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Several of these hot springs have the potential of producing electricity at a reduced production cost, say experts.
Updated on Sep 27, 2020 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Suparna Roy | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Feed factor: Haryana poultry farmers forced to bury starving birds alive
Drop in demand and lack of feed has forced many such farmers to adopt this measure.
Updated on Mar 30, 2020 12:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Sunil Rahar, Rohtak
Delay in making Jharkhand coal mine operational costing power corp ₹300 cr annually
Even five years after the Union ministry reallocated the Pachwara coal mine in Jharkhand to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), it has failed to make it operational, causing a loss of ₹300 crore annually. The mine, which was reallocated to the PSPCL in April 2015, has been shut since March 31, 2015, as the corporation has failed to select a new operator.
Updated on Jan 04, 2020 10:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patiala | Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Dear 2020: Naseeruddin Shah’s open letter to the coming year
Leave the spectacular to Broadway. My fervent wish is that the youth realise the value of the stage
Updated on Dec 28, 2019 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Naseeruddin Shah
HT Brunch cover story: By the people, for the people, of the people… Four thespians write down their wishlist for 2020
Is theatre a tool of social change? As the year ends, Naseeruddin Shah, Makarand Deshpande, Piyush Mishra and Faezeh Jalali put the spotlight starkly on the present realities of theatre and list down the changes they want to see in the next year
Updated on Dec 28, 2019 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | As told to Ananya Ghosh
China says trade war ‘has not made America great again’
The comments came in a white paper released by the Chinese government a day after it hit USD 60 billion worth of US goods with new punitive tariffs ranging from five to 25 per cent, in retaliation for Washington raising duty on USD 200 billion in Chinese goods to 25 per cent.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 10:18 AM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
Amul hikes milk prices by ₹2/ltr in Delhi, NCR from tomorrow
Dairy major Amul raises milk prices by ₹2 per litre in Delhi NCR, Maharashtra and other states from Tuesday for the first time since March 2017.
Updated on May 20, 2019 05:57 PM IST
Chennai | Press Trust of India
Theatre will always exist but on the fringes: Kalki Koechlin on World Theatre Day
On World Theatre Day tomorrow, Kalki Koechlin talks about the importance of theatre in the digital era; adds it will never die
Updated on Mar 26, 2019 04:43 PM IST
Mumbai | Kavita Awaasthi
Maharashtra’s interim budget may be ‘farmer-centric’
Govt may not announce tax hike, populist schemes; amount may be 40% of last year’s ₹3.2L-crore
Updated on Feb 27, 2019 08:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Tale of an onion farmer: Not a penny to take home for this Solapur man
According to Gaudar, the fall in onion prices has affected several farmers like him. So, despite a good crop this season, the farmers have not made profit.
Updated on Nov 19, 2018 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Shrinivas Deshpande
Maharashtra’s milky way: Dairy farmers become first casualty as times gets tough
The non-viability of dairy farming, where fodder costs and upkeep of animals overshoot milk rates, brought them out on the streets.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 03:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maharashtra farmers get half of what you pay for milk
While consumers in Mumbai pay Rs42 per litre of cow milk, dairy farmers get Rs19-24 per litre, which is just Rs4 more than their production cost of Rs18 per litre.
Updated on Jul 18, 2018 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Centre’s MSP for farmers much lower than Maharashtra govt’s proposal, say experts
The difference between the proposed and announced prices for some crops is as high as 70-80%.
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 05:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Minimum Support Price for rice gave return of 50% over cost 13 times since 1996-97
The union cabinet announced Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for the 2018-19 Kharif marketing season on Wednesday. MSPs for all crops are at least 50% more than the projected A2+FL cost of production.
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 09:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
Modi govt raises minimum support prices for crops in bid to woo farmers ahead of 2019 polls
The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for paddy by a steep Rs 200 per quintal as it looked to fulfil its poll promise to give farmers 50% more rate than their cost of production.
Updated on Jul 04, 2018 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Cut retail prices of milk, sugar: Maharashtra consumer activists
Despite the dip in the wholesale prices, the retail prices of these commodities are still high.
Published on May 11, 2018 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan