Govt estimates 2.8% dip in kharif crop output in 2017-18
By Sayantan Bera New Delhi: Production of the kharif (monsoon) crops this year is likely to be lower than last year, the agriculture ministry said in its […]
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Historic Bhubaneswar Youth Declaration passed at South Asian Youth Summit 2017 to address key issues of South Asian Youth
Bhubaneswar: Historic Bhubaneswar Youth Declaration 2017 has been passed at the first South Asian Youth Summit held in Bhubaneswar City, India from 17 – 20 […]
Young girls abused in south Indian temple rituals: rights commission
By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI : (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The practice of keeping young girls in village temples to be worshipped as goddesses as part of […]
Scientific achievements less than perfect without gender parity: President Ram Nath Kovind
Noting that country’s developmental goals would have no meaning without equal opportunities for women, Kovind said that if this disparity was not addressed, then country’s […]
India improves on WEF’s global competitiveness rankings
India is at Rank 40 in World Economic Forum’s (WEF) global competitiveness index, the highest in South Asia By Utpal Bhaskar New Delhi: India remains the most […]
Illegal use of Fipronil insecticide by illiterate farmers in India poses a threat to health, environment
By Maneka Gandhi All over Europe eggs have been found to be contaminated by a dangerous pesticide called Fipronil. The eggs originated from poultry farms in […]
India turns to tech with online portal to end child labor
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI : (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s government launched an online portal on Tuesday to register, rescue and rehabilitate child workers, as […]
OECD Research Pinpoints China, India and US as Water Scarce Hotspots
By Lauren Anderson The People’s Republic of China, India and the US bear the greatest risks of water scarcity in agriculture, according to a publication by […]
This startup is a one-stop interactive portal for all the agricultural supplies – Ugaao.com
By SHIVANI PANDITA India is an agriculture dependent country and somewhere deep down we all are connected to farming in some form or the other. In […]
Neither safe nor dignified
By Sreeparna Chattopadhyay As part of its commitment to reduce maternal mortality, the government of India has actively promoted institutional deliveries along with several other health […]