Karnataka govt starts cash disbursal instead of 5 kg rice

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched payment of cash in lieu of the additional 5 kg of rice to beneficiaries under the government's 'Anna Bhagya' scheme. IMAGE: Karnataka Chief......

Modi inaugurates railway, Kochi Metro Phase II projects in Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated various projects, including that of the Indian Railways and Kochi Metro, which would improve connectivity in Kerala and said these would help in......

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......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

For milk cooperatives, it's a problem of plenty

The demand for milk and milk products slumped during the Covid-19 lockdown mainly from hotels, restaurants, sweetmeat shops which were shut to control the spread of the disease. Saddled with huge......

MSP to now reflect transport, marketing charges

With an eye on the forthcoming parliamentary elections, the governmentdecided on Thursday to factor in the premium paid by farmers for crop insurance as well as marketing and transport charges......

How India Can Rival China As Production Platform

We have the workforce, now we need to ensure that we take full advantage of game-changing technologies and geopolitical openings, suggests Jayant Sinha, chairman of Parliament's Standing Committee......

WTO deal not to affect rural schemes: Montek

The July framework negotiated by the World Trade Organisation in Geneva does not impact the rural development and social sector schemes being implemented in the country, said Montek Singh......