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More moo-lah for cow welfare: Haryana govt hikes Gau Seva Aayog budget 10x to Rs 400 cr

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the finance portfolio, made the announcement while tabling the state’s budget for FY 2023-24 in the Vidhan Sabha Friday.

Why India’s Ujh dam & 2nd Sutlej-Beas link projects, key to Indus waters, have hit roadblock

Projects key to India’s plan to fully utilise its share of Indus waters. While Ujh project in J&K is 'not financially viable', Sutlej-Beas link project is facing land acquisition issues.

Infra, asset creation or populism before 2024 Lok Sabha polls? What’s in Yogi 2.0’s 2nd budget

2023 UP Budget includes allocations for CM Yogi Adityanath's pet welfare schemes for the girl child, smartphone & tablets for youth and 100% electricity bill waiver to private tube-well owners.

What is Andhra govt’s GO-1 & why oppn says it ‘stops them from connecting with masses’

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy govt in January passed order directing state police to regulate public meetings on roads, following death of 8 in stampede at Telugu Desam Party roadshow in December.

Jet, set, no-go: Indian officials sent back from Fiji after govt trims clearances for Hindi meet

Four days before the 15 February start of the World Hindi Conference in Fiji, the Finance Ministry cut the number of officials on the Indian delegation list from 165 to 51.

‘Dictatorship’ to some, ‘necessity’ to others: J&K grapples with new property tax

The property tax will be implemented as 5% of taxable annual value on residential property and 6% of taxable annual value on commercial property. 

Yogi govt cancels 2012 allotment of 72 industrial plots to minister Rakesh Sachan, orders probe

Initial report found procedural lapses in allotment done on May 11, 2012. These 72 plots are now open for allotment to the public, says joint commissioner industries.

Green think tank CEEW suggests EU & Korea-like ‘emissions trade’ for India’s carbon market launch

Council on Energy, Environment and Water's policy brief follows last year's Energy (Conservation) Amendment Bill, which paved way for establishment of domestic carbon market in India.

Govt set to amend tobacco laws to tighten control on evolving products, widen regulatory norms

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is currently working on bringing in amendments to regulate tobacco products in India, secretary...

Another IAS ‘export from Delhi’: Punjab AAP govt under oppn fire over new education board chief

Satbir Silas Bedi, a retired IAS officer of AGMUT cadre last posted in Delhi, was appointed chairperson of Punjab School Education Board Friday.

On Camera

A frosty start featuring ‘ULFA tapes’, thawed by a love of dogs. My conversations with Ratan Tata

Besides politics, his frustrations with business environment & inspirational ideas ranging from entrepreneurship to technology, aviation, philanthropy, we discovered a common passion: dogs

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?