Maha okays 255-acre salt pan land for slum rehab housing, names Adani

Maharashtra cabinet on Monday approved the utilisation of 255 acre of salt pan land in Mumbai to develop houses for slum rehabilitation project-hit people, assigning the implementation......

Maha govt declares desi cows 'Rajyamata Gomata'

The Maharashtra government on Monday declared desi (indigenous) cows as 'Rajyamata-Gomata', citing the importance of cows in Indian culture, agriculture, and healthcare. The decision was taken to......

Sena-UBT trolls Shinde over non-inclusion in NITI Aayog

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday took potshots at the rival Shiv Sena over its minister not finding a place in the reconstituted NITI Aayog. IMAGE:......

Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......

After a long lull, milk prices set to rise by Rs 2-4 a litre

Prices of milk and derivatives such as cheese, butter, curd and skimmed milk powder were subdued for two years, on a supply surplus. Dairy companies are planning to raise milk prices by Rs 2-4 a......

Why India's milk producers are angry

'Milk prices have reduced by 20 to 30 per cent while production has been steadily going up.''Overproduction of milk is resulting in a price crash and slashing of profit margins.''While dairy......

How to double farmers' income

'In the long run, the boost to farmers' incomes must come from technological breakthroughs,' says Pratap S Birthal and Digvijay S Negi.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Despite being the......