NIT mulls pioneering gender-parity quota
By Basant Kumar Mohanty New Delhi: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela is examining a proposal to reserve 50 per cent of its seats for girls, […]
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Government must accord top priority to agriculture in budget: Assocham
It is attributed to a decline in food grains production by 2.8 per cent in second quarter of the current fiscal from a handsome growth […]
India’s agriculture export to Bhutan down 40%
By Namrata Acharya While the European Union has been imposing bans on Indian food products, so have some in Asia. For instance, Vietnam had banned import […]
Skill development institute opened in Guwahati
By Naresh Mitra GUWAHATI: Assam has got a dedicated institute for imparting skill development training to the youth in the state. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union petroleum and skill […]
NEW SYLLABUS TO SENSITISE MBBS STUDENTS ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY
By Vicky Pathare DMER to now include chapters in curriculum to raise awareness on rights of transgenders, women and men Amid burgeoning incidents of gender discrimination […]
Deploy environment marshals to combat air pollution: L-G
New Delhi: In order to combat air pollution in Delhi, Lt. Gov. Anil Baijal ordered authorities to deploy “environment marshals” in all municipal wards to […]
The National Green Tribunal, a court for the environment in India
NEW DELHI: At least a dozen lawyers and bureaucrats stand in front of the judges during a morning hearing of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), […]
‘India has to simplify registration process for new fertilisers’
By T V JAYAN This will help raise productivity and make Indian agriculture globally competitive, says Terje Knutsen of Yara International Terje Knutsen, EVP, Crop Nutrition […]
How private sector is helping cultivators with technology, buyback and improving their social standards
By Madhvi Sally NEW DELHI: At first glance, farming seems a state-dependent enterprise across India’s hinterland. The state sets floor prices for farm output, and […]
Vulnerable Workers: Who’s Combating Gender-Based Violence in the Garment Industry?
By Sue-Lynn Moses An estimated 60 million to 75 million people worldwide work in the textile, clothing and footwear industry and around 75 percent of those workers are […]