Dairy sector to grow at 15% CAGR till 2020 to Rs 9.4 trillion, says report
India’s dairy industry is expected to maintain 15 per cent compounded annual growth (CAGR) over 2016-20, and attain value of Rs 9.4 trillion on rising […]
Month: December 2017
Mere 1.7% Indians paid income tax in AY 2015-16, says official data
The number of income-tax return filers increased to 4.07 crore in assessment year 2015-16 (FY 2014-2015) from 3.65 crore in the previous year but only […]
India turns deadly for journalists
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati: As the year 2017 sets to bid adieu, India finds itself in an awkward position with the annual statistics of 12 […]
Fight against nitrogen pollution in the environment could soon witness a paradigm shift
By TV Venkateswaran and Jyoti Singh The fight against environmental pollution could soon witness a paradigm shift, with a new study showing that domestic sewage is increasingly becoming […]
India Produces over 25,000 Tonnes of Plastic Waste a Day: Environment Ministry
By Aradhna Wal Surat produced a particularly high amount; 12.47 percent of its municipal solid waste (MSW) is plastic, while only 3.1 percent of Chandigarh’s MSW […]
To reform agriculture markets, need joint Centre-state oversight: Niti Aayog
By Zia Haq States control farm commodity markets since agriculture is a part of the state list. Changing this will require a constitutional amendment and could […]
Water Supply Without Electricity? IAS Officer Makes It Happen in a Remote Village
By Subhasree Mukherjee Rajesh Pravakar Patil and his team managed to execute the difficult task, and the villagers no longer need to walk 5 km to […]
5 Innovative Ideas Amaravati Is Adopting to Become India’s Most Futuristic Capital
By Sanchari Pal These state-of-the-art features can not only help Amaravati become a world-class capital, they may well become a template for India’s 100 smart cities […]
India Set to Become First Country to Predict Tsunami Inundations in Real Time!
By Tanvi Patel Currently, the ITEWC predicts the height of tsunami waves and the time they will impact the coast. India will soon be the first […]
Most Indian companies skip gender diversity goals: Survey
By Namrata Singh MUMBAI: The view that equal gender representation in all businesses is key to a country’s GDP growth has been endorsed by several global leaders in the past, […]