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Sudanese-origin British citizen named in car crash outside UK Parliament

Sudanese-origin British citizen named in car crash outside UK Parliament

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The 29-year-old, who has studied electrical engineering in Sudan, lived in Birmingham's Sparkhill district. He describes himself as a shop manager.

Why nutri-cereals are good for you

Why nutri-cereals are good for you

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Cereals like millets can help alleviate malnutrition and improve public health, reports Surinder Sud.

How drones will help farmers get a better deal from insurers

How drones will help farmers get a better deal from insurers

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

Yield loss due to natural calamity is calculated based on field reports and assessment of crop-cutting experiments by district and block agriculture officers.

Shhh! Maharashtrian cuisine's best-kept secrets

Shhh! Maharashtrian cuisine's best-kept secrets

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

There's more to the cuisine than just vada pav and kanda poha.

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Sugarcane, which is grown by no more than 1.1 million farmers, consumes 70 per cent of water available in Maharashtra for irrigation. In contrast, about 10 million jowar, pulses and oilseeds farmers get only 10 per cent of irrigation water, points out Abhishek Waghmare.

'The drought is a policy induced disaster'

'The drought is a policy induced disaster'

Rediff.com12 May 2016

'Drought in the 1990s was essentially the drought of a poor India.' 'This 2016 drought is of a richer and more water-guzzling India.' 'The severity and intensity of the drought is not about lack of rainfall.' 'It is about the lack of planning and foresight, and criminal neglect.'

12 MUST WATCH Movies

12 MUST WATCH Movies

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.

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