India needs to reduce sulphur dioxide from coal-fired plants
India needs to bring down the level of toxic sulphur dioxide released from its over 600 coal-fired power plants in environment and there is a […]
Development News
50 yrs on, Punjab leads agri charts, Haryana catching up
Food security of the nation continues to be in the hands of Punjab that contributes the maximum share of wheat to the central pool but […]
Expanding irrigated agriculture in India will need more groundwater
India is one of the world’s largest food producers, producing enough to support most of its 1.2 billion people and to export $39 billion of […]
Raising sin tax could serve larger public health purpose
As the planning exercises for Union Budget 2017 begin, there is speculation that the finance minister will propose higher taxes on sugary beverages (soft drinks), […]
India cricket team wear mother’s names on jerseys to support gender equality
Indian Cricketers on Saturday sported their mothers’ names on their jerseys to applaud their role in shaping their careers in a campaign to change attitudes […]
Environment ministry cuts short foreign trip of forest officers
DEHRADUN: After curtailing the Centre and state budget for the forests and wildlife sanctuaries, the environment ministry has cut short the foreign trip of forest […]
Himachal becomes India’s second ‘Open Defecation Free’ state, to get Rs 9,000 cr funding from World Bank
Minister for Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar said it was heartening to note how the state has achieved the ODF target, at least five months […]
US, UK, China re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly elected China, United States, the United Kingdom among other countries to the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year term of […]
Farm unemployment: The way out
Agriculture represents the primary sector of the Indian economy providing employment to about 51% of the total population with 14-15 per cent contribution to the […]
Challenges of skill development in India
India enjoys a demographic dividend where more than 60 percent of its population is in the working age group. The youth bulge presents an opportunity […]