The country's unemployment rate in July fell to 6.80 per cent, the lowest level in the last six months, amid rising agriculture activities during monsoon, according to Centre for Monitoring Indian......
Bihar is on the verge of a drought for the second year in a row owing to scarce rainfall in 24 of the 38 districts. Paddy crop is likely to be the worst hit by the dry spell.Bihar Agriculture......
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has apprehended that rice production this year could be 16 million tonnes below the 2008-09 level due to twin-impact of drought and floods. Mukherjee, however,......
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday announced a Rs 6,200 crore (Rs 62 billion) farm loan waiver for the 4 million farmers in the state who were not covered by the central governments......