IBM's The Weather Company ramps up engagement with Govt, private sector
agricultural research and technology
Convention on big data in agriculture at Hyderabad from October 16-18
Inspire Challenge winners to get $1 million in prizes
Syngenta opens agri research centre in AP
Syngenta, an agricultural company, has set up an innovations and learning centre at Bhimadolu village near Eluru, the district headquarters town of ...
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This wheat seed holds much promise
HD3226, an indigenously developed seed, has higher protein and is more resistant to pest attack than ...
CMFRI teams up with ISRO to collect wetland data
CMFRI teams up with ISRO to collect wetland data
In a significant attempt to protect coastal wetlands in the wake of the climate crisis, a mobile app has been ...
Tatas pad up for genetic research play
Tatas pad up for genetic research play
Group’s philanthropic venture to focus on health and agriculture
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Flight plan: Jargon
Gas-turbine engine: An engine incorporating as its chief element a turbine rotated by expanding gases. In its ...
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Why planes don’t fly like birds!
Why don’t aircraft take a direct route to their destinations instead of criss-crossing the skies? The reasons ...
NCLAT members give differing views in the Visa Infrastructure case
SBI’s application for initiation of insolvency proceedings in limbo
SBI's home loan processing fee is back. What does it mean for borrowers
Though processing fee may appear small, it is nonetheless a tidy sum that cannot be ignored.
Amber Enterprises: Cool prospects
The company’s outlook looks good, thanks to new clients and acquisitions, and increase in product offerings
Buying a new car? Watch out, your dealer may charge you a steep premium
Our checks suggest that in many cases, buying motor insurance policies online are 40-45% cheaper
Remade in India
Good old bartering and repairing are back in fashion, with the millennial zeroing in on the pre-owned and the ...
Quiz: Mind games
On this day in 1773, the first asylum for the insane opened in the US. This quiz will literally drive you ...
Antique pleasures
One of my quirks is that I don’t re-read books. Even favourite books. There’s barely enough time to read ...
Ancient skills and vanishing livelihoods of Tamil Nadu
Why should the young continue the hereditary occupations of their families, when their traditional wisdom is ...
When labelling gets smart, savvy and sustainable
Intelligent tags are not just making shopping frictionless but are changing our lives
Nuggets
Hype around the hoop!Could this be basketball’s take-off moment in India? With no less than two heads of state ...
Marketer, Leader, Teacher, Titan
Some lessons from Bhaskar Bhat, who powered iconic brands
Sustainability is the new style statement
As global action against climate change mounts, more brands step up on eco-consciousness
No longer the right climate for tea
Climate change has unleashed havoc on the tea plantations in the Nilgiris. Frost, drought, pests — growers ...
Coffee in crisis
Kodagu farmers remember the hillside crashing down on their plantations following heavy rains
Rubber hit, too
James Jacob, Director, Rubber Research Institute of India, points out that natural rubber growing regions in ...
Done in by discounts?
Undercutting by online aggregators has made business unviable, be it food delivery, hotel booking or cab ...