For the irrigation sector, the allocation to total outlay has fallen from 8.87 per cent in 1990-91 to 4.60 per cent in 2015-16.
17 Apr 2017 6:24 AM
From cowboy boots to a chunk of the Berlin Wall and a jar of jelly beans: an auction of Ronald Reagan memorabilia offers a tantalising glimpse into the private world of a US conservative icon.
18 Sep 2016 2:38 AM
Designer Ralph Lauren acknowledges applause after his runway show in New York on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)
16 Sep 2016 12:54 AM
Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccardand Andre Borschberg celebrate after the successful landing of the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at Queens, New York, on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)
13 Jun 2016 6:31 AM
Donald Trump on Tuesday climbed down under fire from Republican grandees in an explosive race row, insisting that days of belligerent attacks on a Mexican-American judge had been misconstrued.
09 Jun 2016 12:23 AM
A woman visits the Rain Room exhibition by the artists’ collective Random International, bathed in purple light in honour of Prince, in Los Angeles on Friday. (Photo: AFP)
24 Apr 2016 2:38 AM
Models (left) present creations by Tommy Hilfiger (right) as he greets the audience after presenting his Fall 2016 collection at the New York Fashion Week. (Photo: AFP)
17 Feb 2016 11:51 PM
Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton shake hands at the end of their debate in Durham, New Hampshire, on Thursday. — AFP
06 Feb 2016 5:10 AM
The colossal exhibit unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History is 122 feet long. It is so enormous that its head and neck extend out of the room into a lobby near the elevators. The animal was a young adult of unknown sex, that would have weighed 70 tons.
18 Jan 2016 5:12 AM
An Asian collector splurged nearly $43 million on an Amadeo Modigliani painting in New York, scooping the top prize in an otherwise lackluster evening sale at Sotheby’s that kicked off the autumn auct
06 Nov 2015 1:42 AM
New York City’s giant Halloween Parade brought thousands to the streets Saturday to celebrate the ghoulish and spooky — from Donald Trump to witches; from bacon to a pervert in training.
01 Nov 2015 11:58 PM