India has to free the bulk of its population from dependence on agriculture soonFarmers in India need policy changes to address excessive cereal production and inadequate protein and oil. Diversification of agriculture ...
20 Feb, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
India’s ‘developed’ status by 2047 depend on empowering its blue-collar workforceIt's undeniable that the condition of India's labour force has improved, lifting millions out of poverty. But if the government wants to ex...
13 Sep, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
Bihar grapples with soaring prices, LPG cylinders still above Rs 1,000 despite hike in subsidyThe prices of essential commodities in Bihar have spiked by up to 30% in the last 20 days, causing difficulties for the middle class, lower...
03 Sep, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Citing Sri Lanka, RBI paper warns of stress building up in states; cautions against freebiesObserving that the slowdown in own tax revenue, a high share of committed expenditure and rising subsidy burdens have stretched state gover...
16 Jun, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
With fuel prices soaring, here’s why buying an EV in 2022 maybe a smart moveSoaring petrol, diesel, and CNG prices and high pollution levels have compelled Indians to consider environment-friendly alternatives that ...
22 Apr, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
Only half of urban slum households surveyed in 6 states use LPG exclusively: CEEWThe survey was conducted in urban slums across the six states. It covered 656 households across 83 notified and non-notified urban slums in...
10 Mar, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
UP mills want to make more raw sugar to step up exportsGovernment of India has allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar during 2019-20 under Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ) to help dea...
07 Feb, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Group of ministers set up to review crop insurance schemeThe GoM includes home minister Amit Shah and agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar as members and other members include the ministers o...
28 Dec, 2019, 09.03 AM IST
Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi1.40 lakh pilgrims will go through the Haj Committee of India,.
09 Jun, 2019, 04.19 PM IST
Why Ujjwala scheme is losing battle against traditional fuels in rural IndiaThe govt claims, on average, the rate of refill is high, but a ground-level assessment speaks differently.
01 May, 2019, 09.42 PM IST
Only 5% tariff hike allowed by state power regulators in 16 statesSubsidy dependence in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh continue...
01 Jun, 2016, 07.57 PM IST
Sonia attacks PM for criticising rivals on foreign soilCongress President Sonia Gandhi today assailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "lowering" the dignity of his office by criticising his pol...
03 Oct, 2015, 06.47 PM IST
- Ministry of fertilisers planning to migrate to cash transfers in three phases
In the first phase, the ministry will extend its fertiliser management software beyond the 30,000 fertiliser warehouses to 230,000 licenced...
05 May, 2011, 08.52 AM IST
- Budget 2011: Rationalise I-T slabs, address inflation; Congress to Pranab
Congress wishlist for Budget includes rationalisation of I-T slabs, lowering education and home loan interest rates and cash subsidy for th...
16 Feb, 2011, 12.33 PM IST
- Farmers in drought hit districts to get diesel subsidy
Farmers in drought hit districts in this unusually heavy rains monsoon season will get a diesel subsidy of Rs 500 per hectare, agriculture ...
18 Sep, 2010, 03.24 AM IST
- Govt to encourage the cultivation of hybrid rice
In an effort to enhance rice productivity, the Manmohan Singh government has, in a policy shift, decided to encourage the cultivation of hy...
21 May, 2010, 05.34 AM IST
- Punjab lure labourers from UP, Bihar
Overcrowded trains arriving from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) may be eyesores in most parts of India, but in Punjab, they can’t have them e...
15 May, 2009, 03.37 AM IST