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Explained: What Is Natural Farming? - IndiaSpend
WEBJul 27, 2022 · Due to the impact of the Green Revolution, "heightened further" by the pandemic, "there is an urgent need to scale up alternative approaches" of farming, wrote economist Mihir Shah, in a January 2022 report in the journal Ecology, Economy and Society. In December 2021, during a conclave on natural farming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the need for working on alternative methods of ...
Indians Donated 43% More In 2020 Pandemic Year: Survey
WEB24 Sep 2021 12:30 AM GMT. New Delhi: The average amount of individual donations to philanthropy in India went up by 43% during the pandemic, says a report released on September 24 by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), a global non-profit, based on online surveys of 2,000 Indians across cities. More than 60% of …
In 12 Years, 11 States Changed Land Ceiling Laws In Favour
WEBFeb 10, 2021 · In Karnataka, the amendments began in 2015 when the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government increased the maximum income of a buyer of agricultural land from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Then, in November 2020, the B.S. Yeddyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party government removed the limit altogether. State revenue minister R. Ashoka, while announcing the changes, said that the government was "amending ...
BE, RE Or Actuals: What Do You Need To Look At In The
WEBJan 31, 2022 · When you look at the new budget documents that will be published this February, look out for these three numbers: the budget estimates or BE, which will tell you what the government plans or had planned to allocate to each ministry, the revised estimates or RE, which will tell you how much the budget was …
How Indore Became India’s Cleanest City (And How Others Can …
WEBOct 2, 2019 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Every morning, garbage vans across Indore play the celebratory song, “Indore hua hai number one (Indore has become number one),” sung by Bollywood singer Shaan in 2017, when Indore was ranked first of 471 towns and cities on the government’s Swachhata Sarvekshan (cleanliness survey ) rankings. “Every day the garbage van makes its way from one end of the street ...
Budget Explainer: India's Public School Funding Strategy
WEBJan 26, 2021 · In 2019-20, India allocated Rs 6.43 lakh crore ($88 billion) of public funds for education, per the Economic Survey. Of this, the central government allocated Rs 56,537 crore ($7.74 billion) to school education--60%--and Rs 38,317 crore ($5.25 billion) to higher education. Put together, the Centre accounts for 15% of education spending.
WEBList of Tables, Figures, Boxes, Appendices and Abbreviations v Foreword xiii Preface xv 1. The Microfinance Industry: Towards a New Order 1 2. Financing in Times of Pandemic: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward 15
Explained: The Case For Food Subsidies In India - IndiaSpend
WEBMar 3, 2022 · Since the CIP is less than the MSP, the difference is covered by the food subsidy, which is transferred to the FCI each year. A statutory body created by the Food Corporation of India Act of 1964, the FCI was established for the "purchase, storage, movement, transport, distribution and sale of foodgrains and other foodstuffs".Besides getting money from the government directly, it has in the ...
Explained: The Fine-Print In Modi Govt’s Rooftop Solar
WEBMar 16, 2024 · The latter promises up to 300 units of free electricity per month for consumers who install rooftop solar. As per the new scheme, houses with solar plants up to 3 KW will now get up to Rs 78,000 subsidy as compared to the Rs 43,764 of the earlier scheme. The scheme’s target group is low- and middle-income households.