President Draupadi Murmu gives sugar and curd to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman just before she delivers the budget. Photo: @rashtrapatibhvn / X

DTE Coverage: How green was Union Budget 2024-25

Read Down To Earth's coverage about key insights from the last budget before poll season

Runup to Interim Budget 2024: It should show a road map for the next 5 to 10 years

The budget needs to recognise the long-term threat to food security from climate change even if it is not an election issue in short term
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Runup to Interim Budget 2024: The minimum NREGA budget for FY 2024-25 must be Rs 2.71 lakh crore

The government must recognise the significance of NREGA and ensure adequate budgets that allow the programme to function as intended
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What promises should Budget 2024-25 hold for agriculture sector?

Recent budget hikes proved limited benefits to the farmers, necessitating a review to prioritise sector-wide support
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Here are some of the highlights of Budget 2024

From cervical cancer vaccination to ‘Lakhpati Didi’ to rooftop solarisation, here are some key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech
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Union Budget 2024-25: Boost for renewable energy, emphasis on EV infrastructure

MoEFCC and MNRE see hike in budgetary allocation; 10 million houses to be brought under rooftop solar scheme
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Union budget 2024-25: Has India abandoned measuring income poverty?

It is over 10 years since India estimated its poverty; for which poverty reduction did the Finance Minister then take credit for?
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Union Budget 2024-25: New initiative to boost Blue Economy 2.0 announced

While the initiative promises positive impacts on the 14 million people along India’s coastline, apprehensions loom regarding potential maladaptation resulting from ill-conceived measures
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Union Budget 2024-25: No respite for rural employment as MGNREGS allocation unchanged from 2023-24

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

We hope the regular budget after the elections increases the health budget while paying attention to greater utilisation, expert tells Down To Earth
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Union Budget 2024-25: Scientists disappointed over silence on National Research Foundation

Lack of transparency persists in proposed institution’s structure, governance
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Union Budget 2024-25: Centre announces Rs 1 lakh crore in interest-free loans for private sector research

Experts question decision to prioritise profit-driven private innovation over public research
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Union Budget 2024-25: Allocations for health, education fail to meet targets under government policies

Health budget target was 2.5% of GDP by 2025, education target at 6%
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Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

The budget speech was reduced to unsubstantiated claims and dangling the carrot of prosperity in future yet again
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Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal

Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070
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Union Budget 2024-25: Why India’s rooftop solar plan fails to spark interest

Complex and time-consuming installation process is exacerbated by bureaucratic delays and a lack of awareness among potential beneficiaries
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