The government wants to make the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) more like the VB–G Ram G Scheme, which is a new program meant to improve the facilities and job opportunities in rural areas. The suggested changes are a new way of looking at rural jobs and asset building in India. Why ...

A silent revolution is taking place in Indian agriculture due to digital technology and smart tools. Technology is transforming crop cultivation, monitoring and selling, whether by small-scale marginal farmers or the large landowners. How Technology Is Helping Indian Farmers is not a visionary concept any more than it is a reality. As artificial intelligence, drones, ...

The Indian rupee has depreciated to the lowest point ever against the US dollar as there is a growing pressure on the currency by the uncertainty in the global trade, continuing outflow of the foreign investors and the stalled trade talks between India and the United States. The rupee has not been making inroads despite ...

The opening of two strategic mountain passes, Cho La and Dok La, to tourists has made Sikkim take a major step towards enhancing tourism and development of the region, especially border tourism. The move was announced by the Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, as a part of the ambitious program of Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan of ...