Wayanad rescue will take a few more days: Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the rescue mission in the landslide-hit Mundakkai region of Wayanad could take a few more days, and appointed a cabinet sub-committee of four......

The Importance Of Russia And US For India

New Delhi has reached out to Moscow while waiting for a new president in Washington. New Delhi knows well that in international relations, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent......

After historic 2023, ISRO is ready for packed 2024

The new year will witness two unmanned missions under the "Gaganyaan" project, deep ocean exploration project, "Samudrayaan" and many more. IMAGE: The ISRO is set to begin the new year with the......

Farm scientist refuses to accept award in solidarity with farmers

Varinderpal Singh, an agriculture scientist from Punjab Agricultural University, has refused to accept fertiliser industry body Fertiliser Association of India's golden jubilee award in support of......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......

Once land of dreaded dacoits, can Chambal be arable land?

The ravines, which are sharp, steep mud hillocks, stretch over three states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, once home to several dreaded dacoits have long been the subject of......

Adani stops work at Aus coal mine, rejigs budget

Adani has signed up buyers for about 70 per cent of the 40 million tonnes coal the Carmichael project is due to produce in its first phase. India's Adani Mining said on Wednesday it was rejigging......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

Readers on where India has gone wrong

Sumit Bhatia:I firmly believe that Saurav and Wright have been instrumental in "making" this Indian team such that people now expect it to win all the time it goes out to play rather than making......