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Punjab CM calls Centre’s farm package a ‘jumla’

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the agriculture sector as nothing but a pack of “jumlas”. He added that the so-called economic package offered no immediate relief to the distressed farmers, who were battling the stress

Congress-ruled states demand power to mark containment zones

States ruled by the Congress have suggested that they be given the power to demarcate containment zones instead of the Centre. With the deadline for states to send suggestions to the Centre on the way forward in Lockdown 4.0 looming, The Daily Guardian accessed the key suggestions made by Congress-ruled

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COVID-hit tourism industry looks at govt for survival

The Daily Guardian talks to industry giants to understand the current ground situation and the possible way out of the crisis.

DRONE SWARM TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON FUTURE WARFARE

Drone swarm technology promises significant advantages in the near future as no other technology is likely to offer as many tactical advantages to the military and that too at low costs.

Bihar migrants praise Yogi, slam Nitish for not doing enough

It’s hopelessness that has come to grip a group of 16 Bihari migrant labourers walking back home from other states. These labourers, hailing from Purnia and Katihar in north-east Bihar, are totally exhausted, have run out of ration which they carried with them, and their shoes and slippers have given

Coast Guard gets 150th ship, Navy commissions 7th Landing Craft Utility

Adding more power to India’s maritime security capability, the Indian Navy and Coast Guard commissioned four new ships on Friday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video-conference from Delhi. ICGS Sachet has become the

MoD approves defence testing scheme in partnership with private industry

In order to give a boost to domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, the Ministry of Defence on Friday approved the launch of Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs 400 crore for creating state-of-the-art testing infrastructure for this sector. The scheme would run for the duration of

From the royal kitchen

Maratha cuisine is very distinct from Rajput food which is richer in meats and ghee and frugal in greens, being the diet of desert kings. Marathas, on the contrary, eat a lot of coconut, masalas and generous doses of chilli. The Marathas were always at war. They needed to cook

Weaving traditions through textiles

Ace designer Madhu Jain, in conversation with The Daily Guardian, on her illustrious journey and how Indian handloom industry will survive the Covid-19 scare.

The new normal for fashion

As stepping out will become rare and partying a distant dream, fashion will bend in favour of comfort. And that will include price points too. It brings one back to the Great Depression of the 1930s when the fashion mantra was to “Repair, reuse, make do and don’t waste anything”.

Minting Indian history, one coin at a time

Secretary to the South Asian Chapter of Oriental Numismatics, Mohit Kapoor is a walking, talking encyclopaedia of coins and their origins. An auctioneer, a collector and a garment exporter by profession, he recently penned a catalogue on the Nawabs and Kings of Awadh and their coinage. Kapoor has been interested