Congress releases manifesto, vows to waive farm loans

Loan waiver to farmers, free education to girls and women, unemployment allowance of up to Rs 3,500 to educated youth and pension to elderly farmers are among the promises the Rajasthan Congress......

Trump rolls back Obama climate change measures

IMAGE: US President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence, left, during the signing of an executive order on ‘Energy Independence’, eliminating Obama-era climate change......

US slaps sanctions on 12 foreign companies

The United States has slapped non-proliferation sanctions against 12 foreign companies, including four from China, under an act that prohibits transferring of equipment and technology to Iran,......

It's not competition, but cooperation with China

China is facing a competition, not with India, but between two ideologies within its own country. India and China marked the 60th anniversary of India's recognition of the People's Republic of......

15 more firms selected under PLI scheme for white goods

As many as 15 companies, including Adani Copper Tubes, LG Electronics and Wipro Enterprises, with committed investment of Rs 1,368 crore, have been selected as beneficiaries under the PLI scheme......

Reliance Q3 net jumps 41.5%

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 41.5 per cent rise in its third-quarter net profit, helped by an uptick in two 'Rs' -- refining and retail, a recent tariff......

Heard the buzz about stingless bees?

Surinder Sud draws attention to the grossly underexplored but highly lucrative branch of beekeeping that India needs to wake up to. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Meliponiculture is a......

Plastics sector urgently needs technology up-gradation fund scheme

Budget Expectations Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme for Plastics sector Existing units need up-gradation/installation of new plant and machinery in place of old plant and machinery.......