Agriculture university to release new hybrid pig Jharsuk next week
Summary: “By 1990s, we developed TMV, after crossing Tamworth and local variety, taking into account the social acceptance of black coloured pigs,” he said.Singh explained […]
Month: October 2016
Govts blink as farmers endure severe hardships
Indian agriculture continues to be in troubled waters for the past two-and-a-half decades. The declining state of resources and the decrease of major stakeholders in […]
Penn Vet on a âMilk Missionâ in India
India is the worldâs leading milk producer, accounting for one-fifth of global dairy output, but most dairy farmers there struggle to make a profit. âMost […]
Cabinet clears India-AARDO MoU on rural development
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet  gave its approval for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) for […]
“50% Indian women drop out of the corporate employment pipeline between junior and mid-levels”
Shachi Irde, Executive Director, Catalyst India tells Business Today why it is imperative that corporations should build a system of checks and balances that support […]
One out of four financially excluded women across the world is an Indian: Study
New Delhi/Mumbai: The number of financially excluded women in India fell by 20% between 2014 and 2015, helped by the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri […]
Water, power, broadband, environment, housing are key to smart cities, says India Inc
New Delhi: At a time when the government is developing citizen friendly smart cities, India Inc has identified five factors – water, power, broadband connectivity, […]
Centre to study air quality, health link opened
CHENNAI: With studies showing how exposure to household air pollution can lead to respiratory infections, adverse pregnancy outcomes and heart disease, Sri Ramachandra University and Indian […]
India ranked 97th of 118 in global hunger index
NEW DELHI: India continues to have serious levels of widespread hunger forcing it to be ranked a lowly 97 among 118 developing countries for which […]
Companies that produce HFC-23 in India must destroy this gas: Environment Ministry
INDIA ON Thursday asked its industries to âurgently and immediatelyâ destroy the most dangerous of all greenhouse gases, called HFC-23, bringing the first bout of […]