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
Beyond Oil: How bioenergy investments can rebalance India-Russia tradeRussia now exports more than $60 billion worth of goods annually to India, primarily crude oil, petroleum products, coal, and fertilisers.
16 Oct, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
In 2010, scientists used electric fencing to protect Montana’s black-footed ferrets; coyote sightings in fenced areas fell from 42% to 7%In Montana, scientists implemented portable electric fencing to reduce coyote predation on endangered black-footed ferrets. The fencing suc...
16 Oct, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Opportunity alone doesn’t create trade. Connectivity doesBRICS 2026 has built momentum. The next chapter will depend on how effectively agreements are matched by the corridors, infrastructure, tec...
05 Oct, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Building businesses for the next billion Indians: What entrepreneurs need to understandIndia is undergoing a remarkable transformation as more individuals choose entrepreneurship over conventional careers. The influx of techno...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
In 1843, a Mexican woman fought to preserve this 5,600-acre ranch. Nearly 200 years later, another woman is protecting the California propertyThe Spanish Ranch has endured wars, changing ownership, economic pressures and the transformation of California around it. Now, the family ...
25 Sep, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
Indian agriculture enters new phase as diets, incomes and climate reshape farming: ReportThe first phase, from roughly 1967 to 1995, was dominated by the need to achieve food security, says the paper.
25 Sep, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Ohio solar farm is now home to more than 3 million honey bees. Veteran beekeepers turn land around panels into pollinator habitatIn Ohio, Big Plain Solar is pioneering a unique blend of renewable energy and agriculture by integrating over 50 hives of honey bees into i...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
The Other Hormuz: Black Sea blockade threatens a food supply shockCombined Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports are estimated to end up at roughly half what they were last year for the July to September har...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Two Virginia retirees are turning their farms into wildlife corridors. Transformed nearly 2,500 acres are now protectedIn Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, retired farmers are revolutionising private lands into essential wildlife corridors that reconnect isolate...
20 Sep, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
A Virginia dairy takes 105,000 tons of discarded food and drink each year instead of sending it to waste; it becomes renewable gasA Virginia dairy farm is pioneering a method to convert food waste and cow manure into renewable energy. By producing renewable natural gas...
17 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
From farm ponds to AI chatbots: India's blueprint for revitalising dryland agriculture10 Sep, 2026, 06.46 AM IST
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu sees big market for Arunachal’s farm, fisheries produceArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated a new agriculture information hub and farmers' hostel. He also flagged off e-vehic...
08 Sep, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
In 2002, Kansas listed the North Cottonwood River for copper pollution. 12 years later, farm conservation helped lower copper from 14.1 to 3.5 µg/L and restore the riverNorth Cottonwood River restoration: Kansas listed the North Cottonwood River as impaired by copper pollution in 2002. Agricultural runoff w...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
From dialogue to delivery: Turning 3 decades of ASEAN-India agri-cooperation into farmers’ prosperityAs officials and ministers from India and the 11 ASEAN member states gather in New Delhi for a two-day meeting, the substance of this partn...
07 Sep, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
In 2002, Illinois listed Sugar Creek as polluted by 2 water-quality problems. 20 years later, 1 was cleared after cleanup efforts helped restore healthy oxygen levelsSugar Creek's dissolved oxygen impairment was cleared after twenty years of restoration work. Projects across the watershed focused on redu...
02 Sep, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
Gates Foundation, India to develop AI tools for farmers, explore Asia-Africa expansionThe Gates Foundation will collaborate with India to enhance AI-powered digital tools for farmers. Discussions focused on India's advanced u...
27 Aug, 2026, 05.19 PM IST