Economy : The world is divided into two camps: pro and anti-globalization - The worst of the global beast

Kalam disproved the notion that the President is only a constitutional ornament - A man in mission-mode

Agriculture : Due to inadequate water, paddy nurseries were not raised even after 50 days of kharif season - Farming gains momentum

Agriculture : With sowing of kharif crops lagging by over 86 lakh hectares compared to last year because of an erratic south-west monsoon and the average water level in major reservoirs declining by 2 per cent (to 59 per cent of last year’s storage) over the previous week, the country faces a grim situation - Lower kharif sowing a cause for worry

The weak monsoon may hurt crop output more than expected as rainfall has been much lower than the national average in the breadbasket states that account for the biggest share of India’s agricultural output - Less Rains in Key States may Hurt Farm Output

Spending just an additional . 5,000 per head on skills will make unemployed youth employable - Who Should Pay for Skilling?

Economy : India took a belated but bold step to provide universal education by enacting the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - Strengthen the melting pot

The agriculture ministry must take adequate steps to plan strategies - Gearing up to face the challenges of a possible drought

Economy : Edible oils are being imported from Malaysia and Indonesia.State and central governments are trying to bring down the quantum of edible oil imports by encouraging oil palm cultivation on a massive scale in the state. Plans afoot to boost oil palm production

Science and Technology : The Government is gearing up to prepare a time-bound action plan for development of offshore wind energy especially in the coastal states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka - Plans afoot to develop offshore wind energy

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is the mantra in the increasingly eco-conscious world today - A career out of waste

Economy : Headline inflation eased a tad to 7.25 per cent in June from 7.55 per cent in May following a marginal cooling in prices of manufactured goods - Inflation eases a bit

A journey into the global history of cotton textiles reveals at each step how significantly it eventually led to the door of Industrial Revolution - How cotton caught on

Just a Little bit of discipline and investing money regularly would help you create a large Corpus for your retirement in a few years of time - Wake up and plan for your Future Retirement now

Economy : The series of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India just before Pranab Mukherjee laid down office as the Finance Minister were aimed at encouraging forex inflows, and thereby reverse the downtrend in the value of the rupee vis-à-vis the dollar and other currencies. Soon enough, it was felt that other measures were needed to revive the economy - Reversing growth recession

Economy : Government’s policy of price control is a major disincentive for capacity addition - Nutrient-based subsidy in urea, a must

Agriculture - Kharif sowing down despite better rain and Status at Reservoirs

Bad policy compounds the impact of poor rainfall. But India has still got enough buffer against erratic rains - Even if Monsoon’s Bad, GDP Impact No More Than 0.25%

From smarter official response systems to availability of better technology and information flow, India’s capacity to handle a drought has improved vastly - 5 Reasons Why Even a Drought Won’t Matter

Agriculture - 56 pc of MGNREGS wages in Bengal delayed, no delays in TN, northeastern states - PM wants audits to check rural job scheme wage delays