The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma launched Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme and said that it aims to ensure that the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through the different livestock farming activities.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned in a new report that around 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity.
Indian railways for the first time has floated a tender to invite private players to build a high-speed wheel plant under the Make in India initiative.
The largest religious monument in the world, the Temple of Vedic Planetarium in West Bengal, which will serve as the headquarters of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), will also have the world's biggest dome.