Rural India offers a $50bn opportunity for clean energy innovations
By UMA GUPTA The farming sector alone offers a potential $40bn marketplace, thanks to rice transplanting, pesticide spraying and grain harvesting – says the Council on […]
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1.47 crore Indians at high risk of cancer, due to arsenic contaminated water
As many as 96 districts in 12 States have been affected by high arsenic contamination in ground water. Around 70.4 million people in 35 districts […]
Indian Army Organises Marathon for Peace, Harmony in Jammu and Kashmir
The ‘Rajouri Marathon 2018’ saw an overwhelming response from civilians and defence personnel. Jammu: Over 800 people of different age groups on Sunday turned up for […]
Right to Skill: How Chhattisgarh’s Pioneering Policy Is Transforming Its Future
By Lekshmi Priya S The state has been amongst the foremost ones in the country to give a functional framework to the skilling sector and institute […]
Government Official Resigns As #MeToo Movement Gathers Force In India
By FURKAN LATIF KHAN & SUSHMITA PATHAK New Delhi: An Indian government minister has resigned after more than a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment. Veteran […]
India still needs to work on gender parity and exports: Niti Aayog
“While India has focussed on innovation, infrastructure, structural reforms and ease of doing business, a lot of work still needs to be done on gender […]
Chemical Plant in India is Turning Its Carbon Emissions Into Baking Soda
By Drew MacFarlane At a Glance A chemical plant in India has found a way to make useful products out of the CO2 emissions from its […]
21 Indian Cities Projected to Run Out of Groundwater by 2020, Report Says
By Pam Wright At a Glance Nearly 600 million people face high to extreme water stress in the country. Seventy-five percent of all households do not have water […]
Delhi Teen Helps Grow 6000+ Trees, Raise Farmer Incomes in Vidarbha by 25%!
By Jovita Aranha Aarnav is only 17, but his work in the last three years has been instrumental in saving hundreds of farmers from losing hope […]
‘Achieving zero hunger requires agriculture to be sustainable, climate smart’
By Deepanwita Gita Niyogi FAO India representative Tomio Shichiri talks to Down To Earth on whether current government policies are effective to achieve the Zero Hunger […]