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UPA govt placed Swaminathan Commission report on back-burner: Agri Min

The government, in the last four-and-a-half years, has taken a number of steps for the growth of farmers and the overall agriculture sector, the minister noted

Karnataka set to unveil India's first platform for intellectual properties

First-of-its-kind online marketplace in the country to enable innovators trade their ideas with investors

Yogi government framing new policies in services, retail sectors

UP has emerged as a key market for retail giants, including Amazon and Walmart, who are keen to expand their footprint in the state

Cotton yield in India to hit three-year low on massive crop damage

Drought in Maharashtra and Gujarat, the chief cotton growing states, delivers a huge blow to output

Centre to revive 23GW solar and transmission projects in Leh region

First tranche to see 2.5 GW capacity projects, 900 km transmission line

PM Modi highlights PMJDY, MUDRA, Start-up India at G-20 opening session

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is a financial inclusion programme that aims at expanding and making affordable access to financial services to the last man in the row

With 9% growth, UPI transactions cross 500-million mark in November

Restrictions on transfers might have slowed growth

112 India: Nagaland becomes second state to adopt pan-India women helpline

'SHOUT' feature in '112 India' mobile app linked to Emergency Response Support; Fast-track courts set up to deal with sexual assault cases, portals launched for national database on sexual offenders

Centre approves Rs 3.53 bn to Tamil Nadu as refief fund for Cyclone Gaja

Tamil Nadu faced a severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' on the night of November 15 and the early hours on November 16

After 12 years, Russia-India-China hold trilateral meet on economic growth

The Russia-India-China meeting came hours after Prime Minister Modi, his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe

After breaching Rs 1-trn mark in Oct, Nov GST collections dip to Rs 976 bn

Rs 119.22 billion has been released to the states as GST compensation for the months of August and September

Rs 30-bn military push! Nod for more Brahmos missiles, armoured vehicles

The go-ahead for both acquisitions was given by the Defence Acquisition Council, the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement

Men's liberation: What #MeToo sceptics can learn from their 1970s brothers

The 1970s was a transitional decade, when critiques of sexism became progressively louder and confrontational

Shipping ministry, DIPP fight over ownership of coastal economic zone plan

The shipping ministry is implementing the CEZs under the government's ambitious Sagarmala programme

GDP data: Muted growth in major segments in GVA; economists not optimistic

Economists don't agree with the finance ministry's optimism that the economy is on track

What next after mining, manufacturing pull down GDP data?

GDP figures for October-December 2018 quarter will reflect both the stress in the financial services sector as also the corporate sector's festival earnings.

GDP numbers indicate India's farmers are getting little for what they sow

The latest official numbers on the price of agricultural produce gives an idea of what's fueling the farmers' protest in Delhi.

Govt puts curbs on gold dore imports, places it under restricted category

India, the world's second-biggest gold consumer after China, imports about 900 tonnes of gold a year

Tax data shows average person's income grew slower than country's GDP

Said to be indicative of low demand for employment, may point to need for investment in labour-intensive industries

UP govt decides not to raise cane price; SAP stays at Rs 315 a quintal

Sugar companies have for several years been asking that the government-set price for cane be linked to the retail sugar price