As Budget session convenes, Oppn seeks debate on Adani row, govt to go by rules

The Budget session of Parliament kicks off on Tuesday with opposition parties geared up to target the government on a range of issues including the Adani-Hindenburg row while the Centre asserted it......

Meet Kavitha Kuruganti, the farmers' champion

The Modi Sarkar's new farm legislation has seen angry protests from farmers for months.Kavitha Kuruganti has been fighting for decades to ensure farmers are respected and get their due from the......

Coping with the heat in India's hottest city

Temperatures have soared to 50.3 degrees Celsius, but no deaths from the heat have been reported from Churu.Ritwik Sharma finds out how Churu's citizens keep cool in the unbearable heat. IMAGE: A......

'Heart disease is not a death sentence'

'Today, everybody is on the computer, everybody on the mobile.''There is very less physical activity.''The treatment most effective in reducing heart disease is exercise.''It is very, very,......

India lists 80 agri products for tariff cut

India's agriculture ministry has identified a list of around 80 special products that should get tariff treatment as part of the World Trade Organisation's current Doha Round negotiations. The......

Contract trading in 39 commodities eased

The government has liberalised party-to-party contract trading in 39 commodities by removing them from the purview of the Forward Contracts Regulation Act, 1952.The commodities include wheat, rice......

Agricultural output declines in 2002-03

India's agricultural output declined during the year 2002-03 to 183 million tonne compared to 212 million tonne produced in previous year, a drop of 13.9 per cent, according to the Centre for......

In AP's Nizamabad, all that glitters is turmeric

Turmeric has reaped gold in Andhra Pradesh's Nizamabad district. Turmeric farmers B Pedolla Chinnaya and Badam Maruthi are celebrating their new prosperity at the local auto dealer. While Mr......