Rain spells relief in TN's Thanjavur as farmers feared withering crops

IANS | October 18, 2023 10:17 AM

Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) As farmers in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur was fearing the withering of Kuruvai crops since the Cauvery water was not reaching the paddy fields, rain in the past few days has made them heave a sigh of relief and the water scarcity issue is almost cleared.

Apple leads tech giants in pushing suppliers to adopt clean energy

IANS | October 16, 2023 6:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Apple leads the pack of six tech giants who have set targets for its suppliers to switch to renewable energy and among those top IT brands, it is the only company that has a 100 per cent renewable electricity target in its supply chain, a new report has revealed.

Punjab farmer earns Rs 16 lakh from paddy straw

IANS | October 15, 2023 6:48 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 15 (IANS) Gurpreet Singh Kuthala, 26, a farmer from Ferozepur Kuthala village in Punjab’s Malerkotla district, has been earning huge from the paddy straw, which most of the farmers considered a liability.