Politricks killing greens: Environment ministry relaxing key norms
By SV Krishna Chaitanya CHENNAI: For the first time ever, India has moved into top-100 of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings. But, […]
Articles by admin
India home to about 50% of world’s under-nourished children: Report
The report said the agriculture and food processing sectors in the country are facing grave nutritional challenges India has to work towards both “policy and […]
Nutritious food should be promoted in PPP mode: Assocham
New Delhi: With India and its agriculture and food processing sectors facing grave nutritional challenges, industry chamber Assocham on Sunday suggested the government should adopt […]
What the Indian economy in 2017 can tell us about the year ahead
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi faced his toughest year on the economic front in 2017. The BBC’s Sameer Hashmi looks back at the year’s key […]
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 […]
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 […]