BANGALORE: The South- West Monsoon may bring cheers to Karnataka farmers, which is expected to hit coastal Karnataka by June 2.If agriculture meteorologists predictions are right, the state might receive 5 per cent excess rainfall over the seasonal normal of 805 mm.The South-West Monsoon, which is crucial for agricultural operations, will set in through coastal Kerala on June 1, and is expected to hit coastal Karnataka the following day.The state...
09:01 AM, May 28, 2012
Indian theatre has an unbroken history of over two thousand years. Almost contemporaneous with Aristotle's poetics, ancient India produced an encyclopaedic manual on theatre called ...
06:24 PM, May 22, 2012
Ahmedabad: Outlining various facets of development in Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the state has struck a balance between agricultural and industrial growth. "At a time when India's agriculture is not growing beyond 3 per cent, Gujarat's agriculture is growing at 11 per cent, despite the fact that unlike the rest of the country, the state is not blessed with perennial rivers," Modi said addressing NRIs across...
01:39 AM, May 21, 2012
London: Two years ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a petition to fight hunger with the slogan: "1,000,000,000 people live in chronic hunger and I'm mad as hell." Since then, more than 3.4 million people, including actors, pop stars and footballers, have added their voices to the online campaign calling on governments to make the elimination of hunger their top priority. But outrage over the "horrifying figure"...
10:57 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss supply of about 15 million tonnes of extra foodgrains to ration card holders that will help the government to create more storage space for new crops before monsoon. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister KV Thomas, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan will attend the meeting, sources said. The Prime Minister will...
05:06 AM, May 02, 2012
Lucknow: The famous 'dussheri' belt of Uttar Pradesh has a new offering this summer - 'Akhilesh aam', a new variety of mango named after the state's youngest Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Grafting expert and Padamshree horticulturist Haji Kaleemullah Khan, who had earlier launched mangoes in the name of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actress Aishwarya and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has come up with 'Akhilesh aam' this season. Khan said he...
01:56 PM, Apr 30, 2012
BANGALORE: Have you noticed the colourful and meaningful paintings on many walls of the city, depicting the history of the state, the tradition and culture of Kannadigas or tourist havens of Karnataka? May be or may not be. But do try to spare a glance as they are now in a state of utter neglect and fading glory. Way back in 2009, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) came up...
09:55 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Adrita, a student turned citizen journalist speaks out against the bandh culture in the state. ...
04:04 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: India's monsoon is likely to have average rainfall in 2012 despite fears the El Nino weather pattern may emerge in the second half of the season, the country's top weather official said, pointing to a third straight year without drought. The June-September monsoon, vital for agricultural output and economic growth, irrigates around 60 per cent of farms in India, the world's second-biggest producer of rice, wheat, sugar and...
05:38 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Commerce and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma and Food Minister KV Thomas on April 23 to address the concerns reflected in Pawar's letter to him earlier this month. Pawar had termed UPA's agriculture policy on exports 'ambivalent', 'constantly prevaricating' and 'against the interests of the farming community'. Pawar, in his letter, took...
11:32 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra will have a separate agriculture budget from next year, the state government on Wednesday said. Agriculture Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil made the announcement in the Legislative Assembly. He also said that state was considering roping in the Centre as well as the beneficiary farmers to share the premium payments for crop insurance. "Insurance companies are not inclined to associate themselves with the scheme," Vikhe-Patil said, replying to budgetary demands...
03:23 AM, Apr 12, 2012
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday said live-in relationships must be discouraged in the country as it is 'against humanity and Indian culture'. "The Sangh is against live-in relationships because it is against humanity, and also against the Indian traditions and culture," RSS joint secretary Dattatraya Hosbale said, speaking to reporters on the first day of 'Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha', the outfit's highest decision-making body. Live-in relationships should be...
06:12 PM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Budget failed to send out a strong message about the reform process while coming out with a subsidy management plan and announced a new income tax structure. Experts labelled the it as an '80s style' Budget. Mukherjee began by admitting that the global crisis had affected the Indian economy. However, he said that a major turnaround might be expected soon. Budget 2012: How it...
01:07 PM, Mar 16, 2012
Left leader D Raja on Friday said that the government will have to step up investment in agriculture sector and social sector. ...
11:37 AM, Mar 16, 2012
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