Keeping it going

The recently released figures from the Central Statistical Organisation that estimate how fast India’s states have been growing have undoubtedly…

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New potatoes to cost less

Patna-based Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) has developed three varieties of potato as a New Year gift for farmers and…

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The growth redux by Arjun Sengupta

The New Year began with very good news about the Indian economy. During the last five years, 2004 to 2009,…

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CJI office comes under RTI: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court Tuesday upheld its single bench order that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

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CJI’s office comes under RTI ambit: Delhi HC

In a landmark verdict against the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the office of the…

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Employment guarantee scheme under scanner after hunger death

A landless labourer dies on Christmas day after going without food for five days. Neither he nor his wife, who…

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Lesser wheat acreage due to late sowing this season by Gargi Parsai

The government’s expectation of the rabi wheat crop making good the shortfall in the drought-affected kharif season has received a…

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78-year-old woman waging lone battle for justice

BERHAMPUR: Justice seems to be eluding a 78-year-old woman, Padma Maharana, of Komand village under Rabha police station in Ganjam…

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Bihar, a growth story by Raj Kumar

Roads “as smooth as Hema Malini’s cheeks” was a promise that Lalu Yadav had once given to the people of…

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Over 100 birds die in tea estate

Dibrugarh: Over a hundred birds died of suspected pesticide poisoning in a tea estate at Moran in Dibrugarh today. Forest…

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Indians stuck in Kabul job net

Kabul (Reuters): Dozens of Indian labourers have been forced to take refuge in a Sikh temple in Kabul after job…

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Cyber relief for disabled

The central government has decided to make each of its 6,000 websites disabled-friendly. Under new government guidelines, the visually challenged…

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Postpone poverty survey

What sets poverty in India apart is the effort that has gone into defining, measuring, recalibrating, contesting, recounting, refining and…

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20 m. solar lights planned by 2022 by Sujay Mehdudia

The solar lights will help to save one billion litres of kerosene every year In the next three years, India…

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Commercial activity around Corbett Park posing a threat to eco-fragile zone by Vinay Kumar

Unhindered commercial activity around the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is posing a serious threat to the eco-fragile zone and…

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