Farmers prefer to plant more pulses, oilseeds in summer cropping season Farmers prefer to plant more pulses, oilseeds in summer cropping season
Global primary crops output up 53 per cent during 2000-2019 Global primary crops output up 53 per cent during 2000-2019
South-East Asian nations continue to buy corn from India South-East Asian nations continue to buy corn from India
‘Need to raise maize production to 45 mt by 2022’ Yield has to double from 2.54 tonnes/ha: FICCI-PwC report
Record global cereals production, trade likely despite setbacks FAO report says inventories may be lower on higher utilisation
Vietnam scouts for Indian corn; Bangladesh, Nepal buying good volumes Prices begin to drop as kharif crop arrivals begin in South India
Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off? Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself
Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years
Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers
Q1 FY23: OMCs bleed due to marketing losses Prices of motor fuels were kept at levels equivalent to $75-80 per barrel of crude
Bharti Airtel Q1: Inline results and stable operating metrics Results reflect consistent progress made in recent quarters
IRB beats estimates in Q1FY23, but the stock is expensive The company is trading at a one year forward P/E of 26.6 times against its historical average (5 year average) of 11.8 times
Auroville: An utopian search for a better world Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit
Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century
Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up
