Economy grew by 4.5 per cent in the October-December period of the current financial year, pulled down by poor performance of farm, manufacturing and mining sectors.

The government today announced raising basic custom and countervailing duty on steam coal, used in power generation, a step which analysts said will lead to marginal increase in power tariffs.

Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda did manage to present his maiden Budget, even as the man out to oust him, B.S. Yeddyurappa, and his supporters watched in the Assembly on Wednesday. A 22 per cent s

Bengaluru has got a whopping Rs 5,500-crore allocation in the State budget for holistic development of the city, including supply of Cauvery water to newly added areas of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanaga

Lake rejuvenation
The State has allotted Rs 50 crore for lake development. It has also directed the BBMP and BDA to jointly raise Rs 100 crore for rejuvenation of lakes.

Drinking water
The BWSSB rece

Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has ensured a total outlay of Rs 38,845 crore for women, both direct and indirect benefits.Rs 500 crore has been allocated for the Bhagyalakshmi scheme, while Rs 12

Several taxes have been cut but the big question is whether they will really make a difference to the common man. “The state has a tax base of Rs 27000 crore while the government has reduced taxes by

Though the budget allocation for the health sector this fiscal (2012-13) has been raised by Rs 963 crore, not many new projects have been introduced. The budget allocation for the Department of Healt

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will unveil the Union Budget for 2012-13 on March 16 in the Lok Sabha.

The budget session will begin on March 12 with President Pratibha Patil addressing the joint s