Agriculture must attract youth, loan waivers no remedy, says MS Swaminathan
Indian agriculture must become profitable to boost farmers’ income and attract youth to the farm sector as loan waivers cannot be sustained, according to eminent […]
Month: October 2017
Policy to boost farm exports
New Delhi:Â The government plans to come out with a policy to boost the exports of agricultural produce so that farmers get the best price and […]
Most pollution-linked deaths occur in India
By R. Prasad CHENNAI: With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission […]
Maharashtra farm panel seeks CBI probe into sale of HT cotton seeds
Nagpur:Â A Maharashtra government Special Task Force on Friday urged the Centre to institute a CBI enquiry into reports that around 3.50 million packets of illegal […]
Indian agrarian crisis and impact on banking
By Riyaz A Bhat This crisis has been attributed to growing burden of credit on farming community and their inability of making repayment as a result […]
Youth largest victim of road accidents in India
By Bisheshwar Mishra 1.5 lakh person killed in road accidents last year. Road accidents in India decrease by 4.1% during 2016, fatalities rise by 3.2%. The […]
If You Didn’t Believe It Already, Here’s Proof That Trees Will Save Us From Climate Change
 By Abhilash Borah Holding the distinction of being the financial capital of India, the city of Mumbai on August 29, 2017 once again saw a nightmare […]
Soon, law to prevent abuse in NRI marriages, senior official says
By Jaideep Shenoy MANGALURU: Laws to protect Indian women who are abandoned by their NRI (non-resident Indian) husbands or foreign partners to be finalised soon, said Rakesh Srivastava, secretary, ministry […]
Educating India’s Dalit Children Can Change the Discourse Around Caste
Schools that provide high-quality, gender-balanced education for the children of underprivileged Dalit families can improve the economic well-being of entire communities and start to break […]
BSNL and Coriant Enter into Agreement to Chart Path to 5G and IoT in India
Memorandum of Understanding Lays Foundation for Innovation in Network Architectures and Services Leveraging 5G, IoT, SDN/NFV, and Mobile Edge Computing Technologies NEW DELHI: India’s leading […]