-The Hindu Under a searing sun, the Agariyas continue to make salt in the Little Rann of Kutch just as their ancestors have done down the ages A pair of black gum boots stands in the corner of Dhirubhai’s temporary shack, his home for eight months in the Little Rann of Kutch. The shack, built entirely of jute bags and plastic sheets and propped up by bamboo poles, houses NINe members of...
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Rain-boosting La NINa out, forecasters now fear El NINo
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The rain-boosting La NINa phenomenon is completely ruled out this year and conditions are likely to remain neutral or turn toward the feared El NINo, which is not good for the monsoon, but forecasters said that a clear picture would appear only after a few months. Changes in temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which scientists call El NINo Southern Oscillation (ENSO), are a key influence on...
More »Nutrition and public health: Here's why eating wisely is a must -Vivian Fernandes
-The Financial Express Barley has 5.66% soluble fibre per 100 grams, the highest among cereals consumed in India, while parboiled, milled rice has 0.76% and atta or wheat flour, 1.63%. Gooseberry (amla) is the richest source of vitamin C (252 mg per 100 grams)—no points for guessing—followed by pink-fleshed guava (222 mg). Curry leaves have more beta carotene, a source of vitamin A, at 7,663 micrograms per 100 gram serving than...
More »Top 15 parties deposited Rs 167 crore during note ban, BSP tops list, shows data -Appu Esthose Suresh
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) made the highest cash deposit among political parties during 50 days of demonetisation, reveals data analysis by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Income Tax department (I-T). The top 15 national and regional political parties deposited Rs 167 crore during demonetisation, data accessed by HT has revealed. Besides Rs 104 crore cash deposit by the BSP, other 14 parties have put Rs...
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-The Hindu Business Line Implementing a national agricultural market is about more than just setting aside minor funds in the Budget Finance minister Arun Jaitley announced in the Budget that the coverage of the National Agricultural Market (e-NAM) would be extended from 250 mandis (markets) to 585 across the country. This is just a reiteration of what was planned when the e-NAM was launched, in April 2016. Jaitley has also sanctioned Rs....
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