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₹10 lakh for a 50-acre plot. It has spurred crop diversification via a rice-fallow management approach, wherein farmers cultivate short-duration pulses or nitrogen-fixing crops after their rice harvest. This approach has proven both eco-friendly and economically viable.

In these tough economic times, the ranks of Canadians taking on a side hustle to make ends meet is rising.

In order to check the credit score from a credit bureau such as CIBIL, one requires to enter PAN, or Permanent Account Number, which is linked to the bank accounts and primarily used as an identity document for income tax-related purposes. 

Before handing out a loan, banks invariably check the applicant’s credit score.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consciously taken several women-centric policy decisions for their emancipation and empowerment. Reeling out some of the decisions, she said, permanent commissioning of women officers, entry of girls in Sainik School, raising maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, and Poshan Abhiyan benefitting 10 crore women are some of them. To promote entrepreneurship among women, she said, the government is providing credit facilities under the PM Mudra Scheme without collateral and at a concessional rate. So far, she said, 70 per cent of loans sanctioned belong to women category and 30 crore beneficiaries are enrolled.

Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers' bill of rights has been signed into law

Mint on the condition of anonymity. The finance ministry has already started preparations for the presentation of the full budget, and various ministries have been asked to present fresh assessments of their fund requirements for the next fiscal. Ministries have been asked to give details of schemes that need to be expanded next year and those which could be trimmed or axed to make way for any new scheme the next government may like to introduce.

Congress on Tuesday accused the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala of using the CAA for electoral gains, and said it is trying to alienate Muslim voters from the Congress on the «lie» that the grand old party did not oppose the controversial law Separately, Congress leaders asserted that if the INDIA front, of which the Left parties are a part, comes to power, the legislation will be «thrown in the dustbin». Congress Working Committee member and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said that the Left front in Kerala is spreading «lies» and «distorting» the facts about the grand old party's role in opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), right from its introduction as a bill in Parliament. Tharoor said that the Communist party, «which contributed minimally» to the freedom struggle during its crucial years, is today «trying to reap its benefits for political points in the most disgracefully dishonest way». Similarly, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of misusing the CAA for political gains. Satheesan said that Wayanad Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and various other UDF MPs have spoken against the CAA, details of which have been forwarded to Vijayan. Despite that, the CM is lying and misusing the citizenship law to attract votes from the minorities, especially Muslims, the opposition leader alleged.

Russian crypto industry chiefs have teamed up with business leaders to create a draft bill that could legalize the nation’s booming mining sector.

By Jeff Mason

'Homeless World Cup', an international football tournament for homeless people launched in 2001, 'The Beautiful Game' is a sports drama in which real incidents and imagination have been woven to reflect the inspiration, ambition and struggle of those who are displaced or dispossessed. The film deals with the premise that the main characters are here not only to win a trophy but to have a second chance in life and this makes it an inspirational sports drama, that becomes almost unbeatable.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14- and 15-year-olds to get parental consent, a measure supporters say will protect them from online risks to their mental health. The measure requires social media platforms to terminate the accounts of people under 14 and those of people under 16 who do not have parental consent. It requires them to use a third-party verification system to screen out those who are underage.

India's services inflation may remain muted for next few months and will witness a pickup in second half only, economists said, thus helping curb core inflation. «There may be some more downside to services inflation, but a mean reversion or normalisation will happen in the second half of the year,» said Rahul Bajoria, MD & head EM (ex-Asia), Barclays. “However, rates are unlikely to rise to higher levels witnessed postpandemic,” he added.

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed

Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges

TikTok’s extensive lobbying campaign is the latest tech industry push since the House passed legislation that would ban the popular app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake

DigiFT, a Singapore-based fintech company, has made a foray into the digital asset realm with the launch of the its US Treasury bill depository receipt (DR) tokens. 

European Union's flagship policy to restore damaged nature is hanging in the balance, with a vote to pass the law on Monday cancelled after Hungary withdrew its support for the bill. A vote on the law among EU countries' environment ministers on Monday was called off after Hungary said last week it would no longer back the policy — wiping out the already-slim reinforced majority of countries in favour. The nature law is the latest EU environmental policy to come under fire as policymakers try to respond to months of angry farmers' protests over complaints including strict green EU regulations. The EU has already weakened numerous green rules to attempt to quell the protests.

The Russian Ministry of Finance says it wants to settle its long-standing crypto policy differences with the nation’s Central Bank.

Madhya Pradesh, Bhupendra Singh Dhakat, learned printing skills while in jail and later used them to produce fake currency notes, authorities revealed. Dhakat was apprehended by the police after they found 95 counterfeit notes of Rs 200 each at his residence in Sironj. Along with the fake notes, a color printer, ink bottles, and paper used for making the counterfeit currency were also seized. Dhakat admitted to circulating the fake money in the district for several months. He has a history of 11 criminal cases, including murder, and has been in and out of jail. During his last incarceration, he acquired printing skills through a vocational program aimed at helping inmates reintegrate into society post-release. Instead of using his skills for good, Dhakat resorted to illegal activities. Despite being banned from multiple districts, he managed to continue his illicit operations. According to the jail superintendent, prisoners receive printing training to support themselves after release. The case highlights the challenges of rehabilitation post-prison and the misuse of acquired skills for criminal activities.

West Virginia has become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present