Farm sector suicides at 10,546 in 2024, second straight yearly decline: NCRB reportFarmer suicides saw a slight decrease in 2024. Over 10,500 individuals in the farming sector died by suicide. Maharashtra recorded the most...
08 May, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
Scientists believe they finally understand the purpose of Peru’s mysterious mountain holesArchaeologists have uncovered the true purpose of Monte Sierpe in Peru. This ancient site, featuring thousands of small pits, served as a v...
08 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Canada Census 2026 Explained: Why sexual orientation is being asked and what penalties you could face for not filling census form?Canada's 2026 Census of Population and Agriculture has commenced data collection. For the first time, residents will be asked about their s...
05 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
PM to attend closing ceremony of Sikkim's 50 years of statehood celebrationsPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sikkim from April 27 to attend the closing ceremony of its 50th statehood anniversary. He will inau...
26 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Modi appeals for making Census a success, assures data shared is secure, protectedPrime Minister Narendra Modi has called on citizens to make Census 2027 a success. He assured that all shared information is secure and con...
26 Apr, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
'KCR isn't same anymore, power corrupted him': K Kavitha launches her new party 'Telangana Rashtra Sena'Kalvakuntla Kavitha has launched a new political party, Telangana Rashtra Sena, in Hyderabad. She aims to fulfill the unachieved dreams of ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
US small businesses pull back on investment: Only 16% plan CapEx in March, lowest since 2009US small businesses are becoming careful with money and reducing new investments. Many are facing rising costs, hiring issues, and uncertai...
21 Apr, 2026, 01.40 AM IST
Buying agricultural land near a city? Key income tax rules you must knowAn ITAT ruling clarified that stamp duty valuation doesn't define agricultural land status for income tax. The tribunal emphasized that off...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Govt launches 11th agricultural census 2021-22; to use smartphones, tablets for data collectionThe fieldwork of the Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) will start in August 2022, the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
28 Jul, 2022, 07.10 PM IST
View: India’s agricultural policy, caught in a binary, needs a reset with the small farmer as centrepieceNot only is agriculture the single-largest employer — with nearly one in two of the Indian workforce employed in the sector — it is also th...
04 Jan, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Government to check if cash reached the farmersIt has decided to conduct physical verification of PM Kisan beneficiaries by picking 5% beneficiaries randomly to rule out any discrepancy ...
30 Aug, 2019, 07.17 AM IST
More women getting into farming, show agriculture censusUttar Pradesh is home to the largest number of people tilling land, followed by Bihar and Maharashtra, according to the 2015-16 Agriculture...
01 Oct, 2018, 09.22 PM IST
Employment in Indian enterprises grows 38%, number of companies 42%The census results are different from those of the household survey, which is also done by the ministry of statistics and programme impleme...
02 Apr, 2016, 01.43 AM IST
Land holdings of SC/ST farmers up 10% in five yearsThe number of farm holdings of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in India jumped 10.18 per cent to 29.10 million in 2010-11 compared wi...
09 Dec, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
Over 8.67 lakh Tamil Nadu farmers left agriculture in the last decadeThere was an increase in the number of agricultural labourers, as the farmers sell their land to real estate and prefer to work on daily wa...
12 Jan, 2014, 02.10 PM IST
Farmer population falls by 9 million in 10 yearsThere are now nearly 9 mn fewer farmers than there were in 2001, the first time in four decades that the absolute number of cultivators has...
01 May, 2013, 11.36 AM IST
- Retail, manufacturing largest employment avenues in Bihar: Report
The retail and manufacturing sectors have emerged as the largest job providers in Bihar, together employing more than 14 lakh people.
02 Dec, 2011, 10.44 AM IST