2023: 2nd Warmest Year Since 1901

The five warmest years in Indian weather history have occurred in the past 14 years -- the others being 2009, 2017 and 2010, in order of intensity. IMAGE: Labourers push a cart as one drinks water......

Highlight 'failures' of Modi govt: Gogoi's plan for Assam polls

Getting ready to fight the next assembly election in Assam in 2016 on the ‘U-turns’ on state issues made by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the Centre, the ruling Congress......

Stabilise North East before Looking East

The northeastern states can take advantage of the liberalisation that is taking place in Myanmar only if New Delhi starts looking at the region as an important starting point of India's 'Look East'......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

India readies plan to be a global semiconductor giant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for a Rs 27,000-crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam's Morigaon district on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Investors cheer as dairy stocks turn cash cows

As milk prices rise, analysts have an optimistic view on dairy stocks such as Heritage Foods and Dodla Dairy, hoping the companies’ margins will grow in the near to medium term. Kindly note......

Strong growth prospects for the affordable housing finance sector

The competitive intensity is high in the lender segment, with banks, small finance banks and NBFCs including both specialised HFC and non-specilaised NBFCs active in the segment. Illustration:......

RIL-BP to invest $10bn to quadruple natural gas output by 2020

Global oil giant BP Plc and its partner Reliance Industries will invest $5-10 billion to quadruple natural gas production by 2020. RIL-BP, who are currently producing about 11.8 million standard......

India-ASEAN car rally begins

Beginning a new chapter in the country's relationship with South-East Asia, the inaugural India-ASEAN Car Rallyon Tuesdaykicked off from the historic Judges fieldin Guwahatiin the presence of Assam......