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Jamiat cautions NDA partners, says ‘crutches’ cannot escape responsibility for Waqf Bill

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind urged NDA partners TDP and JD(U) to heed Muslim sentiments on the contentious issue surrounding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024




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HC refuses to entertain plea to enhance funds allocated to MCD councillors

The Hight Court expressed surprise that members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors were approaching courts with their grievances and asked them to raise the issue in the House or before the public




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CVC has sought report from CPWD over CM House renovation: Delhi LoP




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Delhi govt. to start drive against burning of waste in open today

Delhi, neighbouring States likely to experience ‘very poor’ quality air over next 10 days, have placed the depts. concerned on high alert: Gopal Rai




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Haryana Congress to move court over ‘violations’ by BJP during Assembly poll

Panel to gather information from party’s candidates about various violations




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Delhi to host 12th edition of North East Festival

More than 200 communities from the eight north-eastern States are expected to showcase their cultural traits on a single platform




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Delhi election: AAP to hold nine-day convention for party workers




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India's climate policies expected to reduce CO2 emissions by around 4 billion tonnes by 2030: Report

The study by Delhi-based independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said policies for India's power, residential and transport sectors have already saved 440 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) between 2015 and 2020.




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Delhi L-G lied in Supreme Court about tree felling: Bharadwaj




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Never asked people to pick up weapons: Tahir Hussain to court




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Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot announces two new bus routes for outer Delhi




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2020 Delhi riots: SC refuses to entertain Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea, asks HC to to hear case on Nov. 25

The counsel for the acccused, Kapil Sibal said the 31-year-old woman has been awaiting trial for 4.7 years; SC asks Delhi HC to hear case on November 25




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Former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Ram Narayan Bhardwaj joins BJP  




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Why it’s important to do nothing

Jenny Odell’s take on avoiding the seduction of the online world is a must-read for Covid times




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Straight from the heart

Isher Judge Ahluwalia’s memoirs are also a tale of India’s socio-economic reforms trajectory




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Labour-intensive export failure

The book analyses why India failed where China succeeded




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Cashing out of a business, smartly

The book draws upon diverse experiences of entrepreneurs to highlight the need for an exit strategy




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The inevitability of uncertainty

The book tells us quite convincingly that the future is unknown. But it does not offer an alternative




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Interesting, but only in parts

The profiling of 25 BITSians follows a templated style




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Start-up Compass: How Iconic Entrepreneurs got it Right

A relevant book for those about to embark on their entrepreneurial journey, or can serve as a useful resource for those who like to track the start-up ecosystem 




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Uncertain future in a sea of poppies

Three districts in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan together contribute to 80% of India’s opium production. Already facing the problem of stagnant procurement rates and rising input prices, farmers are now angry with the Union government for opening opium production and processing to private players. A.M. Jigeesh talks to farmers in the Mewar region about their concerns




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Need for climate-smart agriculture in India

Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to assure food security, empower farmers, and protect our delicate ecosystems




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Feeding humans has trapped the world in debt, degradation: FAO report | Explained

A new FAO report blames “unsustainable business-as-usual practices” for escalating human and environmental costs of producing food.




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Fertilizer subsidies to come down, Mandaviya says

The Minister said the Centre increased subsidy to protect farmers interest, and added that it is likely to come down




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Mango growers demand uniform relief of ₹30,000 per acre, fixed prices at tripartite meeting in Krishnagiri




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Over ₹13 crore funds needed to support farmers in drought-affected areas of Nellore, says Collector

Ten in the district have been declared as ‘drought mandals’ by the NDMA; over 50% of crop was lost in Sitaramapuram while 30-40% of crops were lost in the remaining nine mandals




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In Assam, banks suffer from ‘militancy hangover’: experts

The absence of bank linkage is affecting optimum production by 25 lakh small and marginal farmers in the State, they said




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‘Outstanding work’: IIT-M team makes mineral nanoparticles with water

Infusing soil with silica nanoparticles made using the technique could transform agriculture




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The trials and tribulations of apples and other imported fruits in the Nilgiris

English fruit trees were imported to the Nilgiris as soon as the first Europeans settled there. But no systematic record survives of the varieties that were tried or the success each achieved. The first person to succeed in cultivating apple was John Davison, a gardener trained at Kew in England. He was also said to have introduced pippin




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Fertilizers are source of several diseases; switch to organic farming, says Amit Shah 

Shah said that the movement for organic farming has reached an important stage and cooperatives have an important role in making India the world’s largest organic food producing country




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Home cooks in Thiruvananthapuram are championing artificial additive-free jams, preserves, juice, ethnic eats and more

Four home cooks in Thiruvananthapuram are turning fruits into value-added products without using artificial flavours or preservatives




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Climate change impact harsher on poorer farmers in India: FAO report

FAO recommends enhanced social security net for all, Niti Aayog member says India doing its best to deal with climate change.




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After snails, farmers in Idukki battling spotted locust infestation; experts say change in climate pattern could be a cause

Plantations of over 70 farmers severely affected by the spotted locust infestation at Konnathady and Vathikudy panchayats




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The certainty trap [electronic resource] : why we need to question ourselves more--and how we can judge others less / Ilana Redstone ; foreword by Joe Walsh.

Durham, North Carolina : Pitchstone Publishing, [2024]




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Women in India earn 19% less than men: report




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Escorts net up 29% to Rs. 16 cr.




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GlaxoSmithKline Pharma March quarter net at Rs. 106 cr.




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Foreign investors reduce holdings in top 200 companies in March quarter




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Tata Steel may hold on to its UK steelworks: report

UK government gives a series of offers to the company




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Why the monsoon is a big deal for your equity portfolio

Is the idea of a dry monsoon beginning to parch your appetite for investing?




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Jabong sales up 14% in March quarter




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S. Korea woos startups in India with ‘grand challenge’

Wants them to look at Korea as a testing bed for their ventures




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Internet of Things to overtake mobiles by 2018, says report




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RIL arm to invest $16 million in US tech startup NetraDyne




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India among top five innovation destinations: report




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Winner takes all in mega soccer shirt deals




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Winner takes all in mega soccer shirt deals




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Axis Bank unveils India’s first certified green bond on LSE




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By 2021, India to have 810 m smartphone subscriptions




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Media & Entertainment to be $40 billion industry by 2020: PwC