The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is working on a new technology in aquaculture to help double the income of Indian farmers, an official said on Monday. The institute has recently established a ‘Backyard Re-circulatory Aquaculture System’ developed by Cochin University of Science and Technology. The system, an intensive fish culture […]
Government may seek more time from market regulator SEBI for public sector enterprises and state-owned banks to comply with changes in the minimum public shareholding norms for listed companies proposed in the budget, Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said. The Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed raising the current threshold […]
The first Budget of to realise the dream of ‘New India’ making it a $ 5 trillion economy in the next few years, but mobilising funds remains a challenge for it in the wake of global headwinds and domestic slowdown. “Our economy was at approximately $ 1.85 trillion when we formed the government in 2014. […]
BY APARAJITA GUPTA Bhangarh (Rajasthan) How many of us believe in ghosts? Do they actually exist? Can they be felt? Believers will reply in affirmative and non-believers will perish the thought. But everybody would like to take a trip to THE den of the ghosts and such was the trip to Bhangarh, considered India’s “most […]
Mumbai For the second time in six years, Mumbai’s much-adored and globally-famed dabbawalas, or tiffin-box carriers, have been immortalised in a special comic book simply titled “Dabbawala”, brought out by restaurant chain SodaBottleOpenerWala. The comic book, penned and illustrated by artist Abhijeet Kini, was released at a function held at the SodaBottleOpenerWala’s outlet in Palladium, […]
New Delhi Pictures of Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani’s over 200-diamond encrusted Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag, worth over Rs 2.6 crore, has gone viral on the social media. In the images posted on the social media, Nita Ambani is seen wearing a white ensemble and carrying the Hermès Himalaya Birkin Bag. Bollywood divas Karisma Kapoor […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya’s son Akash Vijayvargiya for attacking a government employee with a bat, saying “beta kisi ka bhi ho, aise logo ki party see nikal dena chahiye” (regardless of whose son he is, such people should be sacked from the party). Modi’s remarks came during the […]
Construction has now began on Adani Mining’s Carmichael Project, which will deliver 1,500 direct and 6,750 indirect jobs during ramp up and construction. This project has been more than eight years in the making and will produce thermal coal for export to Asian markets, including India, via Adani’s existing Abbot Point Coal Export Terminal in […]
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has quit six months before the end of his term, sources said on Monday. Acharya is the second top RBI official to quit after Governor Urijit Patel’s exit last December. The sources said that Acharya, who joined as the RBI Deputy Governor in January 2017, […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday issued an advisory to the West Bengal government on the ongoing strike by doctors and sought a report on the matter on priority, said sources familiar with the development. The latest advisory states “this Ministry is in receipt of a number of representations from doctors, health care […]