The extended monsoon in India, projected to linger into late September, carries mixed implications for the country’s agricultural sector. While monsoon rains are crucial for the nation’s farming, which depends on them to irrigate fields and replenish reservoirs, an unusually prolonged season could spell trouble for summer-sown crops nearing harvest.
While trying to understand how MSMEs can grow fast and create jobs – India’s foremost economic challenge we came across a remarkable example. Mr Jain, owner of an apparel firm from Mumbai turned a modest Rs 15 crore operation into a Rs 250-crore powerhouse in less than eight years.
The recent introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by the Centre aims to balance the conflicting demands of fiscal responsibility and guaranteed pensions for public employees.
President Droupadi Murmu Sunday lamented the fact that poor people from villages are afraid of going to court and become participants in the justice process only under great compulsion.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Wayanad is steadily recovering from the devastation caused by the tragic landslides and added that it is imperative to make a concerted effort to revitalise tourism in the region.
Several Delhi MP and leaders, on Sunday, protested against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its alleged failure to provide essential services, especially to the people living in slums and service colonies.
The Union minister dismissed Opposition parties’ attempts to create a narrative about the restoration of Article 370 as hollow rhetoric.
Separatist leader Syed Salim Gilani on Sunday joined Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is likely to contest the Assembly election from Srinagar’s downtown Khanyar seat.
The Delhi Police have apprehended a domestic helper and a goldsmith in connection with a burglary at a house in Alaknanda, South Delhi, the police said on Sunday.
The Uttar Pradesh government has undertaken a significant project for the renovation of the ghats in Prayagraj, aiming to transform them into vibrant, modernised spaces reminiscent of the famous ghats in Kashi.
