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West Bengal faces agrarian crisis
At Rasulpur village in the Bardhaman, countless hand-woven shacks, overflowing with paddy, dot stretches of farmland. Defying the prosperity, is the family of 45-year old Amiya Saha, a farmer, who walked up to his own paddy field in the wee hours of the new year to commit suicide by consuming pesticide. Steeped in debt, Saha had taken loans from multiple sources, including, Rs 6,000 from the nearby

A sobering look at Facebook

It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients. The world's biggest social network is expected

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Green revolution initiative: West Bengal and Chhattisgarh starved of funds

The government’s plan of ushering in a green revolution in eastern states doesn’t seem to have taken off in the country’s biggest paddy (de-husked) rice producing state of West

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Paddy farmers forced to sell below floor price
The idea of a green revolution in eastern India remains distant. Millions of farmers are being forced to sell paddy below the minimum support price (MSP), due to poor procurement infrastructure.

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Tamil Nadu allocates Rs 700 cr more for cyclone-hit

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has announced additional funds of Rs 700 crore towards relief and restoration of infrastructure damaged due to cyclone Thane in the state. This is in

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Sudden reunification could be trouble for Seoul
A single, reunified Korea has long been a cherished dream of people on both sides of the world's most heavily fortified border. South Korea even has a Cabinet-level ministry preparing for the day.

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