Agriculture : The Krishna Western Delta (KWD) is in the grip of severe agrarian crisis and farmers who have pinned their hopes for a normal kharif are looking worried a lot - Dry spell shatters hopesof paddy farmers

Agriculture : Sweet potato weevil causes extensive damage in the field as well as in storage - Integrated management of sweet potato weevil

Consumption Expenditure outpaces urban areas by 25% from 2009-12 - Rural India outpaces urban spendings

A Society where the private commercial gain trumps the larger public interest in promoting educational access can never be a fair one - Publishers VS Students

India-focused cases are in demand as MBA and executive education faculty seek to add content from emerging markets - Harvard courses focus on India cases

Forcing banks to hold govt assets while opening up to foreign capital flows winds up penalizing small Indian savers - Favoring foreigners in finance

Women are admired for their traits like compassion, tolerance and amiability. But sometimes, these traits are mistaken for submissiveness - Women, stop holding yourselves back

A lack of regional champions and disinterest from the rest of India make the northeast poor and militant - Northeast India: A bridge not to burn

Private players will unearth the full potential of this natural resource but it is the state that should benefit from its mining - Should coal be denationalized?

In spite of its potential, the northeast suffers because no government has moved to reduce its remoteness - Northeast India: A bridge too far?

AP Genco also implementing 17 thermal and hydel projects with capacity of 15,000 MW at an investment of Rs 79,000 crore - 15 thermal projects to add 24,120 MW to State grid

Agriculture: Poor inflows impact cultivation in ayacut areas - State to submit interim report on kharif conditions

High prices in domestic market and delay in FCI tenders push mills to the verge of closure - Mills starving despite record wheat output

Sodium reduction has became a culinary cause celebre.But it is a more marketing ploy than a health measure - Why the salt shaker left your table

The parliamentary stalemate continues on one of the greatest corruption scandals in Indian history - Defending the indefensible

Four crises – of liquidity, growth, employment and thus of national security – continue to threaten India’s future - Crises still building
 

The sector, which was opened to 100 per cent FDI in 2001, encountered a series of takeovers between 2006 and 2010 - Flip-flop in the pharma sector

Macroeconomic Number - STATSGURU

A Planning Commission committee has called for pooling of farm land for landless and woman farmers - Booking a meal for tomorrow

Currently, potato prices are quoted at Rs.1,200-2,800 a quintal across India. West Bengal and Uttarkhand, where the current harvest is on, are the only states that have registered a decline in prices since July, compared to 4-22% rise in other states - West Bengal to allow inter-state transfer of potato after October

Science and Technology : Device can help cut down power consumption - Technopark firm develops high-end solar-powered inverter

Agriculture : Not only buds, but leaves too are under attack by another pest, Spodoptera: farm expert.‘It could be due to crop developing resistance to bollworm or problem with seed quality’ - Crop attacked by bollworm at the crucial flowering stage

According to data , - 61.4 per cent rainfall was recorded till date - Scanty rainfall worries farmers

Economy : In less than half a decade the mood of India’s economic policy establishment has swung from hubris to dismay - Finding the will to govern the economy

Doctors advise caution while dealing with Prostate cancer.Early detection may not always help - Screen with care

Contrary to popular belief, researchers have found that the majorityof rice varieties are not singularly responsiblefor causing diabetes - Rice to the rescue

Economy : The fiscal deficit target for the current financial year will be reassessed after mid-year review depending on the pace of expenditure and resource position of the government - Fiscal deficit target to be reassessed: FM

In a low-returns world, with limited capital gains, finding equities with steady dividend payouts will be crucial - Investing for low returns

Agriculture : We are predominantly an agricultural economy, with the agricultural sector providing employment and subsistence to almost 70 per cent of the workforce - GM crops are no way forward

The Government has taken up the development of the power and energy sector in India on priority - GROWING IN STRENGTH

Agriculture : Cultivation of high yielding varieties of pomegranate with intensive care and management in the recent past under irrigated condition led to certain severe pest problems - Management of Anar butterfly in pomegranate

Economy : Compared to several western countries, India though endowed with a lot of natural resources, lags behind in agricultural production - High-density planting increases banana yield and brings hope

Agriculture : The rare gene found in the roots can improve yield by 60 per cent - Growing rice in soil poor in phosphorus possible

Being an effective leader is challenging and honest self-reflection is the key to creating a successful organisation - Self-discovery and leadership

Most women are plagued with the malady of ‘terminal niceness’.Unfortunately, many women are inherently programmed to be ‘people pleasers’ - Stop trying to please everyone

Reforms, competition in distribution and ending coal monopoly are the only antidotes to power failures - No Reform, No Power

Economy : Adverse weather events around the world, such as floods in China, the changing pattern of the monsoons in India, devastating drought in the United States and the resulting damage to local, national and regional economies, are stark reminders that climate change is not a fringe concern of environmentalists, but an issue of profound importance for economic development - Warming signs for the economy

Its economy needs radical re-engineering on a par with its original transformation three decades ago - The weakening of China’s four pillars

Economy : The threat of the ongoing power crisis degenerating into a law and order problem has brought into focus the handling of energy management by the power utilities as well as the government - Groping in the dark to manage power crisis

The electricity deficit is the worst of the multiple deficits plaguing the Indian economy today - The power grid knockout

Incentivising fund managers will help but may not be sufficient to encourage investors to part with their nest eggs - Mutual funds: Investors still matter

On a Planet that's warming up fast,we can't live without AC's,but can't live with them either - The Cost of Staying Cool

Economy : Sure, the rains are picking up, but droughts will strike again. How the govt can boost incomes of farm help to enable them to face a drought better - Drought-Proofing Farm Labourers

The Banking Sector - STATSGURU

Science and Technology : Technological skills and aptitude are key aspects that companies look for while recruiting, say experts - ‘IT must be replaced with Business Technology’

Economy : The listing of the Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill for discussion and adoption in the current session of Parliament is a welcome step - Where the mind should have no fear

India has about 300 TV News Channels and Counting.Most of them are run by peoples with  interests rather than new-real estates,Chit funds,politics, Ponzi Schemes - WE ALSO MAKE  TV NEWS

Government to have public-private partnerships with farmers for agri business companies - Small farmers Inc

Economy : In a poll of 370 gender experts on how well women fared in G20 countries (g20women.trust.org.), India was ranked the worst country to be a woman while Canada was the best - No country for young women

Health - An apple a day keeps high Cholesterol at  Bay

Inflammable pine needles that caused forest fires are now being used as bio fuel,giving Himachal Pradesh Villages a Source of income - Best of Waste:Pine needles boost rural economy

The global savings glut will end and central banks will learn they must tolerate high inflation - Low rates worldwide cannot last

Economy : The State Government conferred the best organic farmer award on him - School drop-out helps preserve traditional paddy seeds

Socio Economy : India has some of the best quaternary and tertiary care in the world and is gradually acquiring a name for itself even in the field of ‘medical tourism - The Lack of Primary Healthcare

World commodity prices might be declining. This is good news for India, and Indian equities in particular - Is the commodity boom ending?

Economy : A recent amendment to the Right to Education Act legitimising home-schooling may lead to children with disabilities being “pushed out” of the system - Don’t disable her right to go to school

Trigger from regulatory action, rain revival; however, most futures still trading at discount to spot prices - Agri futures fall up to 20% in a week

THE INDEX of industrial production - STATSGURU

Contrary to popular belief, researchers have found that the majorityof rice varieties are not singularly responsiblefor causing diabetes - Rice to the rescue

Inflows from Almatti and Narayanpur in Karnataka to major reservoirs have begun - Agriculture operations pick up in Prakasam

Science & Technology : The panels produce enough power to run a 12.5 HP motor all through the day - Harnessing solar energy to run a 3-phase AC pump

Economy : Rural development minister says more interactions on extensively discussed bill unnecessary - REVISED LAND ACQUISITON BILL

For one, Prices must Communicate to Customers the actual cost of energy at the time of Consumption - Coming out of the Dark

Corruption will continue till the country's industrialization is complete - India, in transition and corrupt

Research has proved that fun and humour at the workplace is essential to balance the mind, body, and spirit - Use humour to increase productivity

Expectations for growth and interest rate cuts have been revised downwards, bur not for the rupee - The expectations downshift

We cannot allow state utilities to crumble under losses but ‘smart’ subsidies are fundamental to making farming viable - Should power subsidies to farmers be scrapped?

 Retirement Investments Country Wise - Kelkar asked to Chalk out fiscal Consolidation Road map

Economy : There is a constitutional commitment. There are central and state policies. There are schools, teachers and welfare schemes. But even today, six decades post-Independence, meaningful education remains an elusive dream for several children in the country - Education for all: waking up to an elusive dream

Economy : Cutting input subsidies in agriculture, getting incentive structures right and declaring organised retail as a priority sector will boost private and public investment - Switch from Farm Subsidy to Investment

Economy - Robust growth in sales and profits has helped them grow the combined market cap by 92 per cent to ~17 lakh crore during FY08-12 - 8 sectors double shareholders’ wealth in 4 yrs

Increase in Minimum Support Price - High returns on produce push up private investment in farm sector

Kharif and rabi crops to be affected; inflation to hit double digits - Agri commodity futures hot up

Science & Tech : Young Drivers of the Renewable Energy Bandwagon - NATURE POWER

EGoM announces Rs.480 crore package for drought relief in Gujarat - A third of the country facesdrought-like scenario: IMD

Management institutes have to rise to the challenge of teaching how to run service-centered businesses - Back to service school

Economy : When monsoon and crop failure hits hard the village economy, livestock farming comes to its rescue - Livestock farming best bet for ryots

Agriculture : Study identifies reasons for low agriculture production - Study identifies reasons for low agriculture production

Schience & Tech : The grid collapse is a symptom of serious sickness in the power sector caused by deficient capacity, inefficient transmission and distribution networks, state-owned utilities that are close to bankruptcy and a government that is simply not able to get its policy act together - For India, two days in Bharat

Economy : Over the past decade, the proportion of the world’s children affected by malnutrition has not improved as much as gains seen in under-five mortality - Global healthcare gets a better platform

Science & Tech : State capital has least scope of grid collapse owing to its proximity to

the Ramagundam Thermal Power Station - ‘City protected from grid collapse’

Agriculture : It meets the growers’ needs and improves paddy production - ICM’s economic viability makes Kerala accept this technology

Economy : Some 32,000 unemployed youth will identified under RYK - Thousands to get jobs by year-end

India needs to make practical choices that prioritise growth, argues - Decision analysis for interest rates-II

An Electoral System Designed fora predominantly rural Country cannot cope with the urban revolution - The Urban Voter not on a Roll

Demand Component of GDP during “DROUGHT” years - 2012-13: Annus horribilis

Given the current rainfall trends in June and July, the monsoon (June 1-September 30) rainfall for the country as a whole is in all likelihood to be “deficient” (defined as less than 90 per cent of LPA, the Long Period Average) - Predicting the monsoon

Economy - RBI has raised inflation forecast and lowered GDP growth projection - GROWTH-INFLATION DILEMMA

Economy : Why the RBI’s fears about India’s growing current account deficit are misplaced - It’s Not The Usual Suspect

Economy : Giving a gloomy picture, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday, said that growth outlook remained weak and inflation was likely to be sticky during 2012-13 - Upside risks to inflation remain strong: RBI

Economy : Business is growing at 25% annually and now covers more than 200 districts in 21 states - Crop Insurance Picks Up on Weather Woes

Agriculture minister says the new bill likely to make land acquisition difficult and expensive for investors - Land Acquisition Bill

Financial Plan - First Step towards Secure Financial Future

Statistics of Auto Mobile Companies - STATSGURU

Science & Tech : Solar power is emerging as a key renewable source of power in India as the government is pushing through policies to support its development, given its focus on preventing climate change by encouraging green power, and, at the same time, diversifying its energy mix - Healthy return is the key to solar power

After the withdrawal of a report on neutrinos traveling Faster than Light,a paper Redeems Einsteins physics by reveling the Reason for  slowdown of the Pioneer space probes - EINSTEIN WAS RIGHT,AGAIN

India has finally woken up to the uncomfortable link between open defecation and low economic productivity - Let the toilet revolution begin

Health - Roberts Reduce Errors During Surgery - In Safe Hands

Socio - Economy : It is unfortunate that public debate on the Right to Education Act has been limited almost exclusively to the clause which requires every recognised school to admit in Class-I and “pre-school education” — to the extent of at least 25 per cent of the strength of the class — children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups and provide them free and compulsory elementary education - An education act with more wrongs than rights

Agriculture : Little hope of crop revival as rains to weaken further in Aug - Dying Monsoon to Heat Up Prices of Farm Products