‘Independent and impartial judiciary must for democracy’
By Amit Anand Choudhary NEW DELHI: The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court Justice J Chelameswar, who had along with three other senior judges recently revolted against the Chief […]
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India fourth worst country in curbing environment pollution
Failure to check air pollution, India ranked 177 out of 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index’s latest rankings released on Tuesday in Davos. Failure […]
Rural youth prefer not to be farmers: Survey
New Delhi: Youth in rural India are often forced to work in their family farms, but they prefer joining the army or becoming engineers, teachers or […]
Cornell partners in new international center in India
When Jeanie Borlaug unveiled the statue of her father, Nobel laureate Norman E. Borlaug, she couldn’t help but give him a squeeze. “My father would […]
Cambodia’s Special Relationship With India
By Sao Phal Niseiy Strong ties developed during the Cold War can expand even further under Modi’s Act East Policy. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will […]
How to stop violence against women in India — it starts with training police officers
From the Woman’s Marches in the US to the global #MeToo campaign, the issue of women’s rights has well and truly permeated society’s consciousness. But this should not disguise the […]
The human-elephant conflict in India’s tea state Assam
By Navin Singh Khadka Growers of world-famous Assam tea are encroaching into forests, fuelling a conflict between elephants and humans, locals and authorities in the […]
The Draft Model Contract Farming Act 2018
By Ibu Sanjeeb Garg Beating the Rhetoric The government has recently released the draft Model Contract Farming Act,2018 for public comments and responses. This report […]
Budget 2018: India can bet on agriculture, but support sectors like warehousing, cold storage need equal attention
By Anil Talreja The agriculture sector is recognised as the backbone of the Indian economy and has always received special attention in the Finance Bill. And it […]
Farm credit increase for India looks likely
By Camellia Aebischer The Indian government is looking to increase India’s farm credit in the upcoming budget, fuelling the agriculture sector With a budget presentation looming, […]