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Fresh announcements on economy to help farmers, migrants: PM Modi

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi had introduced massive new financial incentives on top of the previously announced packages for a combined stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore.

Published on May 14, 2020, 8:08 PM IST

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel looks to distribute food grains as part of MNREGA wages

**EDS: (TO GO WITH STORY DCM25)** Nagpur: Undated photo of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Baghel has invited investors to seize business opportunities in the state and said his government is aiming to turn it into an investment hub. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_22_2019_000154B)

Updated on Apr 23, 2020, 7:26 PM IST

Lockdown Diaries: Punjab; standing between hunger and India by Amandeep Sandhu

A combine harvester in a wheat field in Jalandhar, Punjab, during the lockdown on April 17, 2020.

Updated on Apr 22, 2020, 4:44 PM IST

India needs a major stimulus | HT editorial

The finance minister sidestepped questions on a package for industry, including specific questions on sectors such as tourism and aviation that are hurting badly due to the coronavirus pandemic

Updated on Mar 27, 2020, 11:25 AM IST

‘Don’t want anyone to remain hungry’: Sitharaman announces Covid-19 relief package

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a comprehensive relief package for the vulnerable section of the country affected by Covid-19 lockdown.

Updated on Mar 26, 2020, 5:52 PM IST

Indian, global megacities growing at unprecedented rate: UK study

The world’s biggest cities are growing at an unprecedented rate. (Representative Image)

Updated on Jan 26, 2020, 8:27 PM IST

Review: Business of Taste by Centre for Science and Environment

The way we eat now: Scene at a mall in Mumbai.

Updated on Oct 25, 2019, 8:21 PM IST

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week

On A look at Tamil Nadu’s disappearing livelihoods, advice from the Vedas and the Puranas on getting rich, and a new translation of Valmiki’s Ramayana

Updated on Oct 11, 2019, 8:20 PM IST

The politics of onion price rise | HT editorial

Even if left unattended, the onion price rally would have reversed in some time

Updated on Sep 26, 2019, 9:29 PM IST

Why India needs a new social contract

If more women in India were supported to work in the paid labour market, the nation would be much richer

Updated on Sep 19, 2019, 5:57 PM IST

India must step up efforts to tackle climate change

Ending the degradation of land can play an important role in securing a liveable planet by cutting emissions, providing sustainable food and reducing poverty. The threat of land degradation is real for India

Updated on Aug 11, 2019, 7:15 PM IST

Mumbai has a long way to go in protecting mangrove forests

Studies have shown that the city is losing its mangrove forests.

Published on Aug 5, 2019, 1:09 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal writes to union home and finance ministers on taxes

The CM said that due to the “inadvertent omission” of Article 270(3) of the Constitution, which deals with share of taxes between the Centre and the Union territories, Delhi is missing out on “its legitimate share in central taxes of at least Rs 6,500 crore per annum”.

Updated on Jul 18, 2019, 10:33 PM IST

‘Indians obese but hunger a concern’: UN report

The report said that an estimated 820 million people across the world did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year.

Updated on Jul 17, 2019, 8:22 AM IST

Unemployment fuels food insecurity in India: UN

In the Indian Himalayas, an economic slowdown coupled with natural resource depletion and climate change had a negative impact on food production and employment opportunities.

Updated on Jul 17, 2019, 7:29 AM IST

The tiger conservation policy needs a paradigm shift

Tigers living outside reserves need attention. We need better surveillance measures, more information gathering and better coordination among states to protect our tiger population. Can we imagine India without tigers?

Updated on Jun 15, 2019, 10:37 PM IST

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces food, monetary aid for people affected by cyclone Fani

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Updated on May 5, 2019, 4:27 PM IST

How India can increase its farm productivity

Through a scaled, countrywide effort, China raised farm productivity by 11% while reducing the use of nitrogen fertilizers by 14-18%

Updated on Mar 12, 2019, 6:28 PM IST

Delighted to deliver benefits, Mamata Banerjee in letter to 90% Bengal population

Late last week, the West Bengal government completed an exercise of reaching out to as many as 86.7 million beneficiaries of Khadya Sathi (food security) scheme with letters carrying the signature of chief minister Mamata Banerjee who stated she was “extremely delighted” to deliver the benefits to them.

Updated on Mar 12, 2019, 8:08 AM IST

Pollution destroys 21% wheat, 6% rice crop every year: IIT-M study

Picture for representation only.

Updated on Mar 11, 2019, 5:45 PM IST

India nominates NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand for post of FAO Director General

Prior to joining NITI Aayog, Ramesh Chand was the Director of National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research.

Updated on Mar 5, 2019, 1:53 PM IST

World’s first green gene bank in Hyderabad

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad has set up the world’s first gene bank that is powered entirely by solar energy.

Published on Feb 27, 2019, 3:52 PM IST

Congress will give minimum income guarantee if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi being received at a convention of farmers, at Rajyotsav Mela ground in Naya Raipur on January 28.

Updated on Jan 28, 2019, 7:24 PM IST

Punjab will remain Congress fort, BJP ‘magic’ can’t work here: State finance minister Manpreet Badal

Punjab’s finance minister Manpreet Badal has asserted that his state is a strong fort of the Congress and any kind of BJP “magic” cannot work there.

Published on Jan 27, 2019, 12:48 PM IST

Side issues loom over G-20 summit as world leaders arrive

Xi Jinping, China's president, center left, and Peng Liyuan, China's first lady, exit a plane as they arrive at Ezeiza Airport ahead of the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday, November 29, 2018.

Updated on Nov 30, 2018, 9:51 AM IST

We need a choice-based approach in the Public Distribution System

The availability of DBT may even help improve the existing PDS, as it will have to deliver value for people to continue to choose it over DBT. The economic viability of PDS dealers can be improved by allowing them to stock other products too, so that PDS is not their only source of revenue.

Updated on Oct 3, 2018, 7:24 PM IST

Odisha’s food security programme to cover 34 lakh beneficiaries left out of national scheme

In a video message on Saturday, Patnaik said once the scheme is launched, not a single poor here will be deprived of his rights.

Updated on Jul 29, 2018, 9:08 AM IST

PM failed to address any major concern of farmers: Capt Amarinder

Prime Minster Narendra Modi addressing the gathering during "Kisan Kalyan Rally"of SAD - BJP in Malout in Muktsar district on Wednesday.

Updated on Jul 12, 2018, 10:42 AM IST

Swachh Bharat can tackle public health issues, promote tourism: Prabhu

Union commerce minister Suresh Prabhu (pictured) underlined how Swachh Bharat has huge potential to push economic growth.

Published on Apr 26, 2018, 4:53 PM IST

New method can be applied to predict impact of global warming on diseases

The metabolic theory of ecology can be used to predict how various biological processes respond to temperature.

Updated on Mar 25, 2018, 1:46 PM IST

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