Fading Aroma of Black Cardamom: A $480 million market may bloom while India's 'black gold' wiltsIndia’s large black cardamom industry is battling declining plantation health, crop diseases and climate change, threatening farmers’ livel...
11 Oct, 2026, 07.38 AM IST
In 1879, a Michigan professor buried bottles of seeds; 142 years later, scientists opened one and found some could still sproutWilliam James Beal started the experiment. He wanted to understand how long seeds could remain alive in soil without germinating. His work ...
11 Oct, 2026, 01.33 AM IST
AI will fuel another wave of startup creation in two years: AWS’s Jason BennettAI-native startups are also showing faster revenue growth and gaining market traction earlier than traditional startups, per Bennett. An AW...
10 Oct, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
India’s next fertiliser revolution: New-age nutrients to complement conventional fertilisersIndia’s fertiliser strategy must, therefore, evolve from a question of choosing between conventional and new-age fertilisers to one of inte...
10 Oct, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
Horoscope Today, October 10, 2026: New Moon Calls for Patience as Capricorn Reviews Long-Term Goals, Aquarius Breaks Old Patterns and Pisces Seeks PeaceThe Sun and Moon remain in Virgo, bringing a grounded focus to research, structured planning, and partnership alignments. While retrograde ...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
US state Montana governor pitches India partnerships in quantum, aerospace, biosciences & critical mineralsMontana has a cluster of around 80 quantum and photonics companies, and is keen to work with Indian institutions and firms on research, tec...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
BNY puts AI fluency at heart of India talent strategyShakti Alliance with Cummins College will focus on AI, applied research, experiential learning and faculty development.
09 Oct, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Horoscope Today, October 9, 2026: Capricorn Makes Progress Through Learning, Aquarius Handles Complex Matters and Pisces Strengthens Key PartnershipsThe Moon transits into Virgo today, uniting with the Sun to activate a practical, research-focused alignment across your chart. This planet...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
Quanfluence raises $10 million to build full-stack photonic quantum computerThe company plans to use the fresh capital to develop and launch a four-qubit quantum computer in the near term, while targeting a larger p...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
In 1932, an army of soldiers fought 20,000 emus with machine guns. The flightless birds defeated the military operation, two timesAustralia faced an unusual crisis when up to 20,000 emus moved into Western Australia’s wheat-growing region in 1932 and damaged the crops ...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Horoscope Today, October 7, 2026: Capricorn Strengthens Personal Bonds, Aquarius Gets a Creative Spark and Pisces Finds More Peace at HomeToday’s planetary transits feature a key shift as the Moon enters Leo (8th house for Capricorn, 7th for Aquarius, 6th for Pisces) to join K...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Meet Ron Thuma, a Kansas maintenance worker who started with just a handful of family seeds in the 1970s; Decades later, he had shared more than 275 varietiesRon Thuma began saving heirloom vegetable seeds in the 1970s and built a renowned collection over time. Living in Hartford, Kansas, he comb...
04 Oct, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Kathleen Plunkett-Black found dried beans in a Wisconsin garden its owners had abandoned; decades later, she had listed more than 150 varieties for other gardenersIn the heart of Wisconsin, Kathleen Plunkett-Black's chance encounter with forsaken bean pods transformed her into a guardian of heirloom s...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Advent International seeks CCI green channel clearances for Yatharth Hospital stake buyAdvent International's Rasmalai Limited has sought Competition Comission of India's (CCI) approval to acquire a stake in Yatharth Hospitals...
29 Sep, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
Competition Commission okays BNP Paribas-IndiaFirst Life Insurance dealCompetition Commission of India approved BNP Paribas Cardif's proposal to acquire a 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd. The...
29 Sep, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Valeria Dukelow began saving her mother’s red poppy seeds in Pittsburgh in the 1960s; more than 50 years later, gardeners were still growing the same family flowersValeria Dukelow cultivated the Chima Family Heirloom poppy, a warm red flower, in Pittsburgh. The plant has been passed down through genera...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Centre assures support to farmers battling drought, floods amid climate changeUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that the government is aiding farmers facing drought and floods. The Maharashtra go...
27 Sep, 2026, 09.41 AM IST