Mixed signals for vehicles, transportation
SUVs to be expensive but not diesel cars
A symbolic budget
While all the right words have been used in the budget, the programmes are neither well thought out nor given sufficient funds
Experts hail doubling of cess on 'dirty' coal
Money collected from the cess gets deposited in the National Clean Energy Fund but doubts remain over its usage
How to make Budget discussions in Parliament more fruitful
Both ruling and opposition parties need to play constructive and responsible roles
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
Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO
Africa represents a key bloc within the WTO and accounts for nearly 27 per cent of membership and 35 per cent of members from developing countries
100 smart satellite cities on anvil
Push for urban development through PPP and FDI
How we reviewed NDA’s interim budget last year
Modi government’s maiden budget was a patchwork of abandoned schemes being revived or existing ones being re-named. Despite some fund …
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
Food security bill ordinance deferred
Cabinet to consult Opposition in special session of Parliament
Andhra government fails to present much-hyped agriculture budget
It presents only an action plan for agriculture; Rs 25,962 crore earmarked for agriculture and allied sectors