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Reviving Agriculture
While nations like Israel allocate up to 5 percent of GDP to R&D, India's 0.6 percent investment severely limits agricultural advancements. AI-driven precision farming, smart irrigation, and sustainable inputs hold the key to unlocking India's agricultural potential. By prioritizing innovation, skill-based education, and efficient agri-input utilization, India can triple its agricultural GDP, secure global leadership, and fulfill its vision of becoming the world's top economy by 2047
Manual scavenging deaths: KMC contractor arrested
The police will investigate why the individual exploited the poverty and ignorance of three men about the risks associated with scavenging and manual cleaning drain pipes
Reliving the traumas of partition
Last week, the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature at Lahore University of Management Studies hosted a screening of the forthcoming documentary film, Buhay Khulay Rakhi (Keep the doors open).
Rahul Criticises PM On China, Jobs, Economy
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Monday drew serious objections from the ruling side when he spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invite to the US President's inaugural ceremony and about the presence of Chinese troops in India.
Coal Production Spikes in Jan, Strong Contribution From Captive, Commercial Mines
Total coal production during January 2025 spiked 4.38 percent to 104.43 MT, over 100.05 MT recorded during the corresponding period of the previous year, the Ministry of Coal said on Monday.
'My father didn't like it at all': Kuldeep recalls secretly playing cricket
Punjab Kings' new addition to the squad, Kuldeep Sen, who joined the franchise in the IPL 2025 auction, is excited by the challenge and wants to make the season memorable for himself and the team.
SC seeks Centre, ECI response on plea against poll rules amendment
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a fresh plea by an RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj challenging an amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961, which restricts people's right to access election-related records.
Veteran Indian Origin Global Banker Victor Menezes Passes Away at 77
Pune-born Victor J Menezes, one of the earliest India-origin CXOs to lead multinationals, passed away in Miami, Florida, in the United States, at the age of 77.
Tax relief to boost financial savings, consumption for urban Indians: Goldman Sachs
Multinational investment banking company Goldman Sachs said that the mega tax relief provided for in Budget 2025 will help the urban consumers boost their net household financial savings, besides partly boosting their consumption.
Swamiji's book banned by British govt sees light of day
Swami Vivekananda - The Socialist, which was banned by the British government has been reprinted almost after a century.
