-Down to Earth At a media interaction in New Delhi, experts from civil society organisations enumerated damages that could be caused to various sectors of the Indian economy if India signed the deal Various sectors of the Indian economy including agriculture, dairy, services and Data will be facing the heat due to the forthcoming Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) according to leaked documents, experts said while talking to media on October 16,...
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Livestock population in India rises 4.6 per cent to nearly 536 million, shows census
-The Hindu Business Line Cow population up 18 per cent in seven years but number of oxen plunges 30 per cent The population of cows in the country has risen by 18 per cent in the last seven years, while that of oxen dipped by 30 per cent, according to the latest census of livestock. The total number for livestock was pegged at around 536 million. The provisional Data of the 20th Livestock...
More »Income tax department releases Data on crorepati taxpayers -Nikhil Agarwal
-Livemint.com * India's super-rich club of those earning above Rs.500 crore has only 3 individuals * Over 1.7 lakh people had filed income tax returns with zero income in 2017-18 NEW DELHI: If Data from the income tax department's records is taken into account, India had more than 97,000 people earning a taxable income of over ?1 crore in the financial year 2017-18. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has now come out...
More »Extreme weather events destroying our economy in a big way, indicates official data
Sporadic natural events like floods and droughts have made headlines in recent times. An official report, which was released in April this year, among other things, shows that extreme weather events have taken a huge toll on both human and cattle lives, personal property and crops grown by farmers and farm workers. A chapter on extreme weather events and natural disasters in the report entitled EnviStats India 2019, Vol. I: Environment...
More »Images from Nasa reveal crop burning the reason behind increase in Delhi pollution -Kumar Kunal
-IndiaToday.in An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. * Nasa showed fire incidents occurring in the North-western region of India and adjoining regions in Pakistan * The fire incidents are likely due to crop burning in the area * The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi touched the 301...
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