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Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket

"As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As......

Modi gifts green diamond to Jill Biden

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the United States for a three-day state visit, has gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir's exquisite Papier mache box, to......

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams.While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North......

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Amid the ongoing festival season and ahead of the elections for five state assemblies, the Centre is closely monitoring inflation, particularly in food items, to enable it to take steps to increase......

Why inflation pain could get worse

Except for wheat and rice, for which we have huge inventories, overall commodity prices will remain high this year. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters As India looks to mend its Covid-battered economy,......

The real reason for Delhi's annual smoke season

The Delhi metropolitan area has one of the highest concentrations of population in the world, and suffocating the people of the area on an annual basis should be treated as a crime against......

In spite of abundant agri products why are farmers unhappy?

The irony of this scheme to benefit farmers is that it could add to the problems for the government because the mechanism to procure and store crops like pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds barely......

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

From NITI Aayog to industry leaders to the Reserve Bank of India, all are apprehensive that any major increase in MSP, following the 2018-19 Budget announcements, would push up prices, if not......

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Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket

Modi gifts green diamond to Jill Biden

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Why inflation pain could get worse

The real reason for Delhi's annual smoke season

In spite of abundant agri products why are farmers unhappy?

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

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