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WEBIndiaSpend: Data journalism, analysis on Indian economy, education, healthcare, agriculture, politics
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
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 ...
India Unclear How Many Villages It Has, And Why That Matters
WEB3 Aug 2017 12:30 AM GMT. The number of villages in India is anywhere between 600,000 and one million, according to various government databases. The number and the definition of villages vary across databases, making it challenging to plan across sectors for a village development plan. There are around 649,481 villages in India, according to ...
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.
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 …
Explained: How Surat's Emissions Trading Scheme Works To
WEBJul 26, 2021 — Under emissions trading systems, it pays for companies to install pollution-reducing technology. Surat's pilot scheme enabled participating industrial units to reduce particulate emissions by 24%, an initial analysis has found. Now Ahmedabad and Ludhiana plan to follow suit. New Delhi: Last week, China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter ...
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 ...
Why Ragpickers, Unrecognised And Unpaid, Are Critical For Waste ...
WEBMay 12, 2017 — Why rag-picking is a free but critical civic service. Ragpickers actually complement the work of civic bodies, Shashi Bhushan Pandit, who runs the All India Kabadi Mazdoor Mahasangh, pointed out in this March 2016 interview. “According to the law under which a municipality is set up, it places dustbins according to the size of the population.
India's Climate Hotspots
WEBSep 30, 2022 — In this ongoing project, we are tracking climate change hotspots across India, and you can find stories spanning the length and breadth of the country, from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to Srinagar in Kashmir to Panna in Madhya Pradesh and Ganjam in Odisha. Climate Change, Erratic Monsoon Hit Kodagu’s Famed Coffee Plantations.