Reservoir levels: More water than expected, more expected
by Amitabh Sinha New Delhi : Key reservoirs in the country, except those in the south, are showing comfortable storage levels for this time of […]
Development News
Food for thought: India will have 1.7 billion people by 2050. How will it feed them all?
By Mohan Guruswamy New Delhi : By 2050, India’s population is likely to reach 1.7 billion, nearly equal to that of China and the United States […]
Be self-sufficient to be drought-free: Water Man of India
CHENNAI: “Tamil Nadu’s farmers have displayed commendable strength and courage by going to Delhi and protesting. Had they not done so, we wouldn’t have realised the […]
Water scheme ‘scam’: Panel for suspension of 4 officials
Ratnagiri : The committee set up to probe the alleged corruption in the Maharashtra government’s flagship water scheme in Ratnagiri has recommended suspension of four […]
Bihar lacks in implementation of rural schemes: MoS Rural Development
New Delhi : As Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, the Rural Development Ministry on Saturday termed Bihar as one of […]
WHO confirms first three Zika virus cases in India
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed three cases of Zika virus, including a pregnant woman, reported from Ahmedabad, the first in the […]
India second most complex tax jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific: Deloitte
NEW DELHI: Indian tax laws are perceived to be second most complex in the Asia-Pacific region, becoming even less predictable over the last three years, […]
Reclaim 147 mn hectares of degraded land to save agriculture: Isro chief
Dhanbad : The future of agriculture in India depends on reclaiming 147 million hectares of land which has been degraded for various reasons, A S […]
Software firms in India have good hiring plans, jobs meltdown is a media myth
By Saurabh Srivastava I am mystified at the unholy glee with which a section of the media is writing off an industry that should be […]
India is Africa’s third biggest pharma supplier
GANDHINAGAR: Africa today faces problems in the health sector, including shortages of doctors, nurses and a lack of developed health infrastructure, said Union minister of […]