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Rural roads: Centre enlists IIT, NIT academicians for quality checks, fixing defects

NEW DELHI, Oct. 9 -- The Centre plans to create a stronger feedback loop for rural road construction under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by moving beyond the mere detection of defects t... Read More


Rain to continue across parts of India until 15 October: IMD

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over several parts of the country during the coming days, while conditions are becoming f... Read More


India seeks flexibility, climate finance at Pre-COP31 talks

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- India has called for greater flexibility, pragmatism and mutual respect among countries to bridge differences ahead of the United Nations (UN) climate summit, with environment min... Read More


Monsoon withdrawal advances as India records one of its weakest seasons in decades

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The south-west monsoon is steadily pulling back from India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) saying on Thursday that conditions are now favourable for its withdrawal... Read More


Southwest monsoon withdrawal advances, rainfall to continue in several states

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The southwest monsoon is likely to withdraw from more parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, and some areas of Telangana and north interior Karnataka over the next 2-3 days, accor... Read More


Mint Explainer: South India pins hope on northeast monsoon for rainfall relief

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- After recording a 24.3% rainfall deficit during the June-September southwest monsoon, South Peninsular India is now banking on the northeast monsoon, or retreating monsoon, which ... Read More


India sets foodgrain target below last year's record output

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- India has set a foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year, slightly below the record output for 2025-26, as the government factors in weathe... Read More


India sets 2026-27 foodgrain target below last year's record output

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- India has set a foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year, slightly below the record output for 2025-26, as the government factors in weathe... Read More


Mint explainer: can a new digital portal change how India insures its livestock?

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- India's Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is set to launch a Livestock Insurance Portal today, aimed at digitizing and streamlining livestock insurance services a... Read More


Delhi steps up winter air pollution action with time-bound measures across key sectors

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The Union and Delhi governments have rolled out a winter action plan to curb air pollution before smog levels worsen in the coming months. The measures target key pollution sour... Read More