Chidambaram pinpoints targets ahead of polls

Offers budget sops to women, youth and the poor

Waste-to-energy plants to get a boost, says Chidambaram

Scheme to encourage cities, municipalities to set up such projects to get encouragement

Rs 1,400 crore for setting up water purification plants

Ministry of drinking water and sanitation gets Rs 15,260 crore

Jairam Ramesh seeks to minimise budget cut for rural development

Gives details to finance ministry on the impact of revised budget estimates on individual schemes

Budget offers big push for rural infrastructure

Green transportation gets lip service

Ban FDI in brownfield pharma, says Parliament standing committee

Panel raises alarm over continuing takeover of Indian generic drug firms by multinational companies

Mixed signals for vehicles, transportation

SUVs to be expensive but not diesel cars

UPA woos women and tribal voters

Finance minister lists Forest Rights Act as one of its key achievements while MGNREGA doesn't find mention.

It is not about farmers

Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers

Budget 2013: the path remains the same

Food security bill ordinance deferred

Cabinet to consult Opposition in special session of Parliament