The Bombay high court, on Wednesday, permitted Board of Control for Cricket in India to hold the May 1 Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants, in Pune, days after it ordered shifting to other venues all post-April 30 matches planned in drought-hit Maharashtra.
India is experiencing jobless growth and skepticism abounding that the country may not be able to cash in on its demographic bonus
Climate change, air quality, nutrition, even connectivity are joining the political agenda, and it will force a shift in policies.
India's monstrous public distribution system ensured that the government, and not private players, became a huge hoarder of food grains.
India, hit by a devastating drought last year that hurt economic growth, is expected to experience a below normal monsoon this year.
India's problem cannot be blamed on external considerations alone.
Like drought is a good opportunity for officers and netas to make money, a bomb blast in India is a political opportunity to score over rivals, says Tarun Vijay
'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'
Former India hockey captain Zafar Iqbal does not see the national team ending its three-decade old medal drought at the London Olympics this year, but is of the opinion that a semi final berth would be a great achievement for the eight-time champions.
Kings XI Punjab have never won the IPL and Kumble has come on board to end the title drought.
This should augur well for the rabi crops as delayed withdrawal will leave enough moisture in the soil for early sowing.
A normal monsoon will augur well for the country's agriculture sector and boost crop yields. However, good rains - and surplus crops - could also depress prices, hurting farm income, unless adequate steps are taken.
Saina Nehwal defeated China's Sun Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 to clinch her second Australian Open Grand Prix Gold title.
Abhijeet Gupta's silver medal ended a long drought for Indians in the Open section of the Chess Olympiad. After a gap of 22 years -- the last one being Dibyendu Barua's gold medal on board two in Novisad 1990 -- an Indian won a medal for individual performance.
Twelve of the 36 meteorological subdivisions recorded deficient rainfall, while the rest witnessed normal to excess rain. In total, 38 per cent of the 662 districts received below-normal rain.
'To keep the next catastrophe at bay, a carbon free economy will be an imperative. 'Our 2000 cc internal combustion engine powered personal cars and public transport may have to give way to electric and hydrogen powered fuel cells. 'The oil refineries which were so much part of my professional life may have to be dismantled and trees planted in its place. 'The smokestacks, which once upon a time represented growth and prosperity, will now be gory symbols of a polluting past,' notes former Hindustan Petroleum chairman Arun Balakrishnan.
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday passed a bill providing internal reservation of 10.5 per cent for Vanniyars, a most backward community in government jobs and in admission to educational institutions.
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'We are not promising prosperity to these villagers. Instead, the focus is on self-sufficiency.'
P V Sindhu said she still has lots to learn and needs to add a few more shots to her repertoire to dominate world badminton.
As the southwest monsoon continues to narrow its overall deficit, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday exuded confidence that the dreaded El Nino weather pattern was unlikely to affect monsoon rains this year.
One way to do a reality check on the official numbers will be to develop a desi version of what came to be called the Li index in China.
Morgan Stanley sees a downside risk o 30-60 bps
Skymet is credited with correctly predicting the 2009 drought.
Water scarcity is often a factor in conflicts, but is India ready to cope with limited water resources?
Sentiment has improved but no progress on GST & ending 'tax terrorism' disappoints.
India will require new technical solutions and approaches to solve environmental problems.
Mathews dismissed suggestions that the episode has created bad blood between the sides.
As in 2009, the India Meteorological Department is understating the effect of the delayed, deficient monsoon.
'The man who has been Gujarat's chief minister for 13 years has no understanding of the ills affecting the farmers and agriculture in India.'
Senior officials of the India Meteorological Department said they were now more confident that El Nino would indeed appear during the second half of the southwest season, compared to April when the last official forecast was made.
A look at the key decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government in its six months.
Nikita Puri visits Sourabha, A R Shivakumar's pioneering eco-friendly home.
These firms owe Rs 13 trillion to lenders and account for 55% of all non-financial corporate debt.
If banks cannot charge interest from borrowers during the moratorium, who will bear that cost? Should the depositors subsidise the borrowers by foregoing interest on deposits? In that case, we will turn banking on its head! notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'
The All India Kisan Sabha, backed by the Communist Party of India-Marxist, announced suspension of the 180-km march from Nashik to Mumbai after a three-and-a-half hour meeting of its representatives with state ministers Girish Mahajan and Jaykumar Rawal.
Crisis of growth is worsened by the challenging global environment and policy missteps. Returning to 9 per cent growth trajectory will be a tall order.
Farmers shifted to other vegetables as they could not realise price in past 9 months
'We know many things are going to happen.' 'People should be preparing for sea level rise, for increased cyclonic activity, for drought.' 'One reason I wrote the book is to alert people to the dangers that they face.' 'For example, Mumbai faces enormous threat.'
