Meet Lauren McDuffie and Rachel Albers, cousins who launched a salad dressing startup; they made $2,500 in early sales and target $30,000 in revenueLauren McDuffie and Rachel Albers co-founded Dressy as a side business to earn some extra revenue. McDuffie is a food writer, recipe develo...
23 Oct, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
India must shift from rice volume to value, says Food Processing Minister Chirag PaswanIndia has progressed in rice production and is now focusing on value addition and food processing. Food Processing Industries Minister Chir...
23 Oct, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Why sovereign AI is critical to India’s next growth leap?India has already created considerable momentum. The priority now is to connect government initiatives, industry investments, academic rese...
22 Oct, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
The food Indians buy is changing, and so is the scrutiny of what companies promiseIndia's Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued over 150 notices to various food and beverage companies. These notices addr...
22 Oct, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
13-year-old Kaia Minn uses orange peels to develop biodegradable seed pods that could help restore forestsA 13-year-old teen girl from Massachusetts, Kaia Minn, has developed biodegradable seed pods using discarded citrus peels and other plant-b...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Beauty firms chase 'Ozempic face' market as weight-loss drugs boomGalderma, Natura, and L'Oreal are developing treatments for consumers experiencing facial sagging due to rapid weight loss. These companies...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
European Donald on a mission to mould ties with IndiaPoland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk is visiting India to enhance strategic partnerships in trade and technology. The visit includes talks w...
21 Oct, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Redesigning six measuring spoons into two foldable tools wins Indian-origin creator Rahul Agarwal $350,000 on Shark Tank USAIndian designer Rahul Agarwal secured a $350,000 deal on Shark Tank USA for his origami-inspired foldable measuring spoon. His company, Pol...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
As weight-loss drug users turn to dietary supplements, doctors, regulators raise flagsThe growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy is driving demand for dietary supplements in the US, as users seek to...
20 Oct, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
AI responsibility must be natively built & community-driven: Google DeepMind’s Lila IbrahimAs chief AI readiness officer, Lila Ibrahim mandate is to help prepare society for increasingly capable AI by bringing together governments...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Brian Niccol graduated with an engineering degree after running a lawn-mowing business in 1996; 28 years later, he became Starbucks CEOBrian Niccol graduated from Miami University in Ohio in 1996 with an engineering degree. At the time, his career in business leadership was...
18 Oct, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
FSSAI issues notices to BigBasket, Flipkart, Gemini Edibles over misleading claimsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued notices to three companies for misleading health claims. Gemini Edibles & Fats Indi...
16 Oct, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Bayer partners with Absolute’s INERA to expand biological crop nutrition in IndiaBayer will market and distribute a biological crop nutrition solution developed by Absolute’s agricultural biotechnology arm INERA, aiming ...
15 Oct, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Nestlé India says rising inflation, particularly food inflation, is a realityNestlé India has reported a strong 20.5% increase in sales for the September quarter. Profit after tax rose significantly due to robust vol...
15 Oct, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Nestle India Q2 Results: Standalone profit jumps 36% YoY to Rs 1,027 crore, revenue rises 20%In the second quarter of FY27, Nestle India achieved a remarkable standalone net profit of Rs 1,027 crore, marking a substantial 36% increa...
15 Oct, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
The story behind the Doomsday prediction: How scientists forecast the World would end on November 13, 2026In 1960, a scientific study predicted that the world population would reach infinity on November 13, 2026. The Austrian American physicist ...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Want an early signal on the economy and stocks this festive season? Watch 19 stocks, and what their managements say in the next 20 daysThere is a set of companies that sees the shape of the economy before economists do. They know when a household decides to spend or hold ba...
14 Oct, 2026, 03.26 PM IST