IN recent years, the Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament during the Budget session before the presentation of the Union Budget, has come to be viewed as a foreteller of the government

The UPA government seems to have grown complacent about its budgetary allocations for the social sectors.

The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities.

Government inaction on food-price inflation amounts to an implicit declaration that it is inevitable and has little to do with policy.

Union Budget 2010-11 has given a forward thrust to the neoliberal agenda in all the crucial sectors where "reforms" had been stalled.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing the media after the Economic Survey 2009-10 was tabled in Parliament on February 25.

ON December 26, 2004, giant waves lashed coastal India and left behind a trail of death and destruction. It also left behind lessons in resilience for many. The tsunami anniversary kindles memories of loss and offers, for the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that helped the victims in their trying times, an opportunity for introspection.

WHILE a good many people in the country know that the Central and State governments have a number of plans and projects to bring about development

The southern tip of India is in for a special treat, an annular solar eclipse, on the afternoon of January 15, 2010.

The tritium poisoning episode highlights grave safety lapses and the urgent need for an independent nuclear regulator.

The CSE

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