IITs earmark 14% special quota for girls from 2018
NEW DELHI: In order to address the decline of women candidates at the premier engineering institutions of the country, the Indian Institutes of Technology have […]
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Cairn India, partners to invest Rs3,240 crore in Ravva Field
Hyderabad: Cairn India Limited, along with its partners is set to invest Rs3,240 crore in the Ravva Fields in the Krishna-Godavari Basin, to undertake 20 […]
Illegal sand miners in India make ₹1,611-cr profit every year: Australian film
India is facing a serious environmental crisis with rampant illegal sand mining fetching Rs1,611 crore in profits every year, a documentary by the Australian Broadcasting […]
Agri reforms soon to augment farm income
NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry in consultation with the Niti Aayog has identified a set of nine marketing reforms to ensure remunerative prices to farmers […]
DAY scheme: Women participate in rural development ministry event in New Delhi
New Delhi: Women from across the country came together on Friday at an event organized by the rural development ministry in New Delhi and swapped […]
630 million people in India, SE Asia using water from faeces-contaminated sources: WHO
Around 630 million people in southeast Asian countries, including India, use a faeces-contaminated drinking water source, the WHO said on Friday. Worldwide, the global health […]
India needs to catch up on gender parity: Jaitley
Conceding that India is still lagging behind on issues of gender parity, Union Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that […]
Suzuki led-JV to invest Rs 1,200 cr in making green car batteries in India
In an indication of future plans to introduce electric mobility in its biggest market, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), the parent company of Maruti, said it […]
Global health system transparency index places India second from bottom
New Delhi: As per a report on health system transparency index released by KPMG on Thursday, it was revealed that India stands second from bottom. […]
Pepsi to sell bottled water at same MRP across India
NEW DELHI: Pepsi’s bottled mineral water Aquafina will be sold at the same MRP across the country, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan […]