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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CPI(M)’s youth wing opens doors for transgenders
The newly set up PMG unit committee of DYFI in Thiruvananthapuram has 11 members, nine of them are transgenders. It is the first unit of […]
Milind Deora column: India, US must focus on ‘policy’ to counter China’s rising influence; end traditional fixations
By Milind Deora During my recent tour of the United States with Rahul Gandhi, I was confronted with a plethora of glaring insights, perceptive analyses and […]
Deciphering the 2014 drought
The regions with rainfall showed convergence of moisture In 2014, India recorded a 12% seasonal rain deficit with a record drought in the month of June. […]