Southwest Monsoon To Hit Kerala In 48 Hours : Met Department

Heavy rains and strong winds will precede monsoon onset, fishers warned The southwest monsoon is set to hit the coast of Kerala on June 5, according to the forecast made by...

Now, climate smart rice to save farmers in India's flood prone areas

Farmers in India's eastern region, prone for flash floods, are now shifting to flood-tolerant variety of rice, developed by Manila-based International Rice Research Institu...

Children of farmers who committed suicide need help

The Sambhaji Brigade of the Maratha Seva Sangh has come out and declared that it would help the cause of the more than 200 children of the farmers who had committed suicide...

Drinking alcohol before pregnancy linked to intestinal birth defect

Women should refrain from drinking alcohol before they try to become pregnant, according to maternal-fetal medicine specialists at Loyola University Health System. “A...

Kashmir loses Rs18 cr agri crop to bad weather

Srinagar, Apr 10: The continued bad weather this season has caused an estimated Rs 18 crore loss to agriculture sector in Kashmir.

A report prepared by Chief Agricu...

A Gentleman Rocker

Woodstock and Nandu Bhende are inextricably linked in my memory. When the film was showing at Bombay’s Eros Cinema, teenaged audiences filled show after show for its ...

Is This Our Democracy?

While watching the show Satyamev Jayate hosted by Aamir Khan, running on Sunday mornings on Star Plus, last week, I began to feel faint.

Our acceptance of a flawed ...

Gender Equality a Precondition of Meeting Challenge of Poverty

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 which created Telangana, has made the population ratio as the framework for allocation of assets and liabilities, between Telan...

True Review: Gang of Ghosts

GANG OF GHOSTS – THE MOST ENTERTAINING GHOSTS HAVE ARRIVED

RATING: 4 stars

Welcome back Satish Kaushik in the Direct...