Two Union ministers -- Suresh Gopi and George Kurian -- visited the family of a 23-year-old woman in Kothamangalam on Wednesday, who allegedly took her own life, reportedly due to harassment by her......
Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In a major development, the Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences......
The Jharkhand government on Saturday sounded an alert after bird flu case was reported at a veterinary college-based poultry farm of Birsa Agriculture University in Ranchi, an official said. Image......
A bird flu outbreak has been reported in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, roughly a month after the disease led to the culling of 5,500 birds in Ranchi, an official said on Sunday. Image used for......
A boat carrying Union minister Parshottam Rupala got stuck in Odisha's Chilika Lake for around two hours on Sunday evening. IMAGE: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying......
In a significant policy shift aimed at boosting agri-productivity and rural prosperity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new agricultural schemes while increasing the......
A day after lambasting e-commerce players for predatory pricing, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he is not against online platforms but India wants such entities to be "fair......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched 35 crop varieties with special traits -- developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -- to address the twin challenges of......
In a significant development, India is believed to have placed a funding request of around $55 million in its first call with the Pandemic Fund of the World Bank, sources said. Illustration:......
'In the long run, the boost to farmers' incomes must come from technological breakthroughs,' says Pratap S Birthal and Digvijay S Negi.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Despite being the......