The Central Organization for Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT) forecasts a record mustard crop of 89.5 lakh tonnes (lt) for the year 2020-21 rabi crop season, up 19% from the last year’s 75 lakh tonnes. As per the COOIT, Mustard production is expected to increase in northern states...
ITC Limited, a diversified conglomerate, has partnered with the Government of Karnataka to implement a Watershed Development Program that will cover over 10 lakh acres and 100 watersheds all across the state. The partnership signed earlier this month between ITC’s Social Investments...
Global water crisis demands the need for valuing water Water is a scarce and indispensable natural resource. Globally, billions of people lack access to safe drinking water and the demand is further increasing due to rising population and growing economies. The sustainable development...
World Water Day 2021: The importance, origin, and why it is observed on March 22nd, as well as how the day will be celebrated in India and across the globe. The United Nation (UN) General Assembly first adopted a resolution to observe World Water Day on December 22, 1992, after which...
The food ministry has directed top officials at its public-sector companies, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and Food Corporation of India (FCI), to come up with a strategy for raising ₹ 29,000 crore via asset monetisation in the next three years. This initiative is part of the...
