Ploughing and sowing of paddy seeds starts in violence-hit ManipurAmidst ongoing ethnic clashes in Manipur, the ploughing and sowing of paddy seeds have started in vulnerable fields under tight security. H...
21 Oct, 2023, 09.30 PM IST
Awareness, machines, engaging students, religious places: Punjab plans its stubble-burning fightWith pollution level in Delhi shooting up during the winter months, the issue of stubble burning often led to a blame game between the Delh...
17 Sep, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
After ‘respect to farmers’ post, Salman Khan trolled for rice plantation video, Twitter calls it ‘damage control’Some Twitter users called the video a ‘PR stunt’ by Khan to clear his image in the eyes of the public.
21 Jul, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Mayday calls from the wild: Why Assam needs to revive elephant habitatsTo minimize incidents of human-elephant conflicts, the state needs concerted efforts to create sustainable solutions. They include reviving...
29 Nov, 2019, 11.19 PM IST
AIADMK faces dual anti-incumbency as a result of its tie-up with BJPCash for votes was an issue in Vellore with election officials seizing Rs 11.53 crore from the premises of a DMK worker.
16 Apr, 2019, 06.01 PM IST
Stories of adversity and grit behind the Asian Games medalsThese champions first took on the challenges of adverse family circumstances and social and economic backgrounds and then focused on their ...
28 Aug, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
Agrarian crisis: Borewell and free power ruin Tamil Nadu farmersA severe drought this year has dragged down groundwater levels in Tamil Nadu. Here's the fifth of our series on one of the biggest agrarian...
05 May, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
Singur - site of the mothballed Tata Nano factory - is now returning back to its agricultural rootsReclaimed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government at a huge cost – financial or otherwise – Singur is now billed as a mo...
11 Mar, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee takes Political History class79-year old Mukherjee, widely regarded for his command on history, donned the hat of teacher after 46 years as he entered the 'Lecture Hall...
04 Sep, 2015, 06.41 PM IST
Over 2 lakh hectares land damaged in West Bengal rainsHeavy rains in July and early August have had a contrasting impact on farmers in eastern India this kharif season.
04 Aug, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
Why cattle continue to be smuggled from West Bengal's border areas to Bangladesh"The person who puts in initial funds to buy cows from Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi and UP gets minimum 100% returns on investmen...
29 Mar, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
- Farmers, industry bet high on normal monsoon
There is a very low probability for the season rainfall to be deficient (below 90% of LPA) or excess (above 110% of LPA) according to IMD.
20 Apr, 2011, 04.22 AM IST
Sundarbans’ Saline KillerAshutosh Dali could not grow a single shoot in his field ever since it got flooded by saline water during last year’s Cyclone Aila. Yet, th...
05 Jun, 2010, 12.39 AM IST
Bali: A city of celebrationsPeppered with thousands of temples— its calendar punctuated by religious festivals, temperamental volcanoes, terraced paddy fields and sand...
19 Nov, 2009, 05.09 AM IST
- Kerala tourism sees boost via UK media
Kerala tourism, which is on the lookout for fresh leads to continue its double-digit growth in the past has received a timely boost during ...
19 Jun, 2009, 05.51 PM IST
- Exotic Kuttanad lures tinsel world
The sylvan settings of water-logged Kuttanad in Kerala has become a favoured location for film shooting, especially for song-and-dance sequ...
29 Apr, 2008, 02.38 PM IST
- Danger - and ghosts
Assam’s one-horned rhino on elephant-back at Pobitora even if she couldn’t quite glimpse the ghosts her driver saw!
17 Jan, 2008, 12.00 PM IST