The Third Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting of the G20 grouping of the world’s largest economies recently concluded in Srinagar. This G20 meet is the first historical event organised after the abrogation of article 370 and article 35A as well as after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir in...
A small group of four members including two female athletes, represented Nagaland in wrestling during the recently concluded Khelo India Youth Games 2022 held in Madhya Pradesh. The onus was on them to keep the tradition of wrestling in the state alive.Modern wrestling is entirely different from the...
Amid the onslaught of Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, commoners are reeling under threatening economic conditions. Much was being expected from the Budget 2023. It was expected that it will try to provide respite from the tough economic conditions. However, this Amritkal budget seems to have se...
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Minister of State (independent charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya presented the state annual budget in the West Bengal State Assembly on February15, 2023. This is her second budget presentation. She presented a budget of `3.39 lakh crore for FY 2023-24. She focussed on farmers, women, the weak tea secto...
The Economic Survey is presented in both the houses of parliament every year one day before the presentation of the Annual Budget. The survey provides information about the state of the economy with the help of several economic indicators. It also forecasts economic activity for the coming year or y...
India’s external sector is of some concern. Merchandise exports have not improved in recent months. India’s share of world exports has been below the average rate of 2% of the previous decade despite the slowing down in the global pandemic of Covid-19 in recent months. In the first quarter of 20...
The Union Budget 2023-24 has allocated a marginally higher amount in the health sector as compared to the allocation of the 2022-23 Budget in that sector. In 2023-24, Rs. 89,155 crore has been allocated whereas in 2022-23 it was Rs. 86,200 crore. Of this allocation in 23-24, ` 86,175 crore has been ...
Since the launch of the National Clean air Programme (NCAP) in 2019, a number of strategies have been taken at the national level, both for regional and urban areas, to reduce air pollution. But all the initiative seems to have gone in vain as air quality continues to worsen. This year NCAP has comp...
