Strong consumption keeps growth steady amid Iran war cost concernsIndia's economy shows steady growth driven by domestic demand. The West Asia conflict presents challenges like higher oil prices. The gover...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
e-Vikas is driving behavioural shift towards need-based fertiliser use among farmers: Madhya Pradesh agri secyThe e-Vikas fertiliser system has so far benefitted 1.3 million farmers, reduced queues, and triggered a behavioural shift toward need-base...
15 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump's economy in the midtermsVoters in North Carolina face a tough economic choice. While tax cuts aim to boost incomes, rising prices for rent, food, and fuel are a ma...
13 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Abraham Lincoln: 'Always bear in mind that your own resolution…'—Inspiring quotes by the 16th president of the United States who played a major role in the abolition of slaveryQuote of the Day: Abraham Lincoln's enduring quote, "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any oth...
09 May, 2026, 01.31 AM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Climate change may cut labour productivity in India to 40% by 2100: StudyLabour productivity could fall as low as 40 per cent in countries like India and Pakistan due to climate change, threatening global food pr...
20 Jan, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
AgriBazaar looks beyond the e-mandi to further its agritech pushAgriBazaar, an agritech startup, is moving beyond a pureplay marketplace and heading into agri-advisory, crop identification and estimation...
28 Oct, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
Congress' Hooda charges Centre of reducing budget for critical sectors, pension of jawansCharging the government of betrayal to farmers, he said, "We had hoped that this budget would answer the problems of farmers. It instead re...
12 Feb, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
Radical Sikh outfits, Pakistan-based Twitter handles fomenting trouble: Rawat on farmers' stir"I am sure those agitating against the new farm laws will be at a loss if challenged to prove how they are harmful to farmers," Rawat said ...
06 Feb, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
How long will India have to wait for the bullet train? A status checkThe project has been witnessing stiff resistance in Maharashtra, where a group of farmers and tribals have raised concerns over the land ac...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Villages of CV Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar to get WiFi on occasion of World WiFi dayPhysical security and safety of Wi-Fi equipment — including real time maintenance — is also a challenge which Microsense engineers are gett...
18 Jun, 2016, 06.55 AM IST
RIL files plea in HC against land acquisition law provisionReliance Industries has challenged in Gujarat High Court a provision of the 2013 land acquisition act that allows acquisition to lapse if p...
06 Jan, 2016, 06.06 PM IST
Why are farmers in a palpably prosperous district of Karnataka killing themselves?In the verdant district of Mandya, perennially irrigated by the winding Visvesvaraya canal, 21 farmers have committed suicide over the last...
26 Jul, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
New agriculture policy to be out next monthUnion Minister of State for Agriculture Mohan ji Kalyan ji Bhai Kundriya today said a new agriculture policy is expected to be out in the m...
15 Mar, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
- Govt to revise pension of widows
Kerala Health and Social Welfare Minister P K Sreemathy on Tuesday informed the assembly that the government planned to increase the pensio...
06 Mar, 2007, 02.00 PM IST
- 'Doc has right prescription for markets & masses'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s message is crystal clear - economic reforms need to be inclusive, bringing rural India to the centre stage ...
04 Jul, 2006, 12.11 AM IST