-ThePrint.in Bangladesh has come a long way since its independence in 1971, registering impressive performance on economic and social indicators. New Delhi: India, the fastest growing major economy, is seen as the powerhouse of South Asia, but this may soon change. Having already stolen a march over India on key social indices, small neighbour Bangladesh is now on the verge of establishing a lead on the economic front too. According to the Asian Development...
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Conservationist warns against dam permit in Arunachal
-The Telegraph He said the report based on which the decision was taken to give clearance to Demwe Lower project was “faulty” New Delhi: A wildlife expert has appealed to the Union forest and environment ministry to roll back the clearance given to the Demwe Lower project, saying the report based on which the decision was taken, was “faulty”. A wildlife conservationist from Assam, Bimal Gogoi, who was an appellant in the National...
More »Tapping the N-E's organic farming potential -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business line India’s North-East, comprising eight States, is largely unspoilt by modern agricultural practices, which involve heavy use of agro-chemicals and chemical fertilisers. For this precise reason, the region is a natural choice for promoting organic farming in the country. Sikkim, the first organic State in India, has already shown the way for the other States in the region. According to the estimates available with the Agricultural and Processed...
More »MLAs declare average income of Rs. 24.59 lakh a year -Bharti Jain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The average annual income of MLAs in India is Rs 24.59 lakh, with Karnataka’s 203 MLAs reporting the highest average of Rs 1.1 crore and 614 MLAs from the eastern region the lowest at Rs 8.5 lakh annually. The income analysis released by ADR and national election watch on Monday shows 63 MLAs of Chhattisgarh assembly have the lowest annual average income at Rs 5.4 lakh....
More »Delhi frets about women's safety, but 30% of its dark spots remain -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There are around 2,000 dark spots in the capital. Last year, poles for streetlights were erected here but the illumination hasn’t happened so far. A prime reason for this is that various civic agencies haven’t been able to sort out jurisdiction issues. In 2016, 7,428 potentially dangerous dark spots had been identified through a pan Delhi survey by NGO Safety Pin. Since the municipal corporations...
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