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In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld Editor-in-Chief Anurag Batra , Karad said apart from strengthening the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Ayushman Bharat missions, the budgetary allocations had been driven by the government’s aim of “taking care of the people, and the development of the economy”. As the euphoria over a Union Budget that reached out to almost every sector of the economy began to settle in, BW Businessworld caught up with Union Minister of State for Finance, Bhagwat Karad , for an insight into the thinking that had influenced the exercise. In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld Editor-in-Chief Anurag Batra , Karad said apart from strengthening the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Ayushman Bharat missions, the budgetary allocations had been driven by the government’s aim of “taking care of the people, and the development of the economy”. Excerpts:  Union Budget 2022–23 has been received well and caters to almost all sections of society. Can you please give us a se...

  C.K. Mishra, former secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Chairperson, Expert Committee on Sustainable Finance, in an interaction with Anurag Batra , Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld as part of its Policy Square Series, talks about India’s strategy to mitigate the impact of climate change and how relevant stakeholders from different industries are working towards formulating policies for a greener future, among other things. Following our bold commitments made during the CoP26 Conference, do you think India has the required capacities to achieve its climate change goals in a time-bound manner? I think India has already initiated its plan since the Paris agreement of 2015. Yes, the commitments made during CoP26 are bold and will definitely require tremendous amount of technological and financial resources to successfully implement the climate change goals. We are actively working towards drafting a plan that measures if adequate financial su...