India will be the global host this year for World Environment Day, with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution".
The Indian Met Department has predicted a below normal monsoon.
According to a legal expert, the clause of 'reasonable restriction' could still mean the government can make Aadhaar mandatory for monetary transactions and therefore, for banking.
IMD director general K J Ramesh said the Met wasn't being conservative and weather patterns indicated that there was a possibility of rainfall being very near to the 50-year LPA of 89 cm.
Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Airtel already offers services in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and 17 African countries apart from India.
The sharing agreement will provide more bandwidth for RJIL to provide its high-speed 4G services.
'This confrontation could have been avoided by a less arrogant administration that initially listened, used whatever negotiating skills they had and tried to be more credible,' observes Ramesh Menon.
The call failure rate, Jio said, has been worsening rapidly in the last few days, while augmentation of interconnection capacity is still awaited
For the entire UPA regime, from 2005-06 to 2013-14, the average annual farm growth according to the GDP back series data is 3.8 per cent, which too is higher than the first four years of the NDA, though these two periods aren't comparable because one spans nine years and the other four.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 48 hours.
According to Skymet Weather, the initial surge in the Monsoon rains can be attributed to the transition of El Nino into the neutral phase.
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It is up to the bank management to decide which application gets to interact with the CBS
'Obviously, MSP hike raises chances of a reduction in exports. Even without an MSP hike, India's exports of a number of agri-commodities, like sugar, were unviable in the overseas markets.'
'The Budget numbers presented severely underestimate the magnitude of the unstated fiscal crisis that we went through in 2018-2019, which cannot be conceivably be fully reversed in 2019-2020,' points out Rathin Roy, director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
Announcing MSP at an elevated level will not be enough. Growers must be able to procure inputs, such as quality seeds, plant nutrients and irrigation water at reasonable prices, says Kunal Bose.
But the measures, particularly in agriculture, may not be enough to revive the sector and double the farm income, says S Mahendra Dev.
Rural budget set to increase; likely to enhance market linkages for agri commodities
Banks might not have realised the exact implication of risky projects under PPP projects, which were getting implemented under high leverage
Workhorse 'Thunderbolt' and female dog 'Sophia' will be awarded the special medals.
A call drop is a voice call, which after being successfully established, is interrupted.
New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
If there is turmoil in currencies, gold can shoot up sharply, says author of Arora Report.
The National Democratic Alliance, led by strong man Narendra Modi secured a whopping 352 of 542 seats, making it evident that his message of muscular nationalism, security and Hindu pride had worked wonders.
Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on Saturday.
The loss left Indian cricket fans dejected as the host team's talisman thus far, Virat Kohli, was smashed for runs in the final over of the Windies innings.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
They are worried at more than one forecast of a possibly weak monsoon, reports Dilip Kumar Jha.
Stunning moments from across India as it celebrates its 69th Independence Day
Midnight tolling of bells, decked up Christmas trees, long row of candles and carols sung in unison marked Christmas celebration across the country, as the faithful thronged churches to offer prayers and exchange gifts.
Fag-end selling of dollars by banks and exporters
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
Wholesale inflation shot up to a 30-month high of 5.25 per cent in January as rising global crude oil prices spiked domestic fuel cost, even as food prices moderated.
Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
Reducing it to 1.3% would lead to savings of Rs 70,000 crore over 5 years
'Gold could return 10% to 12% in the next two-three years.'
'The reason is that you may not enter the branch but you want to see it near you as it establishes trust.'
According to a study, humans have generated 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastics, turning earth into a 'plastic planet'.
Social integration with inclusion is is most necessary.
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