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Fabric of Progress - A Decade of Innovation, Inclusion and Identity

Fabric of Progress - A Decade of Innovation, Inclusion and Identity

This is not revival. It is reinvention. To build a Viksit Bharat by 2047, the foundations must reach beyond concrete and...

30 Jun 2025 12:47 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt India

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt...

Agriculture is a key factor in the growth rate of the economy. The Economic Survey 2023-24 noted that agriculture...

14 Jun 2025 12:14 AM IST

The onset of the Indian monsoon, expected around June 1, could enhance the national mood alongside the eagerly awaited Lok Sabha and Assembly poll results. (PTI Image)

DC Edit | Early Monsoon Arrival Offers Lifeline to Rural Economy

IMD forecasts May 27 onset in Kerala, raising hopes for timely sowing, improved farm incomes, and a boost in rural...

12 May 2025 6:59 AM IST

Shortage of adequate infrastructure, lack of trained personnel, outdated technology and inconsistent power supply are other major obstacles (Photo: AFP)

Around half of all milk, fruits and vegetables produced in India are...

The cold chain market has grown steadily in the last few years and this trend is projected to continue until 2020.

24 Oct 2017 8:25 PM IST

Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu pitches for more investment in agriculture

The vice-president said the media has not been paying as much attention to farmers and the condition of villages as for...

16 Oct 2017 12:34 AM IST

Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Food processing can reduce crop wastage: Harsimrat Kaur

Sector provides immense business opportunities to countries looking to invest in India.

7 Sept 2017 6:54 PM IST

Eminent scientist MS Swaminathan.

Loan waivers no remedy, agriculture must be profitable for farmers:...

Eminent scientist MS Swaminathan said the country should move from food security to 'nutritional security for all'.

5 Sept 2017 6:51 PM IST

Agriculture is one of those sectors where we have seen no reforms, whether in terms of export-import policies or domestic constraints.

Doubling farm incomes: Why change is still slow

Nor has the Narendra Modi government been deaf to the needs of the farming community.

16 Oct 2018 12:41 AM IST

Dell, Microsoft combine for simplified IoT solutions. (Pic credit: ANI)

Microsoft, Niti Aayog to bring in AI tools for agriculture and...

Microsoft will also accelerate the use of AI for the development and adoption of local language computing.

12 Oct 2018 7:14 PM IST

Vijeesh interacts with students. (Photo Jayan Bose)

Lessons in conservation

Vijeesh Ethayi has been on a mission to expand the green cover on his land.

31 Jan 2018 12:11 AM IST

The loan waiver amount will be directly deposited into the accounts of the farmers.

Economic Survey: Migrating men leading to feminisation' of agriculture

Women are increasingly donning multiple roles as cultivators, entrepreneurs and labourers, according to the Economic...

30 Jan 2018 6:43 AM IST

The rates for residential purposes will be increased by 17 per cent and for industries by 50 per cent.

Water charges to rise outside city

Beer, cold drinks may be dearer now.

20 Jan 2018 3:43 AM IST