Special agricultural zone: Farmers can sell land within zone, but only for farming activities, clarifies Karnataka govtThe Karnataka government has clarified that farmers can freely buy and sell land in 13 villages designated as a permanent special agricultu...
09 Dec, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
CAG finds Greater Noida authority failed to restrict farmhouses on protected Hindon floodplainThe Comptroller and Auditor General criticised Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority. GNIDA permitted construction on the Hindon f...
18 Aug, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity wants government to declare 'farmer safety zone' with shoot-at-sight ordersFollowing an attack on a Meitei farmer in Bishnupur district, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has urged the govern...
22 Jun, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
Is US President Donald Trump ending the Daylight Saving Time? When is the next change?Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of advancing clocks by one hour during the summer months to maximize daylight utilization.
15 Feb, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
Protect farmers, fishermen in developing nations: India at WTOIndia calls for a level playing field in agriculture, highlighting the disparity in subsidies provided by developed countries. They propose...
28 Feb, 2024, 01.00 AM IST
Need to re-evaluate pearl millet cultivation in India amid climate change: StudyAmid shifting weather patterns and evolving agricultural priorities, the study urges a timely revision of the classification criteria gover...
08 Sep, 2023, 07.53 PM IST
India’s public stockholding programmes continue to be protected by peace clause: Government to ParliamentWith the implementation of the agreement, India will be in a position to take action against subsidies provided to foreign vessels or opera...
20 Jul, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
LDF govt ensured eco sensitive zone was not turned 10-km wide, says Kerala CM Pinarayi VijayanHe said the State government was consulting the advocate-general on the possibility of filing a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a rev...
27 Jun, 2022, 08.06 PM IST
WTO extends ministerial in a desperate quest for consensusThe four-day ministerial was to conclude on Wednesday, but director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala late Tuesday night decided to extend the ta...
16 Jun, 2022, 04.50 AM IST
J&K parties reject govt assertion that farmland won't be transferred to people from outside UTThe People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration termed the earlier land laws of Jammu and Kashmir the most progressive, pro-people and pro-far...
03 Nov, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
Economists continue to be pessimistic on growth outlook as lockdown elongatesAccording to the SBI's research report – Ecowrap - the gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to be 4.2 per cent for FY20 and (-) 6....
26 May, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
Give Rs 100/quintal to farmers to curb stubble burning, SC tells state govtsA top court bench ordered that all farmers be given a Rs 100 per quintal incentive to prevent them from setting their fields on fire in pre...
07 Nov, 2019, 07.42 AM IST
View: 8 things India must do in 2019 to tide over economic challengesIndia will face plenty of challenges in 2019. The key to overcoming these challenges lies in reforms.
01 Jan, 2019, 01.03 PM IST
Kharif sowing in Gujarat drops by 8 pc due to delayed rainsThe state of Gujarat has reported its lowest kharif acreage in a decade highlighting the dependence of agriculture on monsoon.
15 Oct, 2012, 05.38 PM IST
- India Inc keen on Special Economic Zone space in Bangladesh
India has requested Bangladesh to consider setting up a SEZ for Indian cos keen on investing in the neighbouring country to help boost its ...
26 Jul, 2012, 02.26 AM IST
- Raigad SEZ: Public hearing not the final exercise
The Maharashtra govt's insistence on having a status report from the irrigation department should come as a setback to the anti-SEZ lobby. ...
20 Sep, 2008, 09.00 PM IST
- India, Jordan ink investment pact
India and Jordan hit it off on Friday by formalising four pacts in agriculture, tourism, and protection and promotion of investment.
02 Dec, 2006, 01.01 AM IST