Palm oil conclave urges science led narrative and sustainable, farmer centric growth to support food security and supply chain resilience.
The conclave urged a science led reframing of palm oil discourse, promoting evidence based communication on its nutritional profile, safe dietary use, and role in food security; advanced the India Palm Oil Sustainability framework and climate smart agriculture interventions to align sustainability with market development and strengthen supply chain resilience.

Expenditure Budget 2024-25 sets out central allocations, sectoral outlays and programme funding mechanisms across ministries.
The Expenditure Budget 2024-2025 details the Centre's net allocations by Ministry and Demand, split into revenue and capital, and organised into Secretariat/establishment expenditure, Central Sector Schemes, other central sector expenditure (statutory bodies, autonomous bodies, PSUs) and transfers to States/UTs. It provides comparative actuals, BE and RE figures, notes major programme mechanisms (subsidies, DBT, PLI, interest subvention, funds and SPVs), and itemises large sectoral outlays including Defence, Agriculture, Chemicals & Fertilisers, Atomic Energy, Health/Ayush and social schemes.

Budget 2017 18 advances GST, fiscal consolidation at 3.2% GDP, tax relief for middle incomes and digital payments push.
The Budget 2017 18 advances a TEC India agenda combining expanded capital and social spending with fiscal prudence (fiscal deficit pegged at 3.2% of GDP), merger of the Railways Budget into the Union Budget, implementation of GST and measures to formalise the economy through demonetisation and digital payments. It announces tax reforms including lowered personal rates for middle incomes, reduced company tax for smaller firms, changes in capital gains treatment, anti avoidance and compliance enhancements, bank recapitalisation and a financial firm resolution framework, alongside substantial allocations for agriculture, rural development, infrastructure and skills.

Indian macro recovery driven by revised national accounts, fiscal consolidation measures, GST proposal, and strengthened external and monetary management.
Revision to the 2011-12 national accounts base raises measured growth and alters sectoral GVA shares, reinforcing a narrative of macroeconomic recovery in 2014-15 driven chiefly by domestic demand and services. The Survey emphasises a policy package centred on fiscal consolidation-revenue mobilisation, subsidy rationalisation, diesel deregulation, direct benefit transfers, disinvestment and a proposed dual GST-to stabilise public finances. Complementary monetary easing, liquidity reforms, and a stronger external position are presented as supporting conditions for investment recovery, while targeted social and infrastructure measures aim to sustain inclusive growth.