A proposal to formulate a national agricultural marketing policy has been mooted to prepare the agriculture sector for the post-2000 scenario, when the WTO agreement comes into force. Initial
Low world cereal stocks for the third consecutive year have rung a warning bell, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. This is despite a good wheat crop anticipated in India, Western
The domestic paper industry may see large-scle restructuring in the next six months with mergers, sell outs and even closures of unviable units on the cards, says an industry veteran and the managing
The Union power ministry may clamp down on the tariff structure of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) -- the country 's largest generating company. Together with the Central Electricity
farmers pay a price for sacrifice: Vinayakroao Dhule was once the pround owner of 35 acres of fertile land in Shirri village along Wardha river. A freedom fighter, he volunteered to sacrifice his
An environmental watchdog organisation has urged the Supreme Court to direct the government to challenge the US patent granted to a Texas-based company for a strain of rice derived from basmati. In a
Goa has the best health indices in the country. But oddly, hospitals in this state are ailing and patients visiting state-run hospitals have harrowing experience. Hundreds of patients are forced to
The Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd, a SPIC group company based at Chennai, has bagged for the second consecutive year the contract for spraying 'Spicbiomoss' in the Kochi Corporation
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is not likely to resume the evening water supply this summer as a crisis threats the Municipal water reserves this year, according to
Any form of trade in human organs is in direct violation of Chinese government,according to leading government officials.The official from South China's Hainan Province cited the futility of creating
