He said manufacturing ethanol and biogas from waste could result in savings to the tune of Rs 5 lakh crore annually
The prices of oilseed, coarse cereals & vegetables could also be affected.
At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Women's share of work in these industries is over 50 per cent, yet they are paid much less than their male counterparts.
Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.
Rediff readers tell us what their first salaries meant to them.
'If it works, something good can come out of this tragedy for the common public good,' say Dr Prasad Gadgil and Dr Kunal Basu.
'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.'
'Have discreet, separate corona and non-corona hospitals for treating these two categories of patients.' 'Concentrate on your non-corona patients as well.' 'Because then your diabetics, your hypertensives, the ones on dialysis, the asthmatics, who, if and when they get corona, are the ones who are going to require more intensive care and are going to be more at risk of death.'
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
From linking innovation with supply of inputs to providing contract farming, the private sector can help agriculture move to the next stage of development.
The 606 positive cases includes 43 foreign nationals, the ministry said. On Tuesday, the number of cases was 519.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Fresh guidelines were issued by the government on Wednesday for enforcing the second phase of the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union home ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period.
'Both the governments and people have to recognise that this is a long race, not a short sprint.'
Metal stocks fell on Tuesday, with the S&P BSE metal index sliding 2.8 per cent compared to the 0.64 per cent fall in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex
The highest number of confirmed cases are from Maharashtra (748), followed by Tamil Nadu at 571 and Delhi with 523 cases. Cases in Telangana have gone up to 321, in Kerala to 314, in Uttar Pradesh to 305, while the number of cases has gone up to 274 in Rajasthan.
Following her spat, 'Aunty National' Irani took to Facebook to speak out against her detractors. Here's the Facebook post in response to her critics which Rediff.com represents verbatim:
The United States has carried out "unlawful killings" in Pakistan through drone attacks, some of which could even amount to war crimes, a human rights group said on Tuesday.
Also keenly watching inflation numbers, with wholesale inflation data expected today
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A section of the market believes RBI should hold rates as negative real rates will hurt savings and investment.
The prayer, Sarvejana Sukhinobhavantu, or let the whole universe of living beings be well, helps. So do profound and relevant Ancient Wise Words and aphorisms: Vasudaiva Kutumbakam, or the whole world is one big family, interconnected, interdependent. And a sense of humour, jokes, pranks, writing, conversations. And, last but definitely not least, the rippling waves of inner realisation on the background mind-track -- about the insignificance of ego, the importance of humility, the wasted opportunities in life, the wrong moves, the strokes of luck, the past 'sins', the what-ifs.
A'Market valuation is another concern.'
'India is trading at steep valuations and there have been a number of IPOs, especially in the insurance sector, that have had an impact on secondary market liquidity.'
In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply.
'If the government had not spent an incredible amount of energy on demonetisation it may -- may, because it had not done anything the previous six months either -- have been able to pay attention to the deeper problems of low investment and job creation.'
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
Once you enter IIT Kanpur, you know you have arrived at a place which is at par with the best educational institutes worldwide. If not better.
Here are four health benefits of green colour: it heals, boosts memory, lowers anger and makes you lose more fat
The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves
Analysts say aggressive pricing by Pizza Hut signals weakening demand in the fast food segment and could intensify competition.
It's your diet that holds the key to a fulfilling sex life. Boost libido by changing what you eat.
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Follow a balanced diet with a mixture of whole grains, suggests Jeeva Anna George.
'The economy will pick up in 2020 or a little later... When it picks up, will it reach 10%, 8% or still lower? It all depends on how realistic are the diagnosis and the prescriptions that follow,' says Professor K J Joseph.
'The majority of transmission will be via people who are within two metres of one another.' 'The closer you are, the more likely that you'll be infected.'
The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially as opposition to gene-modified crops mount, says Shreekant Sambrani.
The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
It refuted the allegations that its three-day mega event had damaged Yamuna floodplains and hinted that it may approach the Supreme Court against the NGT's order which asked it to pay Rs 5 crore as compensation.
Just by making a few simple changes in your diet and lifestyle you can reverse diabetes and avoid the many problems that come with being diabetic.
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