India’s ‘surfing swami’ preaches the virtues of the perfect wave
The shore is empty. The sharp morning sun cuts the water into diamonds. For the guru and his pupil, the surf beckons. “There are more […]
Month: May 2016
China willing to work with India in UN on fighting terror
China has conveyed its willingness to enhance cooperation with India on combating the menace of terrorism, including in the United Nations, President Pranab Mukherjee said […]
SKUAST Jammu ranked India’s 6th State Agriculture University
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu ( SKUAST Jammu) has been ranked 10th in the ranking of Agricultural Institutions in India, the […]
Our key mandate in India is to reduce rural poverty
Rasha Omar, Country Programme Manager for India, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in an interview to OneWorld South Asia, said that the UN agricultural […]
Google Fiber wants to beam wireless Internet to your home
If Craig Barratt can make it work, it’s going to be big news for Internet users. Over the past five years, Google Fiber has laid […]
Citizens are responsible for poor quality of India’s democracy
The quality of a democracy depends on the awareness level of citizens. Only if citizens are able to frame the right questions will they be […]
Four in five women experience harassment and violence in their cities
Nearly four of five women (79%) in India have experienced some form of harassment or violence in public, according to latest research by ActionAid UKreleased […]
Who owns how much land in India?
Land is a critical economic and social asset as it is a key input to agricultural production, a source of income, and collateral for credit. […]
Smaller proportion of India’s youth employed
An increasing proportion of India’s youth are unemployed. A look at the World Development Indicators data of the World Bank shows that only one in […]
Mamata announces focus on youth, sick tea gardens
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who took charge of the state for a second term on Friday, declared the young generation would be […]