Gender budget raises hope with many question marks
Experts say budget needed more allocations in women’s health, safety, livelihoods and in childcare
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Budget for urban India: allocation for ministry of housing and urban affairs sees sharp decline
- by Tathagata Chatterji
- February 16, 2026
Support for street vendors, but sharp cuts for housing, water supply, Swachh Bharat; environmental lens missing
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Allocation for children increases but still less than 2.5 per cent of India’s budget
- by Jayanta Basu and Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
- February 12, 2026
Funds too little or stagnating, especially for areas such as protection of minors in the face of rising crimes against them
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Anti-environment businesses can lead to extinction of biodiversity, warns global report
- by Jayanta Basu
- February 9, 2026
All businesses depend on and impact nature; funding in biodiversity-negative businesses far outweigh biodiversity-positive businesses
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Union budget announces three development projects for poll-bound Bengal, triggers debate
- by Jayanta Basu
- February 2, 2026
No finance boost for tea industry in north Bengal and Metro lines in Kolkata
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Economic Survey 2025-2026 highlights energy transition, lack of adaptation funds and agriculture shift
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 31, 2026
Coal continues to be the major energy source; greater cultivation of maize for ethanol blending can threaten food security
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Clean energy, grid realisation, storage, EVs in budget wishlist for environment experts
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 29, 2026
Think-tank suggests GST reduction on recyclable products to enable circular economy
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‘Mother of all deals’, the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, promises climate-trade convergence
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 27, 2026
Deal signifies strategic realignment for India away from tariff-related volatility due to US policy
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Climate related risks cloud India’s infrastructural development: Report
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 24, 2026
Some of the infrastructure projects with large investments are located in the country’s most vulnerable regions
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Davos meeting starts against a backdrop of Trump triggered geo-economic confrontations and climatic concerns
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 20, 2026
India to participate with one of its largest delegations at World Economic Forum