Budget 2018

Smoke rises from chimney of a garbage processing plant on the outskirts of Chandigarh

Even in These Crucial Times, Financial Allocations for the Environment Remain an Afterthought

Bharat Dogra 16/02/2018

The allocations for various environment protection schemes have either remained...

The Wider Image: Dying "Mother Ganges": holy river succumbs to pollution

Why Take Away the Cess Meant to Clean India’s Mess?

Kaushik Chandrasekhar and Suneel Pandey 08/02/2018

Instead of doing away with the Swachh Bharat cess,...

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Budget Breaks on Healthcare: More Cover Without Coverage

Tejal Barai-Jaitly and Tanika Godbole 08/02/2018

The new health insurance proposal opens the government’s purse...

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What the Centre’s New Health Insurance Scheme Means for States That Have Their Own

Jisha Jayashree 07/02/2018

Several states have wider and more inclusive insurance schemes, and...

People crowd outside a chemist store in New Delhi, India February 2, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal

Health Insurance Companies Will Definitely Gain, But Can We Say the Same for the Poor?

Ravi Duggal 06/02/2018

It may not really benefit everyone that the insurance takeover...

A health worker (R) weighs a child under a government program in New Delhi, India, May 7, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee

Health Budget Could Have Been About People, But Now It’s About Markets

Ravi Duggal 06/02/2018

The Budget speech pitch of 'Swastha Bharat' as 'Samridha...

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‘Media Bol’ Episode 35: Truth Behind the ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

The Wire Staff 06/02/2018

Urmilesh discusses Arun Jaitley's announcement on a new health...