India's tractor sales could touch a record 900,000 units this fiscal year. Here's whyThis shift from bullock to tractor happened at a time when the population of male cattle fell to 47.4 million in the 2019 livestock census,...
18 Dec, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Who will pay for the kisan drone?The government wants to promote the use of drones in agriculture – from crop assessment to pesticide spraying. Who will foot the bill?
12 Feb, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
PM Modi's cabinet reshuffle: What are the reasons for creating a new ministry?The reasons for creating a new ministry - it carries a political message and tries to fulfil administrative needs. This is not the first ti...
17 Jul, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Will Covid crisis in rural India spell disaster for agriculture?The factors that will likely contribute to this scenario include a normal monsoon that has been forecast, steady global demand for Indian f...
23 May, 2021, 09.05 AM IST
Passenger aircraft morph into cargo carriers: How innovative thinking helped exports bounce backAs soon as the lockdown started, the trucks and container vehicles were stuck on highways at inter-state junctions. Also, there was an acut...
25 Oct, 2020, 08.45 AM IST
India sets record farm output target for 2018-19The target is 0.53% higher than the initial forecast made in April, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.
18 Sep, 2018, 05.31 PM IST
What's the politics behind Centre’s sugar package and how it will be crucial for BJP in 2019The largest sugarcane-growing states, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, also account for 128 Lok Sabha seats will be crucial for BJP in 2019.
17 Jun, 2018, 06.41 AM IST
Fate of sugarcane growers is tied to the health of sugar factories: SK PattanayakThe recent package for sugar factories is mainly to tide over the current problems caused by the recent bumper sugarcane production, says S...
16 Jun, 2018, 11.26 PM IST
IRFC in talks with government for sovereign guarantee to bondsIndian Railways had signed a memorandum of understanding in March 2015 with the state-run insurer to seek Rs 1.5 lakh crore over a period o...
25 Mar, 2018, 11.23 PM IST
Wheat output estimate may be revised to 98 MTAlthough the acreage of wheat cultivation was 4% lower this year, higher yields and good crop conditions in the major producer states would...
17 Mar, 2018, 06.48 AM IST
India Inc eyes long Samurai loans from yield-hungry Japan banksJapan’s negative interest rates are pushing its lenders and insurers into EM debt.
01 Mar, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
Floods dampen kharif outlook, but plentiful stocks to prevent shortfallOutput of pulses and oilseeds is expected to fall because of lower planting, while production of rice, the main kharif crop, is likely to b...
06 Sep, 2017, 12.07 AM IST
Government is very proactive in extending MSP: SK Pattanayak, Agriculture Secretary"We hope that the growth rate which is expected of agriculture is maintained but we have not really formed up. We will be doing that very s...
22 May, 2017, 05.13 PM IST
Do Bengaluru city cops need a Chief Tech OfficerOver the past year, the Bengaluru police has earned the tag of being the most techsavvy force in the country but several of its initiatives...
03 Dec, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
In Bengaluru, police face 36,000 unsolved casesProfessor of law Babu Mathew said the government should strengthen police stations with manpower and allow police sufficient time.
26 Oct, 2015, 10.09 AM IST
Government names SIT to probe corruption charge in LokayuktaAAP leader Ravi Krishna Reddy said: “We were waiting for his resignation today but he looks like a shameless person.
01 Jul, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
Bengaluru: Inmates forced into having sex; SHRC wants thorough probeA full week after the allegations became public, the government inquiry into the issue has not even begun.
21 Nov, 2014, 12.49 PM IST