About 150 years ago, in British India, big farmers in the western region of Maharashtra agitated over unfair lending practices and demanded a more fair and inclusive financing structure. People say this is where the seeds of the cooperative movement, now omnipresent in the country, were sown. Today, more than 800,000 cooperative societies thrive in India, with 300 million members, a number close to the population of the United States. Despite a reach this deep--grass roots as they call it--cooperatives do not occupy a lion's share in the Indian economy.
It claimed that Pakistani smugglers many times tried to use the Gujarat coast to smuggle drugs, but all such attempts were foiled.
A restaurant in Mumbai has made a 18-kilo jalebi to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
If you are serious about losing weight, you have to give up sugar completely.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said dedicated centres will be set up for the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis cases at three city government-run hospitals.
As the world celebrates Waffle Day on March 25, we bring you fluffy yet crispy waffle recipes to try at home.
White-lipped tamarin is a type of monkey that lives in the Amazon area of Brazil and Bolivia. Prevost's squirrel is a colourful species from the forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and nearby islands. Sugar gliders are tiny marsupials - 6.3 to 8.3 inches in length - native to Australia.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) situation is a severe complication where the sugar level shoots to high levels and acidic particles called ketones form up to unsafe levels in the body, says Dr Atish Ladd.
'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.'
Of the 23 companies, eight have raised funds after Shark Tank India.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad has seized drugs valued at over Rs 1,900 crore since 2016, and out of these, narcotics worth Rs 900 crore were recovered this year alone, officials said on Monday.
In the early part of 1800, a 30-acre plot next to Fort Gloster on the banks of river Hooghly in Howrah district of Bengal was the nerve centre of industrial activity; it housed India's first steam-powered cotton mill, Bowreah Mills, which was set up by a British merchant and went on to become a hub of factories - a rum distillery, foundry, cotton yarn factory, an oil mill and a paper mill, et al. Spearheaded by Dwarkanath Tagore, the industrialist grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore, the commercial complex was possibly the first of its kind in the country. Close to 200 years later, after much ebb and flow of history, the hub is set for a resurgence of sorts.
Serving pilots question the Kozhikode plane crash report findings.
Lack of sleep affects your mood, brain performance, and overall health besides increasing the risk of many diseases like heart disease, obesity, dementia, and stroke.
'We will be hoisting the tiranga, but this kind of celebration is uncalled for when the farmers in this country are dying by suicides, their families are ravaged by poverty and farmers are not enjoying any freedom.'
The Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country on Sunday. Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) told ANI that currently, the Taliban has stopped the movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping imports from the country.
For all of us who have been through the different challenges of the pandemic, each of the stories will evoke your senses in its own way, notes Divya Nair.
'This is evidently pure vendetta politics and may even end up helping the Akalis in the elections'
To lure health-conscious consumers, who prefer lower intake of sugar, Mondelez is launching a variant of its most sold product Dairy Milk bar with 30 per cent less sugar.
Shridhar Madhav Patankar, the brother of Thackeray's wife Rashmi, "owns and controls" Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Private Limited, it said.
Though breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but can rarely occur in males, because of the presence of mammary tissue in males.
Iron-rich noodles and vitamin-rich beverages are some products launched by segment majors
Good nutrition, plenty of water and an active lifestyle works wonders for your body.
'I knew there was a huge business opportunity, but it was Dr Kalam who made me jump into it as an entrepreneur.'
Kolkata-based chef Shaun Kenworthy tells us how to put together an irresistible creamy dessert.
Last year, the country produced about 77.52 million tonnes of fruits, 149.6 million tonnes of vegetables, 104.32 million tonnes of rice and 93.90 million tonnes of wheat.
Future Group and V-Mart have put in place systems to prevent panic buying at their neighbourhood grocery stores.
A total of 40,845 cases of black fungus or mucormycosis have been reported in the country so far, of which 31,344 are rhinocerebral in nature, and the death toll from the infections stands at 3,129, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
Find out how to tame your child's sugar cravings and keep him/her healthy this festive season.
The company believes that Protinex's current powder form limits the scope of expanding the business and hence, diversification into new categories is essential for its growth.
Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
After the hit of the pandemic, India Inc is now worried about the adverse impact of inflation and higher commodity prices on their revenues and margins. The inflation scare is the strongest among manufacturers of consumer goods such as automobiles, consumer durables, and fast-moving capital goods (FMCG). Companies across sectors fear they will not be able to pass on the hike in input costs to their consumers due to weak demand, which, in turn, would lead to a hit on margins and profitability in the forthcoming quarters.
It is human error, which cannot be completely avoided in complex data like the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), says T C A Anant.
One of the reasons for the low yield is that the cane development officers are not visiting the fields and disseminating information on the improved sugarcane seeds available in the market.
New ministry will bring much-needed transparency in the functioning of the cooperatives, which so far have been riddled with allegations of political interference and mismanagement.
Nepalese officials had alleged that the four entered Nepal for the smuggling of narcotics. They also claimed to have recovered 'brown sugar', a pistol and a machine used to print fake currency notes from Govinda Singh.
Although the crop devours water, it remains important for India, reports Surinder Sud.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
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