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Budget 2026-27 shifts focus to high-value crops but vegetables, fruits sidelined

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 prioritises high-value crops like coconut, cocoa, and cashew. It allocates Rs 350 crore to support this shift. The focus aims to boost farmer incomes, diver... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: 7 new high-speed rail corridors announcedfor sustainable travel

India, Feb. 1 -- In a bid to promote "environmentally sustainable" travel across the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed development of seven new high-speed rail corridors in t... Read More


Union Budget 2026 gives boost to sandalwood cultivation

India, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has focused its attention on sandalwood in the Union Budget 2026 tabled on February 1 and is set to take multiple steps for boosting its cultivation in a bid to increase fa... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Drastic cuts in allocation for LPG connections to the poor, PM Internship Scheme

India, Feb. 1 -- The budget for a scheme aimed at providing clean fuel to poor families has been cut. The Union Budget 2026-2027 presented in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in... Read More


Union Budget 2026 needs to prioritise the energy transition in rural India

India, Jan. 31 -- The annual Union Budget presents a critical opportunity to realign India's energy transition by redirecting existing energy subsidies toward a coherent clean energy roadmap. Previous... Read More


Union Budget 2026: What the Economic Survey signals for India's children

India, Jan. 31 -- Just before the Union Budget for FY 2026-27 is tabled in Parliament on February 1, the Economic Survey 2025-26 offers a timely assessment of India's progress in education and health.... Read More


The next decade in India will be shaped not only by its goals but also by how well the systems that make those goals happen work

India, Jan. 31 -- In politics, change rarely occurs abruptly. It arrives via a series of seemingly unrelated decisions-an agreement struck overseas, a session halted at home, and a parade intended to ... Read More


Threat of global warming looms large on next winter Olympics despite being at a high-altitude Alpine city: Study

India, Jan. 31 -- Climate experts have expressed serious concern about the future of winter games even as less than a week remains for the next Winter Olympics which start on February 6, 2026. The ga... Read More


Is illegal electric fencing by farmers posing a new threat to big cats in Bihar's lone tiger reserve?

India, Jan. 31 -- On the chilly morning of January 27, 2026, a two-and-a-half-year-old male tiger was killed after coming in contact with illegal electric fencing installed by farmers near the Valmiki... Read More


New CPI series cuts food weight, after base year revision

India, Jan. 30 -- The weight of food and beverages will reduce from the current 45.86 per cent to 36.75 per cent in calculating consumer price index (CPI), which is used to measure inflation, accordin... Read More