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......

Modi-Xi meet: Chinese defence minister to visit India next month

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. Photograph: @MEAPhotogallery/Flickr Prime Minister......

Toxic Delhi: Father of Green Revolution has the solution

With Delhi choking with smog created by burning of paddy straw in neigbhouring states, noted agri-scientist M S Swaminathan today suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ways to commercialise the......

Centuries-old evils will have to be tackled more sternly: PM

Attired in his trademark half sleeves kurta and sporting a Rajasthani turban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi devoted a bulk of his 90-minute address on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day to......

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.' Photograph: Kind courtesy A M International AM International, which has interests in petrochemicals,......

Fiscal slippage in FY23 likely as govt seeks to spend Rs 1.5 trn more

The government may be staring at a modest slippage in fiscal deficit for 2022-23 (FY23), with the Ministry of Finance seeking parliamentary approval for additional spending through a second and......

As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

As the kharif season is setting in, India is scrambling to source fertilisers from the international market. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters It is set to sign long-term contracts —......

Fertiliser subsidy may go up 55% to record Rs 2.5 lakh crore

India's fertiliser subsidy bill is likely to shoot up by 55 per cent to record Rs 2.5 lakh crore this fiscal as the government will provide additional funds to make up for the spike in cost from......