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Monsoon covers Delhi, Mumbai together, breaks 62-year-old record

 The monsoon on Sunday covered both Delhi and Mumbai together for the first time since June 21, 1961, the India meteorological department said. IMAGE: Commuters wade through a waterlogged road......

Will 2023 Be A Repeat Of 2015?

 States have been told to prepare in advance to counter any impact of an adverse southwest monsoon. IMAGE: An elderly lady carries a filled container after collecting water from a tanker at......

PM reviews pollution situation in North India

 As the air quality in Delhi-NCR hovered between 'severe' and 'very poor' category, a top agriculture ministry official on Tuesday mooted crop diversification and shift to a short duration paddy......

Cabinet approves Rs 7,266-cr plan for Bundelkhand

 The Union Cabinet has approved a special package worth Rs 7,266 crore for the Bundelkhand region, comprising parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The aim is to mitigate the effects of drought......

Pak has to totally dismantle terror structure: PM

 Asserting that the government's response will be 'hard' if violence continued in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday made it clear that 'half-hearted' efforts by Pakistan to......

Cabinet nods two agri schemes worth Rs 1 lakh crore

 Union Cabinet on Thursday approved rationalisation of various agri schemes into two umbrella programmes -- PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana -- with an expenditure of over Rs......

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

 Bharat Krishak Samaj demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana should be replaced with a new crop insurance and compensation scheme. Removing of GST on agri-inputs, revamping crop......

Why meeting Budget's commitment on MSP is not easy

 From NITI Aayog to industry leaders to the Reserve Bank of India, all are apprehensive that any major increase in MSP, following the 2018-19 Budget announcements, would push up prices, if not......

NREGA: New jobs may be added

 The government is considering a proposal to expand the types of works under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to provide wider option to beneficiaries. An expert group has been constituted......

India to be IT hardware hub: President

 Following are the highlights of the economic agenda unveiled by President A P J Abdul Kalam at the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday:GDP growth likely to cross 8% in 2005-06.Inflation modest......

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