To stop youth turning away from farming, ARYA sows the seeds of agrarian change
By K V KURMANATH HYDERABAD: One of the major challenges that confronts agriculture in India today is that the children of farmers, by and large, are […]
Month: April 2017
Mnp RD&PR minister promises 100 days job under MGNREGA
Imphal : Manipur rural development and panchayati raj (RD&PR) minister Th Biswajit Monday promised 100 days of jobs under the MGNREGA from current fiscal year. […]
Nagaland has 1238 VDBs
Kohima: “We have 1238 VDB, we are not under the 73rd Amendment and because of that we are literally given a free hand on our […]
ISRO’s satellite data helps India fight battle for water
BENGALURU: Space-based information released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in March 2015 based on satellite based studies for nearly 15 years, has assisted […]
India fifth largest military spender in 2016, says report
New Delhi : A report by military expenditure monitors Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has found that India was the fifth largest military spender in […]
Indian activist Prafulla Samantara wins 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize
By Garima Kapil New Delhi : Prafulla Samantara, Odisha’s anti-mining activist, has honoured with this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the biggest recognitions in grassroots […]
India expects farm output growth to remain stable at 4% in 2017-18 crop year
BY MADHVI SALLY NEW DELHI: India expects its farm output growth to remain stable at 4% in the 2017-18 crop year, penciling in normal rains […]
‘Made in India’ steel to be mandatory in govt. projects
Visakhapatnam : Making use of ‘Made in India’ steel compulsory in all government/PSU-funded projects, raising per capita consumption from 61 kg to 160 kg, and […]
Invest in children’s health to secure India’s future well-being
By CK Mishra New Delhi : India, with the world’s largest youth population, buzzes with the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the young. Nearly half […]
Chief Minister orders merger of samagra gram vikas, rural development departments
Lucknow : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the merger of the samagra gram vikas department, which was the nodal agency for village development schemes under […]