Irrigation woes have contributed to the problem of stubble burning in the state, reports Sarthak Choudhury. IMAGE: A farmer burns dry paddy stubble at a field in Patiala, October 7, 2023.......
The Delhi government on Friday launched a 15-point action plan to mitigate air pollution in the national capital during the winter, with a strong emphasis on addressing dust pollution, vehicular......
A hotter than normal summer is expected in 2023 with temperatures likely to reach 2-3 degree Celsius above normal in some parts of Indo-Gangetic plains and eastern India during the last week of......
The Congress and JD-S have made much of Amit Shah's remarks about milk co-operatives.'If the Opposition harps on the statement, it could add to the narrative that Gujarat was trying to take over......
"Nari shakti" and women empowerment dominated the theme of tableaux of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Tripura at the Republic Day parade here on Thursday. IMAGE: Kerala presents......
The protesting farmers’ main demand to legalise the minimum support price (MSP) regime has divided opinion. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters One school of thought says it would lead to crop......
An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power plants generating......
'The Akali government is not responsible for the Punjab power crisis as Mr Sidhu is saying.' IMAGE: Police use water cannons to disperse Aam Aadmi Party workers who were staging a gherao at Punjab......
To justify that farmers must burn if they are not paid cash incentive is doing injustice to them and to the lungs of the children of the country, notes Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A farmer burns the......
'Some farmers know when elections are due.''Before that, they take loans.''They then ask their farmer unions for loan waivers and the political party who shouts first about a loan waiver (gets the......
Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch. Flaming hues of red dominate Ketan Mehta's fiery tale of feminism. But when I first watched Mirch Masala on a black and white......