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The fiscal challenge to Kerala’s development 1 January 2023

The fiscal challenge to Kerala’s development Through a detailed blueprint for Kerala’s future economy, the State government should allay the fears about its financing plans केरल की भविष्य की अर्थव्यवस्था के लिए एक विस्तृत खाका के माध्यम से, राज्य सरकार को अपनी वित्तपोषण योजनाओं के बारे में आशंकाओं को दूर करना चाहिए Kerala’s development possibilities are being crippled पंगु  by a fiscal crisis 1  While the critics allege extravagance in government operations, the State government blames the Centre for its troubles. 2   ‘vertical fiscal imbalance ’:  the power to raise most of the taxes is entrusted with the Union government while the bigger chunk of the spending is done by the State governments. कमाई करने के साधन Other than State Goods and Services Tax (SGST), the only sources of revenue for the States are 🌺 stamp duty  🌺and registration fee on property transactions and on vehicles; 🌺 sales tax and excise duty on a few commodities such as alcohol; ...

बाढ़ और एक 'निवारक उपाय' जिसकी समीक्षा की आवश्यकता है 1 January 2024

 shutting off electricity supply in an extreme weather event can be life-saving, restoring power without delay can also help in flooding  बाढ़ के दो महत्वपूर्ण उदाहरण Cyclone Michuang 1  Cyclone Michuang passed, but every resident of Chennai still experiences the consequences of a slew of decisions taken for them, or on behalf of them, by an army of people. 2  All these choices had consequences. And so these decisions should be accounted for. Some consequences were visible and obvious, while others were hidden and subtle. लगभग पूर्ण जलाशय से पानी छोड़ना In the rains in 2015, many believed that the choice to hold off the release of water from a nearly full reservoir — until later events forced an urgent decision to do it without due warning or precautions — was what led to the most tragic outcomes of the flooding then. Dangers in a home without power stop electricity supply 1  The choice to stop electricity supply to areas where cyclonic winds can damage power ca...