EVMs likely in upcoming state panchayet polls
By SOUMYA DE SARKAR MALDA: Electronic voting machines (EVMs) are likely to be used for upcoming three-tier panchayet elections in the state. In a meeting with administrative […]
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All-women SHGs can avail funds at 7% interest: Reserve Bank
New Delhi:Â All women Self-help groups (SHGs) are now eligible to get loans from banks at 7% interest rates per annum under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana […]
Death By Starvation, Right To Food & Indian Democracy
By ANURAG BHASKAR On September 28, Santoshi Kumar, an 11-year-old girl in Simdega district of Jharkhand, died because of starving for nearly 8 days. Her […]
No quiet in India’s silence zones, finds study
By Vishwa Mohan NEW DELHI: A study which analysed data on noise levels in seven big cities of the country came to the conclusion that finding […]
Milk becomes India’s No 1 farm crop, here is how
Milk not only surpassed the total value of foodgrains (cereals plus pulses), but also stood way above the crop value of paddy that stood at […]
Brackish potential for a shrimp farming surge in India
3D mapping of brackish-water aquaculture resources is to be undertaken in India, backed by satellite images and extensive ground surveys, in a move that could […]
With 20% of agriculture output value, milk overtakes foodgrains
By Harish Damodaran Today, not only does the White Revolution’s contribution to farm incomes surpass that of the Green Revolution, but every fifth rupee generated in […]
India Will Have About 7.5 Lakh Public Wi-Fi Hotspots Across The Country By 2018
The technological revolution is rising rapidly across the length and breadth of the country, and with ‘Digital India’ growing with time, the government has decided […]
The world’s next big environmental disaster
By KRISHNA POKHAREL and PREETIKA RANA The Yamuna River that flows through this ancient city has helped sustain some of India’s greatest empires. Hindu poets celebrated […]
Pollution a giant killer, and not just in the air. Watch out for toxins in water, soil too
By Sanchita Sharma Pollutants seeping into air, water and soil caused more than one in every seven deaths worldwide in 2015 Air, water, chemical and soil […]