Unapproved GM cotton in use in Maharashtra
NAGPUR: Farmers in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district have reported the illegal sale of seeds, and cultivation, of a genetically modified (GM) cotton variant not yet approved for use in […]
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Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertilizer Is A Welcome Move, Yara Fertilizers India Pvt Ltd
By Prabodh Krishna Fertilizers are believed to be the backbone when it comes to the involvement of chemical industry in the agriculture activities of India. […]
Rickshaws to jump start India’s all-electric drive
By Megha Bahree NEW DELHI: India will roll out nearly 100,000 battery-powered buses and autorickshaws onto its sulfurous city streets in the coming weeks, setting it […]
India likely to be third largest economy by 2028: HSBC report
MUMBAI: India is likely to overtake Japan and Germany to become the third largest economy in the next 10 years but needs to be consistent in […]
India Offers to Buy N367bn Pulse Beans from Nigeria
By Olawale Ajimotokan India has approached Nigeria to supply it with $1billion (about N367 billion) worth of Pulse Beans. The Director, Agricultural Business, Processing and […]
Indian agriculture lacks a vision. Why this is a bigger problem than floods and droughts
By R Jagannathan The distress caused to India’s farmers by drought and floods often gets blotted out by the macro statistics on agricultural growth It has […]
Remove GST on examination forms, says DU faculty
New Delhi: Faculty members at Delhi University have written to Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Prakash Javadekar urging him to withdraw the 18 per […]
With the Right Reforms, India Is Ready for Global Leadership Role
New Delhi: While India faces domestic challenges, it is well-placed to assume a leadership role on climate change, trade and setting global standards Job creation and […]
One nation, many polls
The idea of simultaneous elections will curb and flatten democracy in a diverse and federal polity. It must be resisted The idea of simultaneous elections […]
Gender bias, unsafe campus led to BHU protests: NCW
He probe comes after a student was allegedly sexually harassed on her way to the hostel on the campus on September 21 Varanasi : YEARS OF […]