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A 45-year-old mung bean discovery exposes a hidden threat to the world’s doomsday seed banks — frozen crops may not survive as long as scientists once believedNew research suggests some tropical crops lose viability much sooner than older estimates predicted. Mung beans showed strong germination a...- Unveiling The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 high-powered juryWe’re back with the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). However hectic it gets for the ETtech team, the thrill of sif...
- ETtech Deals Digest: Sarvam mega round lifts startup funding to $403 million this week, up 36% on-yearIndian startups secured a significant $402.6 million in funding across 20 deals, with AI firm Sarvam leading the pack with a $234 million i...
- Explained: What NSE's Electronic Gold Receipts mean for yellow metal investorsNSE’s Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) offer investors a regulated and fully digital way to own and trade physical gold without storage or p...
- A seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving the world's plant diversityBeneath England's countryside, the Millennium Seed Bank safeguards over 2.5 billion wild plant seeds, a vital archive against extinction. T...
- The world's most remote places open to touristsEscape to Earth's most secluded havens, where nature reigns supreme and human presence is scarce. These remote destinations, from the wildl...
- Behind the barriers: Myths and mysteries of 10 forbidden places on EarthThe world holds many mysterious places. These locations are inaccessible due to danger, secrecy, or preservation. Svalbard Global Seed Vaul...
- World's 7 forbidden places. One of them lies in IndiaFrom secret military zones to tribal territories and disaster-proof seed vaults, several locations worldwide remain off-limits to the publi...
- A doomsday poop vault! Here's why scientists are freezing 10,000 samples of human fecesScientists in Switzerland are building a special vault. This vault will store frozen human stool samples. The goal is to preserve microbial...
- ContraVault AI secures Rs 5.1 cr in seed funding from Titan CapitalThe newly raised funds will be directed towards deepening ContraVault AI’s verticalisation across key tender and RFP sectors to enhance acc...
- Antarctic's ‘massive door’ viral image sparks wild theories, but scientists have a simple explanationAn image of what appears to be a “massive door” in Antarctica, spotted on Google Maps, has gone viral on Reddit, sparking theories about se...
- Festivals of seeds and the rains of loveLate August and early September rains in Goa, known as moga pavs, are gentle and beneficial for planting. Festivals like Rishi Panchami, On...
- Norway starts stockpiling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate changeThe Norwegian government signed a deal to stockpile 30,000 tons of grain as a precaution against crises like COVID-19, war, and climate cha...
- A 'revolutionary' way to feed the world that's very oldThe effort is still in its infancy, with a relatively tiny budget of $100 million. But at a time when climate shocks and rising costs are a...
- Seeds of 5K wild plant species are kept hidden in a South Korean mountain tunnelThis mountain tunnel can withstand a nuclear blast or natural disaster.
- Climate change threatens London's Karl Marx cemeteryGlobal warming is threatening London's historic Highgate Cemetery, an overgrown oasis housing graves of notable figures from Karl Marx to p...
- Commodity outlook: Gold may find going tough near Rs 31,850Gold can find support near Rs 31,500 on MCX, but the upside will be capped near Rs 31,850.
- 6 places in the world we may never be allowed to visitFrom Brazil to the Vatican, from the Andamans to Atlanta, there are some places in the world the the common man may never be able to visit.
- Conserving crop diversity essential to achieve zero hunger: Crop Trust Executive DirectorThe conservation of diversity is also essential as it can bring farmers more and better options in the future, to be more competitive and s...
- Ban to travel to Arctic CircleUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would travel to Austria, Norway, Arctic Circle and Switzerland later this week, his spokesperson has annou...
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