Centre beats March 2027 target, issues 11 crore unique farmer IDs under AgriStackThe Indian government has successfully created 11 crore unique Farmer IDs under the AgriStack framework. This achievement was completed ahe...
24 Oct, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Trump's diesel price relief efforts grow costlier as election nearsWith the midterm elections approaching, President Trump is implementing various strategies to combat high diesel prices. These measures inc...
24 Oct, 2026, 06.21 AM IST
Meet Beth Ford, who earned $2 an hour detasseling corn before becoming the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 companyBeth Ford earned $2 an hour detasseling corn in Iowa at age 12. Decades later, she became the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 ...
24 Oct, 2026, 02.32 AM IST
Link fertiliser subsidies to area & crop productivity: ICRIERIndia is recommended to shift from product-based fertiliser subsidies to direct support for farmers to improve soil health. It involves int...
24 Oct, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
Union agriculture minister launches campaign to promote sustainable farmingUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has inaugurated the 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan,' a campaign dedicated to advancing sustainable f...
23 Oct, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Government plans to pare stakes in 4 PSU banks to 75%The Union government announced in the 2021-22 budget that, besides IDBI Bank, it would take up two public sector banks and one general insu...
23 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
DK Shivakumar calls October 26 meeting with cane growers, sugar mills amid north Karnataka unrestKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has convened a meeting of sugarcane growers and sugar mill representatives in Belagavi. The state go...
22 Oct, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
Reinventing the pond: How this Bengal start-up is helping fish farmers battle climate and credit crisisAt a time when climate change is impacting world resources, including the aquatic system, Jalpaiguri’s Essential Aquatech is working to emp...
22 Oct, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Asian Para Games: Ayush Verma wins shot put gold, takes India's medal tally to 38Ayush Verma won gold in the men's shot put F53 at the Asian Para Games 2026, taking India's gold tally to 10 and overall medal count to 38....
21 Oct, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
Alabama farmer secretly used retirement savings to pay pharmacy bills of strangers. After his death, the town discovered how much he had donatedAn Alabama farmer quietly donated $100 every month for nearly a decade to help people who could not afford their medicines. Hody Childress,...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
Rs 35,000 invested in 1917: 109 years ago, MP merchant put money on British war loan, now UK debt management office says it has no repayment obligationA Madhya Pradesh family’s attempt to trace a Rs 35,000 investment made during World War I has hit a fresh hurdle after the UK’s Debt Manage...
20 Oct, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Karnataka’s Shivakumar seeks Centre’s intervention on sugarcane growers’ demandsChief Minister DK Shivakumar highlighted the importance of collective solutions involving farmers and sugar factories. He mentioned address...
20 Oct, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
‘Fix your poverty mindset’: Financial advisor explains how Gujarat turns Dussehra into a crores of businessFinancial advisor Prem Soni claims Gujarat could generate Rs 500 crore in jalebi-fafda sales on Dussehra, with Ahmedabad contributing Rs 20...
20 Oct, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Fairfax's IDBI buy: Biggest-ever banking M&A deal in India had no investment bankersFairfax Financial Holdings’ $5.6 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in IDBI Bank is significant not just for being the biggest fore...
19 Oct, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Looking to ride India boom over next decade with IDBI Bank, says Fairfax chief Prem WatsaPrem Watsa, chairman of Fairfax Financial, has acquired a major stake in IDBI Bank, emphasizing India's economic growth potential. He belie...
19 Oct, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Haryana: Farmers block highway at Ambala over paddy-procurement restrictionsFarmers organized a protest on the Ambala-Hisar highway regarding paddy procurement issues on Saturday. They demanded an increase in the pr...
17 Oct, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
‘Bring evidence, not allegations’: BJP's Anurag Thakur slams Rahul Gandhi over CEC commentsBJP MP Anurag Thakur slammed Rahul Gandhi over his CEC remarks during a press conference. Thakur emphasized the need for evidence instead o...
12 Oct, 2026, 04.35 PM IST