Odisha Media Award to be conferred on Feb 2
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Media Award (OMA) is an attempt by a group of journalists and development activists committed to the people of Odisha. The primary […]
Month: November 2016
1 Lakh villages in India ODF and 6,600 are in MP
Summary: “The country will witness a historical mark with one lakh villages to be announced defecation free on Bapu’s Jayanti. Reports from MP are encouraging […]
Tax on farm income should be limited to growers’ with large land holdings: Study
Exemptions granted on agri income and subsidies provided by the Centre and states are being cornered by big farmers and corporates. The Comptroller and auditor […]
Tax below 40% on tobacco under GST would harm public health: Experts
India has the second largest number of tobacco users (275 million or 35 per cent of all adults in India) in the world. Fixation of […]
NITI Aayog launches the first ever Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms Index. Maharashtra ranks first
The low levels of productivity, growth and incomes ailing the farm sector in India and causing immense agrarian distress is well known. Without undertaking radical […]
India cannot become the third largest economy by bypassing women workers
In a 2012 document on gender diversity in India’s workforce, Catalyst, a non-profit with a mission to expand opportunities for women and business, predicted that […]
India’s digitized media not competing with news organisations, only plugging gaps
The digital revolution has changed the landscape of the media worldwide, and today, traditional news organisations are struggling to find their way in a new […]
Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels
Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India’s capital, triggering warnings that […]
Low-oxygen environment may reverse heart disease: study
A low-oxygen environment – similar to what is found at the top of the Mount Everest – may reverse heart disease, a new study has […]
ICT use to boost PNG’s Agriculture sector
If you have made an urgent phone call to your family or sent a simple text message to a friend, then you have taken part […]