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%
How green was Budget 2023-24
Down To Earth’s reportage on the penultimate budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Union Budget 2023-24 - Key Highlights (Agriculture)
While many schemes to increase production have been introduced, the core problem of increasing productivity and farmers’ income has not …
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
Union Budget 2023-24 - Key highlights (Employment)
The robust 10.4 per cent second quarter FY23 growth camouflages the fact that real fixed assets of non-finance and manufacturing companies have …
Declining trend: Public spend on Indian agriculture has shrunk in a decade
Public expenditure on the primary sector has declined faster than its relative importance in the economy
Simply Put: MGNREGA, elephant in the room
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
Budget 2023-24: Subsidy schemes slashed by Rs 1,59,000 crore
LPG subsidy cut by 75 per cent, food subsidy by 31 per cent, fertiliser subsidy by 22%
Budget 2023-24: Budgeting for India’s Amrit Kaal
Union Budget 2020-21: Not one to double farmers' income
Last year's allocartion goes unspent; this year's raise less than 3%
Union Budget 2023-24: A ministry-wise budgetary breakdown
What were the allocations made to various sectors; how do they compare to last year's numbers
Countdown to Budget 2023: Why investing in early childhood education should be a priority in the upcoming Budget
Just 0.1% of the GDP was spent in 2020-21 for early childhood education, thinktank analysis suggests 1.5%-2.5% of GDP expenditure
Union Budget 2023-24 focus on renewable energy and biogas plants
The Centre wants to promote a circular economy through its focus on renewable energy transition and biogas
Union Budget 2021-22 cuts funds for autonomous bodies under environment ministry
The allocations are also lower than the actual expenditure for 2019-20
Future-wise: Here is how governments can make budget data more accessible
The key is to de-jargonize the data and make it simple and user friendly
How Union Budget 2021-22 can support the women workforce
Only 16% employed women were able to keep their jobs during and after the lockdown as opposed to 60% men
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
Budget 2021-22 should provide for sustainable water supply, soaps under PDS
Nirmala Sitharaman should increase allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission substantially
Economic Survey projects 6.5% growth in next financial year
India's agriculture sector has been witnessing an average annual growth rate of 4.6% over the last 6 years
Budget 2023-24: Economic Survey likely to peg India’s growth at 6-6.8%, says media report
Economic Survey to be presented January 31, just before the Budget February 1
What does India need from Union Budget 2021-22
Union Budget 2019-20: Status quo remains for children
Allocation needed to be increased after being nearly stagnant for years
Science and technology to get over Rs 16,000 crore in Budget 2023-24, experts say not enough
Slight jump over last year’s allocation of Rs 14,217 crore; does not account for inflation or foster research ecosystem
Union Budget 2019-20: First time in five years, MGNREGA gets Rs 1,084 crore less
Budget allocation for Ministry of Rural Development gets Rs 5,200 crore extra