Sukhu will defer half his own pay for six months; Group C, D employees and pensioners are fully exempt; Opposition calls it a budget that 'has gone backwards'.
Plans to cut 45,000 mangroves for Mumbai’s proposed Coastal Road between Versova and Bhayandar have sparked protests over the environmental impact and BMC’s afforestation claims.
In its findings, a parliamentary panel also finds poor reach of schemes overseen by National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation through state agencies.
Maharashtra has 3 facilities for leopards which are overcrowded. 20 leopards were moved to Vantara this month, with plans to relocate more. Some may be sent to other states.
PM's Economic Advisory Council says simultaneous Lok Sabha & assembly elections would reduce polling personnel deployment by 28 per cent, saving 1.04 crore polling personnel-days over five years.
Funds allocated have declined over the years years, while the authority's stated requirement has grown. Panel tells UIDAI that 'cost-benefit analysis must guide all new initiatives'.
A parliamentary committee has warned that India’s push in AI & semiconductor sectors is hampered by unrealistic budgets, delayed fund releases, and need for closer collaboration between ministries.
If quantum of off-budget borrowings is included as part of debt, govt's overall liability was 44.27 percent of GSDP in 2023-24, public watchdog says in report.
Production houses and big studios are already fast-tracking projects pitched by pro-Hindutva players. Choking those who choose to remain outside these charmed circles is not a big deal.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
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