The Union government should dispel the States’ fears of centralisation if it wants to rescue the idea from total rejection - Why a national water framework law

This device helps farmers to plant the seedlings at exact locations - New improvised tool for SRI paddy planting method

The phrase grapevine communication is generally associated with gossip, rumours and ill-will among other assorted negative connotations - Grapevine communication

The draft of the 12th Five Year Plan covering the period 2012-13 to 2016-17, approved by the National Development Council last week, aims to achieve an annual average growth rate of 8 per cent, scaled down from 8.2 per cent. - On shaky foundation

Net primary and secondary income flows are smaller - Current account deficit widens to 5.4 % in Q2

An Emerging scientific view of human evolution suggests that we need regular physical activity for our brains to function optimally - Exercise makes the brain Smarter

The economy might still be wobbly. But for Job-Seekers, There are pockets of promise. Sreeradha D Basu picked the minds of the country’s biggest hr names to zero in on 10 job profiles or segments in 2013 -10 Hot Jobs for 2013

Govt outlines a series of measures to boost women’s role in MGNREGS - Rural Jobs to See More Role For Women

This crisis of about the state that positioned itself as a vanguard, then got lost in pathologies - Rage and Helplessness 

Funding is not an issue for viable projects, the point is to speed up clearances and put in place well-defined policies, the absence of which queers the pitch at present - Only Politics Constrains India’s Infrastructure

Some Patients face severe reactions if they consume grapefruit when on medication. Doctors say as many as 43 drugs may be life threatening, some of them fairly common - Forbidden Fruit

Credit inclusion, farm lease and forming clusters can help small farmers overcome poverty much faster - Small is Indeed Productive

India’s return to a growth rate of 8% is unlikely to happen before 2014-15 - Slow Return to 8% Growth

The past few years, from 2008 to 2012, have probably been some of the most volatile for the Indian economy - Recession Revelations: Jobs Down, Salary Up

Drug based on DNA alone might not achieve 'holy grail' as cancer cell with identical genome found to behave differently under chemotherapy - Gene Sequencing may not tell the whole story of cancer cell

Too Many of our economic prescriptions are based on dogma,empirical half truths - Myths of our making

AICTE will deploy Microsoft Office 365 for education at more than 10,000 technical colleges and institutes throughout India - ‘Microsoft Office 365 for education’ deployment at AICTE

Latin America and Kenya have successful cash transfer schemes. We must learn from their experience - Designing Cash Transfers

Given the overwhelming evidence of women being a force behind growth, the U.S.-backed regional women’s entrepreneurship symposium in Dhaka must be used to find solutions to the barriers they face - When women drive economic growth

Applied science has given us short-term solutions to eliminating weeds, BT may have long-term answers - Weeds and Biotechnology

The chances of correct diagnosis and treatment in both rural and urban areas by private and public care providers are dismal - Appalling condition of primary healthcare services

Steel companies have been hit hard by mining issues which have severely hit availability and supply of iron ore a key raw material used to make steel - Steel, Mining Cos and their Woes

In a world that now conquers hearts and minds, a PPP to project our soft skills can yield global dividends Repositioning & Reimaging India

Overall, the growth rate is below our expectations - GDP growth dips to 5.3 % in Q2

Once hurdles are removed, investment in infrastructure will follow capital expenditure in manufacturing - Looking to the Upturn

Total rural income is estimated to reach $1.8 trillion by 2020-21 - Rural India, market of the future

The U.S. special supplement scheme for women, infants and children to prevent undernutrition is a model that India can learn from -Serving up a better alternative for mother and child

While Gujarat’s GDP growth in the last two decades has been notable, it is not reflected in employment, wages, health or education - Poverty amid prosperity

The state government is presently supplying free fertilizers and seeds - SRI system revives popularity of paddy cultivation

The naukri job speak index for October indicates an optimistic trend with the index for October at 1162 which is 3% more than September. This comes as a positive trend after three months of consecutive dip in recruitment levels - Hiring trends cautiously optimistic

Anadhra Pradesh government is concentrating on ensuring retention of farmers in agriculture for making the sector sustainable.State to focus on making farming more viable

Government will bear hospital charges, medicine costs for poor - Universal Health Scheme soon

About 17 tonnes of fresh turmeric was harvested from an acre - A former white collar employee harvests success from turmeric

India is today the world’s largest exporter of many farm products, despite counterproductive tariffs and policy - Hidden Strength: Farm Trade

Projects with a combined capacity of 42,000 MW allotted to pvt cos fail to take off - Hydropower Projects Trip on Funding, Green Woes

India will need to sustain a growth rate of about 8%, for at least the next two decades, to alleviate poverty. This will need energy. We certainly cannot address the current energy situation without factoring in coal and hydrocarbons - Growth and Energy

Executives largely place their bet on research when it comes to long-term planning and strategic decision-making - Executives rely more on analytical study to take strategic decisions

A group of farmers from different villages were selected and given training - Farmers can save and earn more through vermi technology

The process of economic growth has always been characterised by structural changes - In the service of services

Towards a science rooted in public interest - Environmental Governance

The growth rate in industrial production contracted by 0.4 per cent in September following a dismal performance by the manufacturing sector - Industrial output contracts by 0.4 % in September

Opposition to GM crops is still strong, but it does not prevent scientists from pushing the technology ahead - GENETICS FOR DAILY LIFE

We’ll Push Reforms to Power Growth, Govt Tells India Inc - Back on High Growth?

Much of the basis for trade liberalisation rests on what is often called the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson (HOS) model which says that trade would not only equalise wage rates between countries but also reduce wage inequality within a country - Trade, Inequality and Poverty

As weather patterns get more unpredictable, nations must start budgeting for natural disasters - Budgeting for Climate Change

A market-determined price is the best option but the Constitution makes it clear that natural resources are a national asset - Has gas pricing policy been mishandled?

The environmental impact of radiation at Chernobyl continues to interest many researchers - Soybean plants at Chernobyl produce fertile seeds

As they do not spell increased crop production, new long-term scientific research on health impacts should involve extensive trials -GM crops should go back to the lab

Striking the right combination is what enables the organisations to grow and remain competitive - Executives rely on analytical studies for strategic decisions

Communicating well is an important leadership skill. While this is neither simple nor easy, with practice and conscious effort, you can excel in this skill - Communicating as a leader

Tankha puts the importance of the SHG movement in India in context when he says,with the support from NABARD data Self Help Group(SHG) bank linkage programme effort has shown lead in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu - A little help from others

More liberalisation and policy reforms will propel the country into a higher growth trajectory and also help eradicate poverty - India has Potential to Grow at 10%

Governments are hard at work,trying to make cities sustainable as well as geat places to live and work in Creating Sustainable Cities with Tech Props

The Telecommunication sector - STATS GURU

The Central government on Thursday approved a hike of up to 20% in the support price of five rabi crops, including pulses and mustard seed, but left wheat untouched, making it clear that grain farmers do not need additional incentive after three consecutive bumper harvests - Govt Hikes MSP of Five Rabi Crops

Markit survey, however, says persistent power shortages dampened output growth  - Oct Manufacturing PMI Rises a Tad, Offers Hope

Interpreting Numbers & Trends Lower order bookings in Europe and the US and slowdown in heavy truck market in China took its toll on the company’s business - Calculus POWERED BY ETIG BHARAT FORGE

RBI Wants Govt to Remove FDI Sectoral Limits - Cutting down on debt

Doing so may enforce good corporate governance but the danger of exposure to harassment remains - Should the private sector come under the corruption law?

The Indian state has generally found common cause with the business class, both Indian and foreign - When growth allows no trickling down

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reiterated the need for careful policy calibration even as growth slows and inflation risks persist - Inflation risks still worry Reserve Bank

In 2010, under pressure from multinational nuclear suppliers, the Manmohan Singh government pushed through a law to protect them from the consequences of a nuclear accident - Nuclear safety before vendor interests

The Paradigm shift in welfare needs as much public debate as corruption - Laying a new Aadhaar

The district administration has decided to set up 100 paddy procurement centres as the yielding is expected to cross nine lakh metric tonnes - 100 paddy procurement centres to be set up

Fertilizer major Coromandel International has posted a net profit of Rs.233.65 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, lower than Rs.278.82 crore recorded in the corresponding period last fiscal, a drop of 16.2 per cent - 16 per cent drop in Coromandel net profit

Having faced with tough questions on not being able to live up to expectations despite having immense assets and resources in the oil and gas exploration and production business, ONGC is now poised for a big leap with its Prospective 2030 Plan - ‘Big jump in production from next year’

The global economy is slowing down. Policy-makers everywhere face an acute dilemma — to support growth or embark on fiscal austerity - Universal slowdown, common dilemma

Without a sharp fall in interest rates, growth and employment will not begin to recover - It's time to focus on growth

Many Doctors Believe invasive procedure on asymptomatic patients are unnecessary and create risk of serious complications- a heart attack or,ironically a stroke itself - Can you do too much to Prevent a Stroke

We live in an age of actor for,of, and by the people - Middle Class Governance

The country’s growth cannot be sustained without a revitalized state that performs more limited functions, but performs them well - Is India losing its way?

Why Indian Universities find no place in the world's top 200 - A Rank Shame

So far 25-30 compost aerators have been sold in North India - Two labour-saving farm mechanisation innovations

BARC’s Nisargruna biogas technology can produce 25-30 kg of methane and 50-60 kg of organic manure from onetonne of biowaste - Efficient way to turn waste into resource

Economy : Raising farm productivity and boosting manufacturing to create more jobs will spur growth and make it inclusive - Mantra for Inclusive Growth

Economy : Dismissing threats by rating agencies and exaggerated fears of inflation in India, Joseph E Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and a Nobel Prize winner, said that in a tradeoff between growth and inflation he would comfortably settle for growth - Inflation Impact a Bit Exaggerated

Given growing demand and constraint domestic supply, India will have to lean on imported fuel - Why the energy future looks bleak

Technology will not radically improve service delivery without institutional reforms, and a shift in power dynamics - A Question of accountability

The default approach to reform – minimalistic and confused – will lead India into crisis - Muddling along isno longer an option

Though it will tackle the tangled web of permissions required for a project, a bottom-up approach would be more effective - Is a National Investment Board needed?

A Single Financial regulator, rather then sectoral ones, is what India needs - One head is better than many

The expectations raised by the analysis are shattered by the self-imposed constraint of only mapping the conjunctures in their present - Facing Globality

The traditional boundaries of economic theory need to expand - Micro, macro, meso and meta economics

PM has to consolidate domestic support - Sastry gets his way on nuclear policy

In spite of today’s negatives and negativities, there is much to celebrate in the idea of India - A sense of independence

REAL ESTATE SECTOR - STATSGURU

The 12{+t}{+h}Plan has a host of provisions to provide health services at various levels to the elderly whose number would touch 315 million by 2050 - Support for the twilight years

Nandan Cleantec, a small, unknown company from Hyderabad, is gearing up to power global aviation - Planes Can Fly on Plants

New Health apps help doctors decide dosage and create patient profile - Digitizing treatment

Centres being located close to the farmers for their convenience -  Over 1,700 centres to be set up for paddy procurement

Companies that are expected to see the sharpest rise and fall in profits for the quarter ended September 2012 - The top and the bottom ten

iPhones sell out, but cars don’t - Digital-age consumption

Low-key reforms,more than FDI and fuel price hikes,would yield dividends - After the fireworks

It’s too early to assess their effect on real investment and output - Reforms resurgent?

The solar market is far from mature; the government and private players need to make concentrated efforts to nurture it - What’s eclipsing India’s solar sector?

The rupee, on Monday, witnessed its second biggest fall of 79 paise in 2012 to settle at a one-week low of 52.64 - Rupee plunges 79 paise

First Solar Inc, Mahindra Solar One Pvt. Ltd., and Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt. Ltd., have signed an agreement for the supply of advanced, thin-film solar modules for two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants to be set up in Rajasthan - Three solar firms sign pact for 50 MW project in Rajasthan

Despite Recent Reforms - Growth will be Low for a Few More Quarters

Delayed transplantation likely to affect crop yield - Recent rains may not help paddy farmers

Electricity Production - Rooftops as energy farms