Centre for Budgetary and Governance Accountability
Centre for Budgetary and Governance Accountability
Small farming needs a budget boost
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:02 AMThe agriculture sector has been playing a significant role in shaping India’s overall growth trajectory. What promising initiatives should the Budget 2015-16 come up with? Should it extend timely credit facilities to farmers belonging to all the farming categories? Should it extend crop insurance facilities to all farmers and for all crops?
![Farmer in Palamau; Image: VSK, Palamau](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_in_palamau.jpg?itok=W2ORIguh)
Climate change: Slow it down or deal with it?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2015 02:38 PMShould the next Union Budget go all-in on climate change? Should clean energy, state incentives, mitigation and adaptation all emerge as priorities? How will the administration deal with extreme weather events that become more common with climate change?
![Climate change adaptation (Source: VSK, Palamau)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agriculture_3.jpg?itok=WGk2Rh8x)