Cabinet nod for war memorial near India Gate

The national war memorial, museum to be constructed in five years. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The government set the ball rolling for a Rs 500-crore national war memorial and war museum near......

Centre releases drought relief for Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

The Centre has released Rs 1,712.1 crore for Tamil Nadu from the National Disaster Response Fund for drought and cyclone relief and another Rs 1,235.52 crore to Karnataka for drought. TN farmers......

TN seeks special package of Rs 1K cr to address water crisis

Amid a severe drinking water crisis in Tamil Nadu, state deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on Friday sought from the Centre a special package of Rs 1,000 crore to augment irrigation structures......

China's dam on Brahmaputra will be against India's rights: Govt

The government on Wednesday said any attempt by China to set up a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra river will act as an encroachment on the entitled rights of lower riparian states like India......

Data reveals true story about Modi govt's pet initiatives

While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, facts show a different story, explains Manoj K. Image: Narendra Modi being presented a "Plough" as symbol of......

Agriculture may get 30% hike in FY17 Budget

More funds are expected to be allocated for the new crop insurance scheme, PMSKY and RKVY. To boost the rural sector, the Union department of agriculture is expected to get about 30 per cent higher......

Budget impact on agriculture? It's pretty blurry

Jaitley relied largely on strengthening or tweaking measures that have either already been taken or have already been proposed by present and past governments. Like his predecessors, Finance......

FinMin may stick to 3.5% fiscal deficit for FY17

Modi govt faces extra spending burden due to policies like 7th Pay Commission and OROP With less than 40 days left for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget 2016-17, its makers are......