Govt open to suggestions to further cleanse political funding, says Jaitley
In a Facebook post, finance minister Arun Jaitley said the conventional practice of funding the political system was to take donations as well as undertake […]
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Low-oxygen zones in oceans expanding, including off India’s coast
By Malavika Vyawahare Open oceans have lost 2% of their oxygen in the second half of the 20th century. Oxygen-minimum zones in the open oceans have […]
A slowing economy risks turning India’s demographic dividend into a disaster
By Sriram Iyer There weren’t enough jobs in India when the economy was growing at a world-beating annual rate of 8% in financial year 2015. So, […]
For India’s Farmers It’s Agtech Startups, Not Government, That Is Key
By Suparna Dutt D’Cunha The raw numbers make for daunting reading: In India, 190.7 million people go hungry everyday out of the current population of 1.3 billion. Crop […]
The culture of freebies must give way to the use of technologies in farm
By Neeraj Kaushal Politicians in India firmly believe that the woes of farmers can be solved with freebies: free electricity, free water, farm loan waivers, fertilisers […]
Home ministry to study causes of radicalisation among youth
By Azaan Javaid The research will focus on determining reasons behind youth adopting radical beliefs, common threads among cases of radicalisation and influence of community interventions. […]
Gender gap narrowing in higher education: HRD survey
By Manash Pratim Gohain NEW DELHI: Gender gap in India’s institutes of higher studies has reduced by nine lakh in the last five years with girl […]
Electronics manufacturing needs a policy push
India’s electronics manufacturing has been unable to respond to the rising demand, increasing the import bill while the country loses an opportunity to create employment […]
Farming is a risky business: Economic Survey
By Sayantan Bera Economic Survey says farmers face risks relating to production, weather, crop prices, credit and policy decisions, and mitigating them can raise incomes in […]
Kerala submits plan to double farmer income
By K R Rajeev KOZHIKODE: Kerala has submitted to the Centre a comprehensive action plan to double farmers’ income by March 2022. It was prepared by […]