How India can make farming a profitable affair
By RAGHAV RAGHUNATHAN Sometime in early September of 2016, I had a chance encounter with Savitri Gaur, a woman farmer from Khatgadi Village in Bundi Block […]
Month: November 2017
India to spray water over Delhi amid pollution emergency
By Bethan Staton The government plans to spray the city with water in an attempt to clear the toxic cloud, which has forced schools to […]
Education, culture key to fighting challenges of terror, hatred and hunger: Naidu
New Delhi: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday expressed concern over serious challenges to the civilised world like terrorism, environmental degradation, drug addiction, hatred, and […]
PM Narendra Modi visits IRRI, contributes two Indian rice seed varieties to its gene bank
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contributed two Indian rice seed varieties to the gene bank of the international rice research centre in the Philippines which he […]
US, India cooperation can rise beyond bilateral ties: Modi to Trump
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with US President Donald Trump and told him that both nations can rise beyond bilateral ties and work […]
Under pressure from CAG, environment ministry to streamline clearance process
By Mayank Aggarwal Harsh Vardhan has asked all environment ministry officials working in the division dealing with environment clearances to ‘adhere’ to the CAG’s recommendations New […]
Agriculture needs more investment for climate resilience
By Soumya Sarkar The international community at the Bonn climate summit needs to take faster action in ensuring funds for agriculture in emerging economies like India that […]
Revolutionary Violence versus Democracy: Narratives from India review: Towards the flame
By Vidya Venkat A critical appraisal of the Maoist movement examines their everyday politics and concerns of contemporary tribal society Fifty years after India’s first Naxalite […]
Agri-focused Swiss fund Pioneering Ventures to invest Rs5000cr
Mumbai: Swiss-based Indian agriculture sector-focused accelerator fund Pioneering Ventures plans to deploy Rs 5,000 crore in the agriculture and food supply chain space in the […]
Elephant corridors in India threatened, says study
By Shiv Sahay Singh & Aathira Perinchery Mapping 101 vital elephant corridors across India, scientists suggest ways to ensure safe passage and mitigate man-elephant conflicts Kolkata: Elephant herds are […]