If the farmers of Punjab and Haryana were to adopt smart techniques and use appropriate machinery, say experts, they won’t hog the headlines every winter for the wrong reasons — causing smog in the national capital because of stubble-burning. The Borlaug Institute of South Asia (BISA), a non-profit set up in 2011 to harness the …
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December 15, 2017In March 2016, in response to an RTI application, the Income Tax Department revealed that agricultural income earned by the 6.57 lakh assessees, who had filed returns in 2011, stood at nearly Rs 2,000 lakh crore. This was more than 20 times the country’s Gross Domestic Product of over Rs 84 lakh crore in that …
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November 25, 2017An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumni has developed a dairy farm in his native village Odisha&’s Kendrapara district that is catering to the needs of local people. Locals are reaping benefit from the farm by buying pure unadulterated milk less than the market price. Taking a break from a hectic schedule of his job …
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August 29, 2016President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday asked countrymen to resolve and ensure that women and girls feel safe and secure at all times. In his message to the country on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, Mukherjee said the festival of Rakhi stands for the eternal bond of love and trust that brothers and sisters share. "May …
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August 17, 2016Inflation targeting monetary policy positive, says Moody''s
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