Scientists urged to devise strategies to face drought
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director-General Trilochan Mohapatra on Friday urged scientists in the field of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and livestock to come up […]
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‘Farm income increase must be priority’
Former Agriculture Secretary Mohan Kanda spent over two decades of his career in government focusing on the agriculture and rural development sector. With a Masters […]
BSF, Pak Rangers vow to maintain peace at border
Border guarding forces of India and Pakistan today vowed to maintain peace and tranquility at the Indo-Pak border in a meeting held in Jammu. The […]
New Delhi among world’s ‘Top 25 Global Cities for Women Entrepreneurs’
India’s capital New Delhi stands at No 22, among the 25 cities ranked on the latest Women Entrepreneur Cities Index. On June 23, 2016, Dell […]
Centre launches pilot to run two wheelers on CNG
In a first, the government on Thursday launched a programme to run two wheelers on compressed natural gas (CNG), as it explores options to curb […]
India continues to grow in ‘unsupportive global environment’, this proves our strength: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said India has managed to grow reasonably well and it has grown in an ‘unsupported environment’, when the […]
India, Iran to join Afghan peace process
India and Iran will be included in the Afghan peace process at a later stage, a senior US official has said while recognizing Pakistan’s role […]
India real estate: Green methods in sector can yield economic benefits
The real estate sector is regarded as one of biggest environmental degraders and it’s responsible for around 22 percent of India’s annual CO2 emissions. A […]
Why are so many prisoners killing themselves in India?
Suicides account for 70% of unnatural deaths in India’s prisons, according to a National Human Rights Commission study. And while some of these are ‘genuine’ […]
Cow Urine Kills Farm Pests in India’s First Fully Organic State
Nimtshreng Lepcha seeps medicinal leaves in cow urine and sprays the brew over his tomatoes. It’s the main way pests are repelled on his farm […]