Agriculture : ‘Jal’ cyclone hit the standing paddy crop very badly in rabi-2011.Plans are afoot to distribute black gram, green gram, and maize seed - Scanty rainfall casts shadow over paddy yield in five mandals

MONSOON IN INDIA Rainfall for the period June 1, 2012, to Aug 28, 2012 - August rains best among recent drought years

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