Political spotlight turns to Jadavpur as West Bengal polls nearAhead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Jadavpur remains a crucial urban constituency in Kolkata, shaped by its Left legacy, TMC domin...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Centre saves ₹55,000 crore as FY26 spending undershoots estimatesGovernment spending in the last fiscal year was less than planned. This saving of about ₹55,000 crore will help manage tax collection short...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
MCD clears Rs 17,583 crore Budget for 2026–27, sanitation gets top billingThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi has approved a Rs 17,583 crore budget for 2026-27. Sanitation and waste management are central to this p...
13 Feb, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹1-lakh-crore Budget with focus on self-relianceDelhi CM Rekha Gupta presented a ₹1 lakh crore budget for 2025-26, focusing on infrastructure, water, and connectivity. Special allocations...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
Budget allocates Rs 74,226 crore for drinking water and sanitationThe Centre has allocated Rs 74,226 crore for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Union Budget 2025-26, focusing mainly o...
01 Feb, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
Budget 2024-25: Drinking water and sanitation department gets a mere 0.5 pc boostThe Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has been allocated Rs 77,390.68 crores for fiscal year 2024-2025. Funds are primarily direc...
23 Jul, 2024, 07.37 PM IST
States hike in healthcare expenditure to help meet India's '2.5% of GDP' targetIndia's expenditure on health, including clean water and sanitation, is on track to reach the target of 2.5% of GDP by 2024-25. States have...
22 Jun, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
Budgetary allocation to Health Ministry is simply not enough, says Parliamentary panelThe parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare has expressed "serious displeasure" that "even after its persistent recom...
10 Mar, 2021, 07.28 AM IST
Pre-budget meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman: Experts suggest steps to tackle roadblocks in sanitation, hygiene programmesDuring the 9th Pre-Budget Consultation meeting, discussions were held on challenges faced in providing quality of water, sanitation, solid ...
23 Dec, 2019, 07.29 PM IST
NGT seeks details of budget allocations to sanitation workersThe green panel also directed the Delhi government to place on record the order of Delhi HC which asked the authorities to remove the garba...
12 Jan, 2017, 02.01 PM IST
Budget 2016: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gets Rs 9,000 croreThe government today announced allocation of Rs 9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the country's biggest drive to improve sanitation an...
29 Feb, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
AAP Rs 526 crore ad budget to hide failure of poll promises: NDMCDelhi govt & NDMC have been at loggerheads for past several months for release of funds to meet civic work needs.
03 Jul, 2015, 08.41 PM IST
Allocation in budget not adequate for drinking water department: Birender SinghSingh said proposed cess, Swachch Bharat Kosh and higher devolution of funds to states under the 14th Finance Commission award would make u...
22 Apr, 2015, 11.24 PM IST
Vote on Account 2014: Bugetary allocation for Sanitation Ministry unchangedDrinking Water and Sanitation Ministry has got an allocation of Rs 15,260 crore in the interim budget presented by Finance Minister P Chida...
17 Feb, 2014, 09.01 PM IST
Rural dev ministry gets Rs 80,194 crore Budget 2013 allocationRural Development Ministry, which steers a number of flagship programme like MNREGA and PMGSY, gets an allocation of Rs 80,194 crore for 20...
28 Feb, 2013, 08.28 PM IST
- Political backing and naxalism affecting mining sector, says Jairam Ramesh
Mining sector is getting affected by political interference and Naxalism, Ramesh said, insisting that it was legal activities too that were...
11 Mar, 2012, 10.04 PM IST
Budget 2012: Jairam Ramesh seeks Rs 20,000 crore for sanitation programmesJairam Ramesh is seeking doubling of funds for water supply and sanitation programmes to Rs 20,000 crore in the upcoming budget.
11 Feb, 2012, 03.07 AM IST