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India’s SDG Index Comes with Revealing Statistics
<p>Niti Aayog has undertaken an exercise of measuring India and its states’ and UTs’ progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs) for 2030, which translated in the first SDG India Index &...
ग्लोबल जेंडर गैप रिपोर्ट 2018 -भारत 108वें स्थान पर
<p>विश्व आर्थिक मंच की वर्ष 2018 की लैंगिक अंतराल सूचकांक, ग्लोबल जेंडर गैप रिपोर्ट, (Global Gender Gap Report 2018) मिश्रित परिणाम वाला प्रतीत होता है, भारत के लिए भी और विश्व के लिए भी। जहां कुछ माम...
Unraveling stories of refugees in Kathmandu
<p>Kathmandu is the city of many stories. It’s colourful and very lively. Every corner has its own story to tell to the visitors who come to the city. But, most of the people in Kathmandu don...
Cop24 | Can the Climate Change from Katowice?
<p>UN Climate Change Conference took place in Katowice, Poland during 2nd-14th December 2018. It was presided over by the Government of Poland. The event is informally known as Cop24.</p>
आखिर क्या है ‘जेमिनिड उल्का वर्षा?
<p>13-14 दिसंबर, 2018 को उत्तरी गोलार्द्ध में जेमिनिड उल्का वर्षा (Geminids meteor shower) की सर्वाधिक चमक देखने को मिली। हालांकि ये उल्कावर्षा 4 से 17 दिसंबर तक सक्रिय रहती हैं। जेमिनिड काफी विश्वसनी...
India’s Drip Irrigation Policy
The method of drip irrigation has several advantages over the flow method. Despite this, only 14.5 per cent of its potential is being utilised in Indian agriculture. Concerted efforts to encourage mor...
Challenges for India’s Irrigation Sector
Over dependence on groundwater poses a tough challenge to the agriculture sector, especially in water scarce regions and during dry spells. Measures such as precision farming, incentivising farmers fo...
M S Swaminathan | Green Revolution should not become Greed Revolution
Green Revolution should not become Greed Revolution
GM Cotton: Can We Restore the Technology?
In India, the efficacy of biotechnology and genetic modification appears to have taken a hit with the latest trend anticipating a decline in the yields of Bt cotton and a hostile climate pervading for...
Negotiating the GM Minefield
Progress in biotechnology has brought in genetically modified (GM) crops that are expected to change the agricultural contours. However, unlike the developed world, there are latent as well as vocal a...