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India becomes a global leader by regulating anti-tobacco warnings on OTT PlatformsThe Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms. This notification mandates OTT platfo...
31 May, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2023 Speech: Here is the full textThis Budget hopes to build on the foundation laid in the previous Budget, and the blueprint drawn for India@100. We envision a prosperous a...
01 Feb, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
'Eat gutka, consume liquor': BJP MP Janardan Mishra's remark on water conservation sparks rowThis is not the first time that Mishra has hit the headlines. He remained in the headlines through his unexpected and strange statements an...
08 Nov, 2022, 02.03 PM IST
Ginger and the value of global supply chainsThe sudden shortage of ginger that has hit Europe seems like a final hard blow from a year where Covid-19 has disrupted global supply chain...
25 Dec, 2020, 10.42 PM IST
Lockdown: Tobacco farmers seek rescue package, say crop worth Rs 4,400 cr lying unsoldFederation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), which claims to represent farmers and farm workers said demand for tobacco has weakene...
11 May, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
IMD projects near-normal monsoon: But how big a factor is it for market?It is a myth that monsoon has a significant bearing on our financial markets.
16 Apr, 2019, 03.41 PM IST
Anna Hazare urges farmers to launch do-or-die stir like Mahatma GandhiBlaming the Centre and the states for neglecting farmers, he said the community would not be heard unless it raised its voice.
23 Nov, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
2 states, 1 story: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana farmers yet to clamber out of debtScanty rainfall, fall in crop acreage and escalating costs have pushed farmers to a corner. Here's the second of our series on one of the b...
02 May, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
Crop insurance scheme: Awareness, technology key for successful implementationThe govt recently launched a new crop insurance scheme titled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to mitigate rural distress caused by crop fa...
06 Apr, 2016, 12.24 PM IST
Farmers committing suicide due to failed crop, not love affairs: Will 'Skill India' provide relief?On March 21 this year, Premshankar Meena hanged himself from a tree in his family’s leased field. He couldn’t take the sight of their damag...
16 Aug, 2015, 08.09 AM IST
One year of Modi government: How the PM scored 77.5 out of 100The centralized structure addresses concerns stemming from weak bench strength, and resulted in ministers improving performance.
26 May, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
Credit to most sectors except agriculture slowed down in FY15: RBI dataCredit to agriculture and allied activities increased by 16.5 % YoY in February 2015, as compared with 13.1% increase in February 2014.
01 Apr, 2015, 04.18 AM IST
Telangana raises concerns of inter-state sharing of waterThe decision to carve a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh has raised concerns on inter-state sharing of water and power.
02 Aug, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
Budget 2011: Finance Bill 2011A BILL to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2011-2012. Be it enacted by Parliament in...
01 Mar, 2011, 01.30 AM IST