Centre approves Rs 511 crore for drought, flood-hit Rajasthan,...

An inter-ministerial group of the government of India is scheduled to meet on Thursday to take a decision on creation of more grain storage capacity. Sources informed Business Standard that if things fall in line, tenders for the creation of two ...

The laying down of guidelines to reinvigorate panchayats at the village, block (group of villages) and district levels to play an effective role in India's constitutional governance structure was envisioned by then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in the ...

The advertising industry has branded pressure group the Children's Food Campaign self-righteous for accusing regulators of failing to protect children from the online marketing tactics of food companies. The ASA has been accused of not doing enough ...

As Prime Minister David Cameron and the UK Government take centre stage to host this year's G8 in Northern Ireland, international trade and the global economy will be high on the agenda. If music is the ultimate global unifier, what better time than ...

Minister of Agriculture Food Security and Forestry, Dr. Sam Sesay says, Government is committed to the improvement of Agriculture in Sierra Leone and to empower farmers by providing mechanized farming equipment to farmers and allocation of 10% of ...

:06 am With the support of Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan, the UAE's minister for culture, youth and community development, Forbes Middle East hosted a prestigious event at Ritz Carlton, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, in recognition of The Top 500 Companies ...

The hallmark of the National Food Security Bill 2011 is that if implemented it will translate into India's first ever right to food legislation, guaranteeing food as a justiciable, legal entitlement to its people. However, in its current form, the ...

Freedom House, the international human rights group, has blamed King Mswati III personally for the 'catastrophic' decline in Swaziland's economy and its standing in the world. In a report, just published, Freedom House says, 'Through control of ...

On behalf of the Government and people of India, I warmly welcome you all to the 46th Annual Meeting of the of the Asian Development Bank. I also congratulate President Nakao on his election as the President. Let me also place on record not only ...