The fast-depleting groundwater table in Punjab has already raised concerns of desertification. Now, scientists are warning of possible

BHUBANESWAR: Taiwan is keen to partner Orissa in its industrial growth even as it attempts to substantially raise the bilateral trade and investment ties with India.

The country is looking forward to invest in sectors like food processing, textiles, agriprocessing, IT manufacturing and electronics in Orissa as a highlevel delegation led by its Ambassador to India Wenchyi Ong visits the State fo

In his capacity as the head of Chief Minister

The Central plan to earmark Rs 3,500 crore every year for the next five years to set up seven industrial cities on proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor has cheered both Haryana and Punjab.

With a major part of the corridor in Haryana, the state government hopes that the proposed corridor would leapfrog industry in the state as major urban centers of the state _ Gurgaon and Faridabad _are p

Mamit district, known as the rice-bowl of Mizoram, has its eyes set on oil palm to provide a new crop to its farmers and at the same time contribute to the state

With the mineral-bearing states and their citizens not getting the rightful share, only value adders deserve concessions for mining
IT IS time Centre woke up to the reality of enacting laws that benefit and add value to the lives of people who at present suffer glaring inequalities despite living in mineral-rich areas of our country.

What lies at the root of Left-wing extremism in vast for

With inflation topping the government agenda, economists have told Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to focus on policies to boost agricultural productivity in the upcoming Budget for 2011-12.

Pranab Mukherjee