WWF-India launches environment-education portal
Kolkata : The website focuses on various environmental themes and is a digital hub for schools, teachers and students that brings under its ambit a […]
Month: October 2017
Long dry spell pushes down fungicide sales
By Ashish Kulshrestha HYDERABAD : The Indian agrochemicals industry is witnessing a decline in sales of fungicides this season as the climate is causing lower […]
FSII raises concern over challenges and risks of illegal selling of unapproved GM cotton seeds
By Sutanuka Ghosal Kolkata : The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) on Wednesday raised its concern on the increased challenges and risks of illegal […]
SC directs states to frame rules for appointments in pollution boards
It set aside the August 24, 2016, order of NGT directing the state governments to reconsider the appointments and laying down guidelines for appointments in […]
Microsoft Has Backed 4,000 Indian Start-ups In One Year: Report
Microsoft India said it was committed to contributing to the Indian start-up growth story. New Delhi : Microsoft has supported over 4,000 Indian start-ups, skill […]
Wasting water in an area inundated by problems
By Sanjiv Shankaran Agriculture presents a problem for any government, be it centre or the states. The overarching issue is that it yields relatively little in […]
‘India will be in Top 3 economies by 2024’
AHMEDABAD: Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and president of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), said that India will be among top-3 economies […]
Reform food and school systems to end malnutrition
By K Srinath Reddy A round half of under-five child deaths in India are linked to undernutrition. Susceptibility to a variety of infections, loss of cognitive […]
This Canadian ‘Manifesto’ Might Just Be The Answer To India’s Inequality
By Arun Philip Simon SJ Recently, I happened to read a book by the journalist, Naomi Klein, titled “No Is Not Enough: Defeating The New Shock Politics”. […]
Chandigarh: Global Youth Peace Festival delegates join wildlife conservation week
Youth leaders from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Japan, Liberia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, South Africa, South Sudan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe joined […]