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The FM wants credit for acting on environment, but does the wrong things

The "mool mantra" of Budget 2013 is inclusive and sustainable development, says Finance Minister P Chidambaram. But, as far as the environment is concerned, there is no substance in the Budget that tells us how the direction of growth will be environmentally sound. Instead, the finance minister talks about the Cabinet Committee on Investment, which has been set up to fast-track clearances. There is no indication in his speech that this drive for investment will be cognisant of the needs for sustainability and will strengthen, not weaken, the regulatory system that governs green clearances.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2013
Sunita Narain [2]
Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]
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India [4], Budget [5], Sustainable Development [6], Environment Clearance (EC) [7], Waste To Energy [8], Municipal Corporations [9], Fluoride [10], Arsenic [11], Electricity [12], Groundwater Pollution [13], Sunita Narain [14], CSE [15], Forests [16], Diesel [17], Fuel Pricing [18], Renewable Energy [19], Environment [20]

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