Lack of literacy is compromising the ability of farmers in India and China, two of the world's most populous countries with the smallest farm size, to raise productivity without losing soil fertility, says Kunal Bose.
The prime minister said a stable global economic and financial system is imperative for growth as it promotes inclusive and sustainable growth.
The near-doubling of gas prices to $8 per million British thermal units that will kick in from next month will accrue to all producers in the country.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
These sectors have underperformed the wider market over the past year and are seen having far more upside potential if the economy picks up thanks to Modi's reformist agenda.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took time out from his hectic schedule for his daughter Divija, as he made a visit to the KG student's school on Wednesday.
Sources said the Cabinet had in December last year stipulated that the new gas rate will apply to all producers excepting eastern offshore KG-D6 block where the contractor, which is fighting government against levying penalties for output shortfall, will have to give bank guarantees equivalent to the incremental revenue it would get from the new rates.
The GST will be a national sales tax that will be levied on consumption of goods or use of services
Investors from across the globe are keen to invest in Gujarat.
As many as 68 artworks went under the hammer on Tuesday evening and included works by the greats like Raja Ravi Varma, V S Gaitonde, F N Souza, Jogen Chowdhury, and Akbar Padamsee among others.
Some landowners had alleged that Adani was 'misleading' the public.
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
Pallon has already joined the boards of some of the unlisted companies such as Afcons
India is among the top five contributors to the United Nations Ebola response with a contribution of $12.5 million (Rs 76 crore), according to a fact sheet released by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
FDI inflows into India were $34 billion in 2014, up 22%.
In the absence of an injured Yuki, a lot would depend on how the left-handed Prajnesh, who won a singles bronze medal at the Asian Games, performs.
The ballooning of crude prices has significantly increased the country's oil import bill and it can also lead to a worsening of the current account deficit and fiscal deficit for the domestic economy.
The survey, commissioned by HSBC last year, covered 16,000 people.
A Collection of Services Trade Statistics Act is being thought of.
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a criminal case against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and his organisation IRF under money laundering laws.
Sensex ended up 41 points at 29,136 and Nifty gained 4 pts to 8,809.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
Experts believe that the sector should not jump to conclusions on WhatsApp Pay, which is still in its 'Beta testing' phase.
The accountancy giant said the rapid rise of the Indian economy with its young workforce would push it up from being the 10th largest economy in 2013 to the third largest by 2030.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The government has made it much harder for tycoons to get special dispensations from Delhi
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week.
Some stunning moments of the week that was
It was an extraordinary turnaround for an Olympics that was expected to be held without major issues by a country known for public safety and economic stability. It also revealed a fatal miscalculation by Japanese and IOC officials of public sentiment at a time of heightened fears over the coronavirus.
The opposition does not have any issue left so it is raking up Rafale deal issue, Rajnath Singh said.
Most of these road contracts are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, with the government struggling to restart them.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
Take an education loan. Encourage them to freelance while studying.
'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till. 'It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.' 'It is like sacking your surgeon in the middle of your brain surgery,' says S Muralidharan.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
The world economy is going through a tough phase.
Initially, hair care products such as Vatika hair oil and shampoos, Meswak toothpaste, Chyawanprash and honey would be made available.
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.
India has undertaken a number of structural reforms.
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