India simply cannot afford to keep supporting agriculture the dumb way
By Sunil Jain Subsidies cost 8% of agri-GDP vs public investment of just 2.2%; the MSP-plan that costs 1% of GDP will make it worse. Though […]
Arun Jaitley
No safe drinking water, public transport: Why urban and not rural should be government’s focus
By Kala S Sridhar In his Budget 2018, finance minister Arun Jaitley focused on much-needed rural development. But given the contributions cities make to overall […]
Gender-Responsive Budget 2018 Gave Indian Women Six Reasons to Cheer
By Vidya Raja The government has, at various stages, clearly indicated its interest in eliminating gender gaps that have been a hindrance to the social and […]
Govt to ensure gains from economic growth reach agriculture sector, says Arun Jaitley
By Sayantan Bera Arun Jaitley’s remarks come at a time when India’s farm sector growth has plunged from 4.9% in 2016-17 to an estimated 2.1% in […]
Govt open to suggestions to further cleanse political funding, says Jaitley
In a Facebook post, finance minister Arun Jaitley said the conventional practice of funding the political system was to take donations as well as undertake […]
Centre focused on improving purchasing power of farming households
By K.R.SRIVATS NEW DELHI: The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that Centre was committed to improving the purchasing power of farming community, given that growth […]
How to wake India up
By N Venkatram India is one of the youngest countries, with over 64% of its population in the working age group by 2020. This young […]
India fifth largest military spender in 2016, says report
New Delhi : A report by military expenditure monitors Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has found that India was the fifth largest military spender in […]
Red beacons banned on VIP vehicles : Blue beacon for emergency services
New Delhi: Justifying the move to ban the use of red beacon the Union Cabinet has decided today to ban the use of red beacons atop […]
India needs to catch up on gender parity: Jaitley
Conceding that India is still lagging behind on issues of gender parity, Union Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that […]