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Burdened by debt and unable to eke out a living, many farmers in India turn to suicide
Kiran Kaur surveys her family's paltry plot of land in Mansa, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, and gestures dismissively at the three acres of wheat that will soon yield to cotton plants, which bring in little profit. "Cotton is a complete failure for us," she said. Prices are low, and the cost of producing the fibre is far too high.
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India reaffirms pledge to 2015 Paris climate change accord
India's prime minister on Wednesday told U.S. Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry that New Delhi is committed to meeting its pledges under the 2015 Paris climate change agreement and that it is on track to meet them.
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Man buys iPhone 7 online, receives table instead
We’ve all been there. You eagerly place an order for a new iPhone online, then eagerly wait by the door for its arrival, only to have your fun ruined when it turns out that your new iPhone is, in fact, a table. OK, so we’ve not all been there. But an unnamed Thai man apparently has, after he bought what he thought was a cheap iPhone 7 that turned out to be a novelty desk.
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Here's why women across India are sharing images of themselves in ripped jeans
Uttarakhand’s CM Tirath Singh Rawat said that women are setting a “bad example” for society and leading to substance abuse by wearing ripped jeans.
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India to ban ownership of cryptocurrencies
About eight million Indians have invested in cryptocurrencies
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Indian Child Rights Body Calls on Netflix to Halt ‘Bombay Begums’ Series
Indian government body, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, has sent a notice to Netflix calling on it to stop streaming “Bombay Begums"
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The Himalayan hazards nobody is monitoring
Retreating glaciers in the Himalayas are not only dangerously filling up glacial lakes but they are also causing other hazards that are not being monitored, scientists have warned. The recent flash flood disaster in India's Uttarakhand state, they say, is the latest example of such a perilous knowledge gap.
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ISRO- Is India The Next Space Superpower?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established back in 1969 (one month after the moon landings). In that time, however, it has emerged
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India is restoring 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir after 18 months
India is restoring 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said Friday evening, 18 months after imposing a sweeping communications blackout in the Muslim-majority region in an attempt to curb the spread of potential backlash over New Delhi’s decision to revoke …
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India proposes social security benefits for gig workers in annual budget
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a handful of benefits for the startup ecosystem and to accelerate the growth of digital services in the annual budget Monday as the South Asian nation looks to revive the economy that was severely-hit amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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India cuts Internet near Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger strike
India blocked mobile internet services in several areas around New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and hundreds injured.
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Mahatma Gandhi's killer venerated as Hindu nationalism resurges in India
Nathuram Godse rehabilitated from traitor to patriot for many, as Gandhi’s vision of secular India eroded by ruling BJP
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5 Upselling and Cross-selling Techniques Nobody Will Tell You About [With Examples] -Shiprocket
Table of Contents hide 1 What Is Upselling? 2 What Is Cross-Selling? 3 Difference Between Upselling & Cross-Selling 4 Techniques For Successfully Upselling & Cross-Selling Your Products 4.1 Product Recommendations 4.2 Price Anchoring 4.3 Offer Rewards 4.4 Bundled Products 4.5 Offer trials 5 Final Thoughts You have successfully created your eCommerce website & fortunately, it […]
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At This Banana Farm, the Bunches Grow in 430 Shapes and Sizes
India's "plantain man" has traveled widely to build a collection of unusual varieties.
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Judge: Sci-Hub Blocking Case "Important" For Science, Community Representations Will Be Heard
A High Court judge says that nineteen scientists and three scientific and medical organizations will have their intervention applications heard before any decision is handed down in the ongoing Sci-Hub blocking case. Filed by several publishers, the lawsuit seeks ISP blocking of the platform in India. Justice JR Midha notes that the case addresses an "issue of public importance."
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In India, Smartphones and Cheap Data Are Giving Women a Voice
About 200 million women in the country are illiterate. But voice memo and image-sharing apps make it easier to connect, communicate, and run businesses.
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Elsevier Wants To Stop Indian Medics, Students And Academics Accessing Knowledge The Only Way Most Of Them Can Afford: Via Sci-Hub And Libgen
Last month Techdirt wrote about some ridiculous scaremongering from Elsevier against Sci-Hub, which the publisher claimed was a "security risk". Sci-Hub, with its 85 million academic papers, is an example of what are sometimes termed...
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Tesla to start operations in India next year - report
Tesla Inc will come to India early next year, country’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari told national daily the Indian Express on Monday. The electric-car maker will start with sales and then might look at assembly and manufacturing based on the response, the minister told here the newspaper.
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An Indian Village Plants 111 Trees Every Time a Girl Is Born
The initiative aims to promote gender equality and has boosted the village's economy.
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India iPhone factory vandalized after workers claim they weren't paid by Apple supplier
An iPhone factory in India run by a Taiwanese manufacturer was vandalized over the weekend after workers there claimed they were not being paid their wages, prompting Apple (AAPL) to launch an investigation.
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