Chidambaram needs to do a balancing act Run-up to budget 2008-09

Ashok Dasgupta The Finance Minister is faced with conflicting demands from different quarters

Publication Date: 
20/02/2008
Hindu
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Economy, Economic Development, India

Focus on agriculture

Economic growth is greatly dependent on the Government's policies in the farm sphere. Ranabir Ray Choudhury

Publication Date: 
18/02/2008
Business Line
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Agriculture, Trade, Economic Development, India

Budget outlay to be Rs 6,600 crore

Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the next financial year's budget to be presented shortly would have an outlay of Rs 6,600 crore. The figure was thrice the amount for the first budget after he took over as Chief Minister three years ago. Addressing a Congress rally here, he said this was proof enough of his claims that Haryana had made unprecedented progress during the past three years under the Congress rule. He said it also indicated that he was taking the state in the right direction for making it the number one state in the country.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2008
Tribune (New Delhi)
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Economy, Economic Development, Haryana
India

 Understanding the 123 deal

The 123 nuclear agreement between India and the us draws its name from an article of the us Atomic Energy Act. It is somewhat coincidental that three reasons are also being listed to justify the

Publication Date: 
30/12/2007
Down to Earth
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Economy, Nuclear Power, Waste Disposal, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Wastes, Economic Development, Nuclear Proliferation, India
Sanitation

 South Asia

No littering in bhutan: Bhutan has passed a law to prevent littering and pollution in the kingdom's capital Thimphu. The Thimphu Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules and Regulations 2007 will come

Publication Date: 
29/11/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Development, Sanitation, Urban Sanitation, Solid Waste, Marine Fisherfolk, Economic Development, Legislation, World Bank, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tamil Nadu, South Asia
Industry

 In credible India

Sometimes, a fortnight can mirror a year. With the year-end approaching, a flashback is usually in order. But recent events have made completely clear to me where we are and where we are headed.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2007
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Trade, Child Labour, Conflicts, Economic Development, Industry, Private Sector, Governance, Politics, India, Naxalites
Industry

 Gujarat faces forced land aquisition in name of industrialisation

Gujarat has received encomiums from many quarters for its rapid industrialisation. Industries have mushroomed all over the state, thanks to investment campaigns like

Publication Date: 
14/06/2007
Down to Earth
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Displacement, Farmers, Conflicts, Economic Development, Industry, Panchayats, India, Gujarat
India

 'Privatisation has increased rural neglect'

The northeast has been badly affected by ethnic strife. DILIP GOGOI of Cotton College, Guwahati, on its vulnerability Are ethnic conflicts more frequent in the northeast compared to other parts

Publication Date: 
30/05/2007
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North East, Development, Tribals, Conflicts, Rural Development, Economic Development, Poverty, India, Rural Poverty
Industry

 Nandigram and CPI M 's insensitivity to rural sector

the massacre at Nandigram came as a shock to most. In retrospect, though, it needn't have. cpi(m)'s unrelenting drive to industrialise and urbanise West Bengal has had the makings of a disaster for

Publication Date: 
14/04/2007
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Nuclear Power, Farmers, Conflicts, Economic Development, Industry, Human Rights, Political Parties, Politics, India, West Bengal
Industry

 Testimonies from Nandigram

On March 14, 2006, about 3,000 police personnel forced their way into West Bengal's Nandigram block, injuring and killing many villagers. Villages in the block, in East Midnapur district, have been

Publication Date: 
14/04/2007
Maureen Nandini Mitra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Economy, Conflicts, Economic Development, Industry, Human Rights, Political Parties, Politics, India, West Bengal, Medinipur (D)

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