New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched the second annual edition of the “Fiscal Health Index” to provide a comprehensive and comparable assessment of the fiscal performance of Indian states. The Index has been designed as a data-driven framework to evaluate fiscal soundness, guide reforms, and promote evidence-based fiscal policy making across states.At a time when global public finances are under mounting pressure, the sustainability of sub-national finances has assumed…
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New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Geological Survey of India’s Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting will be convened here on January 21, to chart future geoscientific initiatives and deliberate on mineral exploration strategies, new initiatives in clean energy, geohazards, and sustainable development, the government said on Tuesday.The deliberations in the meeting will focus on the exploration of critical minerals such as lithium, graphite, vanadium, scandium, cesium, etc., aligned w…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The government on Sunday said it has set in motion a series of transformative initiatives aimed at fostering the comprehensive development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector within the country.Over the years, there has been a significant upswing in central government investments dedicated to this sector. From the initiation of this endeavour in 2015, the cumulative investments, totalling an impressive Rs 38,572 crore, have been approved or announced across various sc…