State spends Rs 2 lakh per month on each PS, who have no work

Amid the massive public outcry over the death of a 16-year-old girl who was gangraped twice and later set ablaze, the West Bengal government on Thursday condemned politics over her body and claimed it had fully cooperated with the bereaved family.

Soon after sending a police team with a cheque of Rs 1 lakh for the family of the girl who was gangraped twice and died after she was allegedly set on fire by two of the accused, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday promised to rehabilitate the family in Bihar if they chose to do so.

Move comes after victim''s father writes to Governor

The Economic Survey 2013 says that foreign exchange reserves were steady at $295.6 billion at December 2012 end. Fiscal deficit may be at 5.3%, possible that Chidambadarm may bring it down to 5.2%, committed to controlling fiscal deficit. Food ...

Easy money policy of major developed and developing nations could aggravate inflationary expectations in India, cautioned Economic Survey for 2012-13

A proposal is being put in place for providing 100% government funding to developers so as to rescue the highways sector, where there are few takers because of severe equity crunch, Economic survey said today.

Economic advisers in the Finance Ministry today projected India's GDP growth to recover to 6.1-6.7% in 2013-14 from estimated decade-low expansion of five% in the current financial year

With India's show piece oil and gas exploration policy running into disputes, the pre-Budget Economic Survey today called for clarity in the policy as well removing distortions in fuel and natural gas pricing

Reliable and easily accessible financial saving opportunities can help boost total savings and reduce attractiveness of alternatives like gold, the Economic Survey 2012-13 has said.

The over consumption of urea and limited use of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers need to be addressed through appropriate price incentives by reducing subsidies to ensure sustainable practises are encouraged, Economic Survey said today.

Prudent policy support from fiscal side and in turn monetary policy could leading to a virtuous cycle of recovery

Equity issues raised in first 3 quarters more than that in entire FY12

Survey reiterates commitment to fiscal consolidation

All life insurers, both public and private, are committed to process any death claim pertaining to COVID-19 at the earliest,the Council said in a statement

If freed from the laws that govern its use, bamboo can be the new green gold, says a study conducted by the India...

Even as the debate over health effects of pesticides continues to rage, a study conducted by the Punjabi University...

FinanceMinister P Chidambaram on Thursday asked public sector banks to come out with a list of farmers...

The early onset of monsoon and heavy downpour have brought good news for West Bengal farmers...

Himachal''s apple revolution, which spawned an economy worth Rs 1,500 crore, has its roots in the Kotgarh belt in the upper Shimla region, 82 km from here.

Scientists at Jammu and Kashmir''s agriculture university claim to have worked out the perfect script to make India one among world''s top walnut producers....

If the Congress-led government returns to power, it will help resume exports of wheat and rice and continue existing policies but if it needs the support of its Leftist allies....

Come litchi season this summer, the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would be ready with the customary packets of the fruit...

Tomato and capsicum crops grown in the mid-hills of the state are increasingly being lost to collar rot and leaf blight diseases.

Multiplicity of authorities with almost no coordination, absence of a symbiotic relation among beneficiaries, NGOs and private market players...

The delayed and weak monsoon hasn''t ushered in much hope. Ranjani Raghavan visits Sangmaner in Nashik and Sinnar in Ahmednagar only...

In a year characterised by the aftershocks of economic slow down hitting almost every sector, apple orchard owners in Himachal Pradesh still have reason to smile.

The gentle mountain slopes in this fascinatingly beautiful place at once catch the attention not merely for their idyllic setting and extremely hospitable people....

Two droughts wiping out 50 per cent of the rabi crop, the apple produce reduced to half of its usual quantity, the unusual rise in temperature...

What was once an arid land, now wears a bright orange hue. From Punjab''s belt bordering Rajasthan Abohar in Ferozepur, Muktsar and Bhatinda...

Asia''s largest tulip garden, which could also become the world''s largest, is feeling the heat of global warming and the changing weather pattern of the Valley.

With private exporters locating overseas customers for bhot jolokiya, Assam has for the first time gone for a systematic cultivation of one of world''s hottest chillies....

Ashok Bajare, a potato cultivator from Ambegaon taluka in Pune district has reason to worry. He has a Rs eight lakh investment riding on his potato crop at his 20 acre plot in Bhavadi village....

India''s agrarian economy has long been plagued by the lack of storage, marketing and processing facilities....

For the past eight years, standing crops of the three tehsils of Kannad, Gangapur, Vaijapur and some parts of Phulambri in Aurangabad district lay vulnerable, not only to drought and heavy rains, but also to deer herds....

While North India is reeling under heavy rainfall, for the state''s farmers it has brought cheer

Maoists in Orissa tonight extended by 48 hours the government''s deadline for meeting their demands to secure the release of Malkangiri Collector.

Acute shortage of agricultural labour in Punjab earlier forced farmers to use paddy transplanters.

With the monsoon arriving late in Maharashtra, agriculture experts advised farmers to go for soybean crop instead of moong and lentil.

Kinnows a citrus fruit considered a half-brother of orange are set to be costlier this season with Punjab staring at a poor yield of the fruit.

The state was chosen for the India-UK study as it is most vulnerable to adverse impacts of climate change

Fighting odds of floods, small landholdings and depleting agricultural land, state plans to introduce high-yielding, submergence-tolerant paddy varieties, double-cropping

BARC technology to considerably increase shelf life of the highly perishable fruit

Over 12 years after a devastating cyclone claimed its coconut forest, horticulture dept programme aims to make Orissa one of the top three states in terms of coconut productivity and area under plantation

Under an ICAR project, NRCM in Nagaland is working on increasing population of mithuns a milch animal referred to as the 'ship of the highland'' or 'cattle of the mountains'' through embryo transfer technology and has recently seen its first success

Khargone strives to outmatch Guntur, with help from Andhra

Lahaul potato finds a favourable market this year but farmers keep looking at other options

And farmers still managed good prices in the beginning because of better marketing, though these eventually did drop in the glut.

Punjab Agriculture University launches two new varieties each of paddy and basmati; most farmers opt for the paddy option that promises the higher yield

After tryst with industry, govt shifts focus with agriculture policy that CM Naveen will unveil soon