How Tata Trusts, through its implementation organisation Himmotthan, supports Uttarkhand farmers in establishing better market linkages
The BJP government in Gujarat had named Dragon fruit as 'Kamalam' in January this year. The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to give a grant of ₹ 30,000 per acre to the farmers cultivating dragon fruit.
‘This year’s August sales is not strictly comparable with last year corresponding due to the pent-up demand then, following nationwide lockdowns’
Duty free apples from Iran have been coming to India via Afghanistan under the India - Afghanistan Free Trade Agreement for last two years. In spite of numerous petitions and representations made by the farmers of Himachal and J&K to the government of India these Iranian apples have not stopped coming. Will the Indian fruit survive the odds?
The BKU leader's statement in Shimla has evoked a strong reaction from the state government.
The Tehsildar wrote a letter titled, 'make Raksha Bandhan memorable, get sisters to voluntarily give up their rights'.
The steepest fall in the CPI numbers for agricultural and rural labourers was experienced by Tamil Nadu
More than Rs. 19,500 crores transferred directly into the accounts of over 9.75 crores beneficiary farmer families
This will enable the transfer of an amount of more than Rs. 19,500 crores to more than 9.75 crores beneficiary farmer families
As the state celebrates its Golden Jubilee year, the government has proposed a Rs.550-lakh programme to conserve indigenous seeds varieties
Use of sustainable farming practices has rejuvenated soil fertility, increased water retention and has led to growing of healthy foods
The movement is again at a peak, say farmer leaders amid the Monsoon Session of Parliament which convened on July 19 and is scheduled to conclude on August 13.
Income support is provided in three equal instalments to small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding of up to 2 hectares
Platinum Arowana, a freshwater ornamental fish, holds the record for selling at US$ 4,00,000. Yes, four lakh dollars for just one small animal!
They will also serve a ‘warning’ to opposition leaders on July 17.
Most of them claim that while the amount is less, even the number of beneficiaries is too little compared to the number of farmers in the country
The minister’s statement comes a day after BJP workers and anti-farm law protesters clashed in Ghazipur
The Kisan Morcha has termed the exercise as an effort in spreading awareness and awakening people
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.