Govt arms bear four-fifths of Bengaluru’s public spending, says Janaagraha findingA new report reveals that government agencies, not the city administration, handle nearly 80% of Bengaluru's public spending, totaling Rs 3...
11 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
India can't be developed if health, education neglected, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court suggests states earmark at least 25% of their budget on health, education, hygiene, and infrastructure to help India beco...
03 Apr, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Insaaf movement will help fight injustice in the lives of common citizens: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil SibalAddressing the public, Kapil Sibal said that Insaaf is a movement which will help fight injustice happening in the lives of the common citi...
13 Mar, 2023, 11.27 AM IST
Budget 2023: What’s in the numbersFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fourth and this government’s last full budget on Wednesday. ET looks at some of the ke...
30 Jan, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
Thousands of ambulance workers go on strike in UKAbout 25,000 ambulance workers have gone on strike over the low pay and high work pressure. The talks between workers and the Health Secret...
21 Dec, 2022, 09.38 PM IST
Kharge slams Centre, asks why BJP govt is averse to grooming scientific temperament"Modi Govt has the lowest spending on R&D in the world and now they plan to scrap nearly 300 science awards," he said in a tweet.
30 Oct, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
India needs to raise public health spending to 2.5-3.5% of GDP: ReportThe FICCI and KPMG in India report titled 'COVID-19 Induced Healthcare Transformation in India' said the pandemic saw the country undergo a...
21 Oct, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Congress highlights shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in country, asks Centre to focus on issueIn another tweet, Rahul Gandhi asked the Centre to focus on vaccines, oxygen and other health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, instead ...
24 Apr, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Budget 2021 Highlights: Big capex push; no tax change; realty gets a boostThe Budget tabled by the FM concentrated on six key areas for growth - health and wellbeing, infrastructure, inclusive growth, human capita...
01 Feb, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
Budget FY22: Can FM rejuvenate the Indian economy? Here are some possibilitiesWill she be able to provide the spark that can turn the recovering economy into an engine of growth? ET looks at the possibilities.
01 Feb, 2021, 02.54 AM IST
Economic Survey bats for big expansion of govt spendingThe economy had been slowing even before the pandemic: growth was 6.5% in 2018-19 and 4% in 2019-20. The pandemic shrank the economy by 7.7...
30 Jan, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
CM Arvind Kejriwal issues directives to reduce price of RT-PCR test in Delhi"I have directed that the rates of RT PCR tests be reduced in Delhi. Whereas tests are being conducted free of cost in govt establishments,...
30 Nov, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
Health: Govts spending less force people to fork out moreGovernment spending includes what’s spent by all levels of government, but about two-thirds of the total nationally is by states.
30 Nov, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
Why are over 10 lakh ASHAs and USHAs across the country angry?The central govt’s contribution is just over Rs 1000 and the rest is by states. Only a few states, like Tripura, have announced a fixed min...
28 Aug, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi has lost his mental balance: AAPThe way Narendra Modi is running his reign of vindictive politics is dangerous for the country. He is targeting his opponents in a systemat...
31 Jul, 2016, 09.26 PM IST
- Raise health spending to 3% of GDP by 2010: Par panel to Govt
Union Health Ministry has been pulled up for spending only about one per cent of the GDP on health by a parliamentary panel.
18 Feb, 2009, 02.51 PM IST
- Govt plans to step up health spend
The government is planning to increase the spending on the health front from 0.9 per cent of GDP at present to two per cent by 2005.
28 Oct, 2002, 02.01 AM IST