Experts question decision to prioritise profit-driven private innovation over public research India's interim Union budget for 2024-25 has earmarked Rs 1 lakh crore to amplify resear... Read More