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Priyanka Ishwari
Parliamentary Panel Flags Slow Increase in Health Budget
02 Apr 2022
The budgetary allocation for health was only 2.1% of the total Budget Estimates for 2022-2023.
Newsclick Report
Sudden Switch to Organic Farming Impractical: Kerala Farmers Protest Fertiliser Subsidy Cut
01 Mar 2022
Farmers of the state’s rice bowl have said that the expenses and efficiency of organic farming are not viable for large-scale paddy production.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Rural Distress Makes India Inc. Call for Higher MGNREGA Allocation
21 Feb 2022
By doing so, the corporate sector seems to have cautioned the government against expecting a fast rebound in industrial activity, as there is sizeable idle capacity in the absence of consumption…
Newsclick Report
Treatment Coverage for Mental Health Disorders Low Across the World: Study
19 Feb 2022
Treatment coverage for major depressive disorder (MDD) remains low across the world despite it being the leading cause of disability.
Ritwika Mitra
MGNREGA Workers Wait for Pending Wages in West Bengal
12 Feb 2022
Over 278 MGNREGA workers have not received their payments for two years of workin Raghabpur village of North 24 Parganas district.
Neelu Vyas
Tale of Two Leaders: Scared Modi Vs Emerging Rahul
09 Feb 2022
Without incontrovertible facts, Modi in his Motion of Thanks speech exposed himself like never before and his persona came across as a bundle of apprehension; Rahul, on the other side, was…
Protiva Kundu, Revati Patil
Does the Union Budget 2022-23 Offer Inclusive Recovery for School Education?
08 Feb 2022
Much was expected from the budget around the issues of adequate funding to human infrastructure resources, reducing the digital divide, reintegrating students to school, etc. However, the resource…
Gurpreet Singh, Poorvi Kulkarni
What Does the Union Budget '23 Mean for Sustainable Agriculture?
07 Feb 2022
While the budgetary allocations for schemes such as Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) are not clear at present, several schemes, important from smallholders' perspective and meant for…
C. Saratchand
International Finance and the Contractionary Macroeconomics of Union Budget 2022-23
07 Feb 2022
Why is the Union government distinguishing between a stagnant/falling government revenue expenditure and an apparent rise in the capital expenditure the highlight of its strategy in the Union Budget?
Rashme Sehgal
Social Sector Given Short Shrift in Budget
05 Feb 2022
Major budgetary allocation cuts in crucial schemes for women, children and vulnerable sections are indicative of the government’s lopsided priorities.