The trouble with agricultural start-ups

As many as 22 joint secretaries have been appointed in different central government departments as part of mid-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected today. Of the total officers, 11 are from Indian Administrative Service and rest from other central services like Indian Police Service and Indian Revenue Service. There has been demand by officers of civil services of equal career-related opportunities as enjoyed by those in IAS. IAS officers Atul Kumar Tiwari and Lok Ranjan have been appointed as ...

The government has almost finalised the report on measures to double farmers’ income by 2022 and is likely to put it on the website next week for public feedback. According to sources, integrated farming, which is one of thrust areas recommended by a ...

As incongruous as it might sound, 813 farmers, including some tribal farmers, in the concrete jungle of Mumbai have been chosen for the Maharashtra government's farm loan waiver that will relieve the debt burden of some 36.10 lakh farmers across the state.

The Arunachal Pradesh government today launched the ambitious Deen Dayal Upadhay Sawalamban Yojana (DDUSY) to help create self-employment avenues. The scheme, conceptualised by Chief Minister Pema Khandu and approved by the state cabinet, is aimed at ...

In a consensus building exercise ahead of the Presidential elections, BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday met his Shiv Sena counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and chiefs of other allies in Maharashtra. The Amit Shah-Uddhav Thackeray meeting assumes significance in ...