India, Uzbekistan to work in tandem for agri growth
New Delhi : Stressing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in agriculture with Uzbekistan, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday said that both countries work […]
Month: June 2018
688 billion cubic metres: India’s water withdrawals for agriculture is the highest in the world
India leads the world in annual agricultural water withdrawals. China and the US are also among the 10 countries with the largest agricultural withdrawals. Interestingly, […]
Explained Snippets: In work & politics, India gender inequality extremely high, suggests report
By Promit Chakroborty Advancing women’s equality in the countries of Asia Pacific, the report suggests, could add $4.5 trillion to their collective GDP annually in […]
Women bag top three places in Smart India Hackathon at IIT-Kharagpur
The teams devised innovative prototypes in Agriculture/Agro-electronics sector which was the theme of the Hackathon at the IIT-KGP. Kolkata: Three all-woman teams have emerged as the […]
‘GM crop technologies may help boost farm income
‘Adopting genetically-modified crop applications would also lead to increase in size of the seed market’ Kaveri Seed Company, the only seed firm listed on Indian […]
Singapore e-Govt to implement skill development programmes in India
They will also cooperate and collaborate further especially in the areas of vocational training on new-age technologies. New Delhi: The Singapore e-Government Leadership Centre (eGL) at […]
India facing its worst water shortage in history, report says
By SWATI GUPTA Think tank says 600 million people affected India is facing its worst water shortage in history. Six hundred million people are dealing with […]
Why India’s rural distress has an acute urban problem
By ANSHUMAN TIWARI Even high support price for crops is unlikely to solve the issue. While government mandarins are struggling to evolve a politically correct hike […]
Muthoot Fincorp, NSDC to train 10,000 youth under PMKVY
New Delhi: Muthoot Fincorp Limited announced its partnership with National Skill Development Corporation to train over 10,000 youth over the next three years and make […]
To Control Pollution, Greenpeace India Asks Environment Ministry To Speed Up Implementation Of National Clean Air Programme
New Delhi: With a massive haze of dust enveloping Delhi and the pollution levels dropping to “severe” category, a green body has urged the Environment Ministry […]