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According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, over 50 per cent of the world’s population relies on rice | Photo Credit: Chaded2557 Rice is an integral part of people’s daily lives in many parts of the world, and...

India’s agrifood processing MSMEs are the unsung heroes of the nation’s food value chain, transforming raw agricultural produce into market-ready goods while fueling employment and economic development. These enterprises do more than process food. They enhance nutritional value, reduce post-harvest...

Vertical farming grows crops in stacked layers within controlled environments, reshaping agriculture during our era of urbanisation and climate change. Unlike traditional methods requiring extensive land and favorable weather, vertical farms thrive in urban spaces—from skyscrapers to warehouses to shipping...

An artist’s concept shows a ring of hot gas left after a star consumed a planet, in this undated illustration. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed such a ring and also found an expanding cloud of cooler dust enveloping the...

The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10.Not in the portfolio of Japanese stocks he runs out of San Francisco, California, but in his appendix.It would have to come out, just as his colleagues at Matthews Asia were...

In a significant diplomatic move, Iran and the United States resumed nuclear negotiations in Muscat, Oman — the first direct talks since Donald Trump returned to the White House. | Photo Credit: SJHASHI ASHIWAL Iran and the United States will...

After witnessing high volatility over the last week, crude oil prices settled marginally lower. The Brent crude oil futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) ($64.80/barrel) was down 1.2 per cent. Whereas the crude oil futures on the MCX (₹5,302/barrel) lost a...

Nifty 50 (22,829) and Nifty Bank (51,002) opened last week with a huge gap-down. However, they recovered through the week and limited the loss to 0.3 per cent and 1 per cent respectively. Here’s an analysis of the derivatives data.Nifty...

Market volatility and economic uncertainty have dominated the last six months, triggering a sharp correction across equity markets. Amid these challenges, low volatility, factor-based mutual funds have demonstrated resilience, containing losses more effectively than both their parent index and other...