New Delhi, March 17 -- The state-run Kandla port on the west coast is planning for a possible surge in inbound maritime traffic- up to 22 vessels in the next few days - and has been shoring up its fac... Read More
New Delhi, March 15 -- The government expects "comfortable fertiliser stocks" during the kharif, or summer-sown, season because alternative maritime routes such as the Red Sea and the Cape of Good Hop... Read More
New Delhi, March 13 -- The country has surplus grain stocks, and the West Asian conflict has not impacted essential food items like pulses or edible oil, while prices are currently steady, a governmen... Read More
New Delhi, March 11 -- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved a restructuring of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Centre's rural drinking water scheme, which in its ne... Read More
New Delhi, March 4 -- The war in West Asia is roiling the fertiliser business in India, with imports being hit by an increase in shipping costs and the closure of a key route, and domestic manufacturi... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The government has cracked down on the free sale of sensitive and prohibited security equipment, including certain drone systems and signal-jamming devices barred for civilian us... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Centre has stopped federal funding for the Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship programme to connect rural households with tap water, with states being asked to finish the rest of t... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The four labour codes, rolled out by the government last November, mark the first step towards transforming India's labour market to spur job creation, but the transition will re... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Women's participation in paid work is rising but science education, workplace safety, on-site childcare and affordable transport will improve both quality and quantity of such pa... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Farmers have planted wheat, the winter staple, on 33.4 million hectares aided by favourable weather conditions, which is 7% higher than the five-year average, figures released by... Read More