To justify that farmers must burn if they are not paid cash incentive is doing injustice to them and to the lungs of the children of the country, notes Sunita Narain.
'We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can't, we don't deserve it'
Rural retailers are finding that helping farmers earn more helps them create a customer base.
Talented photographers from across the world have been named as winners of diverse open categories at the Sony World Photography Awards -- and the champions were judged on just a single image. Faced with hundreds of thousands of entries, the judges have chosen a winner for each of ten categories that include architecture, culture and landscape. Also announced were the winners of the National Awards. Chosen from the same pool of images as the open competition, the National Award recognises the best entrant from each of 62 countries.
According to government data, the prices have still not crossed the MSPs in some mandis.
With a sleek new school in Haryana, Virender Sehwag starts his new innings as an education entrepreneur.
In the last one week several companies have had to face the hurdle of making a distinction between what's essential and what's not. To help them the government has now clarified that grocery would include hygiene products such as hand wash, soaps, disinfectants, body wash, shampoo, surface cleaners, detergents, tissue paper, toothpaste, oral care, sanitary pads, diapers, chargers and battery cells, etc.
Erratic climate damages crop, could lead to 40% drop in yield from major growing regions
'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.
Harvest Strategies is recruiting Call Centre Executives, Trainers and Team Leaders for seven domestic and international call centres.
The focus is likely to be on consolidation and improvement of existing rural-centric programmes to ensure their completion ahead of the next general elections in 2019, rather than announcement of new schemes. Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Arup Roychoudhury report.
In good years, the four-fifths of local farmers who tend a hectare or less, can get by. In bad years, they slide into debt. Some lose their land.
From Kannum Pongal to Jalikattu, TV stars and artists take us on a memory trip of the traditional Pongal celebrations in their hometown.
He said gold imports in October rose slightly to 23.5 tonnes.
'India, by virtue of its gigantic population and geography, stands at the very front line of this climate catastrophe.' 'But this is a threat that our easily distracted national mind is ill-equipped to think about, let alone plan for,' says Rahul Jacob.
US, the largest market for Indian shrimp exporters, is peeved over the use of banned antibiotics.
The most plausible suspect for the price surge, therefore, is the inability of the market to channel onions from growers to consumers without too many intermediaries adding to costs.
While the mango season started with the Alphonso variety trading at Rs 18 a kg (model price), it jumped to Rs 30 a kg at the wholesale Vashi mandi.
Virginia Woolf was one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
Best monsoon in six years has spurred rural growth but urban scenario grim.
You'll be surprised to learn that worshipping the Mahabali, making a pookalam and having the Onasadhya are just a miniscule part of the elaborate festival.
That apart, farmers will get loans for post-harvest storage of their produce at a subsidised interest rate of 7 per cent for six months.
The Assam government has taken the initiative to pay workers their wages electronically and has asked banks to open branches adjacent to tea gardens and install ATMs in estates.
Siddharth Tata's Purple Chilli helps vegetable farmers earn an income 365 days a year.
Keralites celebrated harvest festival 'Vishu' on Sunday with traditional fervour and gaiety, looking ahead to a season of peace and prosperity.
A Ganesh Nadar takes us on a trip to his hometown, Panickanadarkudieruppu, to reveal how rural Tamil Nadu celebrates the harvest festival.
The cyber security dialogue between India and the US is coordinated by the National Security Councils in both countries.
Vegetable arrivals at mandis, especially in Maharashtra, have declined by more than 50 per cent since the beginning of the month.
Over the last few months, the Indian economy has been on nothing short of a roller-coaster ride.
With this India will continue to retain the position of being the fastest growing emerging economy. And by 2021, its growth rate is projected to be 1.5 per cent more than China's 6 per cent.
Presenting part two of the best of #India-Photos we received from you this year.
Harnessing the power of social media, Palaniswami seems to have struck a personal chord with citizens-cum-netizens, not only interacting with them but ensuring redressal of their grievances.
Over 10 million farmers have received Rs 2,000 crore under the flagship scheme says Virendra Singh Rawat.
From carrying portraits of their sons and husbands who have committed suicide due to agrarian distress to picketing to doing sewa 24x7 at langars, women have shown a rare determination not to capitulate before the government.
Ever wondered what the items in the traditional Onam Sadhya are? We'll help you out.
Being a victim of recurring political unrest over three decades, low productivity and escalating production cost, the Darjeeling tea industry has not been in good financial health over a long time.
Viswanathan KA captures some of the Pongal celebrations in Dharavi.
'If we do not burn the residue, wheat sowing will be delayed and that will ultimately affect the yield'
Nikita Puri visits Sourabha, A R Shivakumar's pioneering eco-friendly home.
The apple inflow in the domestic market has increased owing to good harvest in Himachal Pradesh.
