'Any new technology, either before or soon after its release, will face severe criticism by one or the other segment of society. It is only after seeing the benefits of new technology for themselves that our farmers accept it.' 'The arable land in India is not increasing and currently hovers at around 140, 145 million hectares.' 'Today, Indian agriculture has to work towards achieving nutritional security.'
As an initial step, Internet.org and Unilever will carry out a comprehensive study to examine the opportunities to increase internet adoption in rural communities.
The judiciary has started going beyond the technicalities of the agreements and awarding compensation to buyers.
Traders said wholesale prices are firm as supplies from producing regions have been lower in the past couple of days.
Dealers say foreign investors are now taking keen interest in lower-rated corporate bonds, too
'Localisation saves a lot of time and cost for them. Keeping an eye on a long-term market, this is the best way these car-makers can build momentum for their brands.'
With the changes in the workplace, in-demand skills, flexibility and being tech-savvy will help you save your job.
Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Large stocks were ruined in transit due to thunderstorm and rainfalls in the north and the north-east states, resulting in fewer kilos of potatoes at mandis.
The markets are in meltdown. Time then to turn to the Master Investor for advice and guidance. Yefei Lu explains how Warren Buffet's investment strategy includes everything from how to look at risk versus reward to how to think about portfolio concentration.
'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore.
Globally, the SME business is among the fifth and sixth positions for Adobe.
India exports about 1.5 mt of onion every year.
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Confined to their rooms and small houses, they are reminded of the time when they were subjected to physical and sexual torture.
Demonetisation, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential elections, and the fear that US Fed may hike rates in the upcoming policy review in December have dented market sentiments, report Puneet Wadhwa & Deepak Korgaonkar.
Sebi is examining if speculators and persons acting in concert are behind the huge movements in these stocks
As yields on 10-year government bonds rose from 6.65% in April 2017 to around 7.50% now, liquidity pressures have increased the cost of funds for housing finance companies.
'The government expects demand for electronic products to reach $400 billion by 2023-24. This would be a huge foreign exchange outflow, which may further widen our trade deficit with other nations. Hence, the government plans to push local electronics manufacturing to cut down on their import bill.'
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs and accelerate public sector construction-intensive activities,' advises Nitin Desai.
Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were ruling at Rs 60 per kg today as supplies were below normal.
Only 36 per cent in Japan and 44 per cent in Germany were willing to use such vehicles.
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
Creating many more half-decent jobs for the 10 million plus new entrants to the labour force each year must surely constitute the primary development challenge for India today.
In spite of continuous arguments about equality, women still do unmistakably more work than men at home, says Nidhi Pant.
Against the backdrop of delays in several of its major projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesdau told Defence Research and Development Organisation to speed up and complete its programmes in time as the world will not wait for it.
To promote localisation of manufacturing and reduce its import bill, the government increased basic customs duty on mobile handsets - from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
Prices of the key vegetable have also gone up in various cities.
However, truckers have spared other vegetables, fruits, fuel and milk from the strike.
The introduction of the two new products is an indication of the importance of India as a market.
The earlier ambiguity over bifurcation of the state had affected the real estate business.
IMF said in 2017, India is likely to grow at the rate of 7.2 per cent instead of the earlier projected 7.6 per cent.
Your resume should generate curiosity into your profile as a person and set you apart from your peers, says Achin Bhattacharyya.
The catchwords today are digital, analytics, robotics.
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Helen Brand offers a CA's view on protectionism, money laundering and how India's implementation of Ind-AS will make it more attractive to investors.
In Delhi, the wholesale price is now Rs 48-52 a kg; the retail one is Rs 80 a kg.
