S M Krishna, Kumar Mangalam Birla among those given Padma awards

Former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, noted industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and famous playback singer Suman Kalyanpur were given Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at......

What Will Modi's Scientific Advisor Do?

Dr Ajay Kumar Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: Getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy on which work was begun in 2020.......

Chacha Chaudhary declared Namami Gange mascot

Indian comic book character Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the government's Namami Gange Programme with an aim of bringing behavioural change among children towards the Ganga......

Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.' IMAGE: The Ganges in Varanasi. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

G20 Summit: Startups hope Delhi Declaration to help ease capital access

The Indian startup ecosystem has lauded the inclusion of startups in the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration for the first time ever in the history of G20. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters......

Industry lauds PM's vision of 'techade'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to make this decade a "techade" for India and the push for 5G, semiconductors and transformation through digital services is going to boost the technology sector......

'Public Sector Banks Don't Like To Loan To MSMEs'

'The approach today is, instead of giving loans to 100 MSMEs, let us give one loan to a big-ticket corporate.''And so many of these big fish deceived the banks and the banks are in the doldrums now......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......