FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Meet Team Lioness: Kenya's all-female park rangers

On the sweeping plains at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of female wildlife rangers is making history by defying patriarchal norms.  IMAGE: Members of Team Lioness, an all-female......

'Modi retains an advantage nationally'

'Right now, politics is operating in a state of suspended animation. That works to Modi's advantage.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. Photograph: Press Information Bureau "As the......

Nila Vikhe Patil, Swedish politics' Indian star

Her great grandfather began sugar co-operatives in Maharashtra.Her grandfather was an eight time MP.Her uncle is currently leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly.Her cousin joined the......

Big boost for agriculture, bags Rs 44,485 crore grant in FY17

To reduce the burden of loan repayment on farmers, a provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.   Amid growing farm distress......

Department of pharma wants review of FDI rules

The department of pharmaceuticals under the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers has proposed that the government set up an expert group to assess the impact of foreign direct investment in this......

10 problems that gold mining faces

More than 85 percent of gold mined today will end up as jewelry tomorrow. Gold mining is not an essential industry like the harvesting of food or even paper production. It is certainly not......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......