Pacific Harbor Line to work with startup Remora on carbon-capture technology

Pacific Harbor Line has entered an agreement with Remora, a startup envisioning a tender-based system to scrub diesel locomotive exhaust. Remora WILMINGTON, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line has entered into an agreement with Michigan-based startup...

World Bank: Agriculture Holds Key to Food Security, Job Creation

Agriculture must move beyond simply feeding the world and instead become a central engine for job creation and economic development, according to World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, speaking Wednesday at the AgriConnect forum during the World...

India Set To Grow Faster Than IMF Predicts, Says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal highlighted on Wednesday the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) recent revision of India's growth estimate, which increased from 6.4% to 6.6% for this year, stating that this upward...

India’s Growth Outlook Remains Resilient Supported By Domestic Drivers: RBI

New Delhi: India’s growth outlook remains resilient, supported by domestic drivers, despite weak external demand, and is likely to get further support from a favourable monsoon, lower inflation, monetary easing and the salubrious impact of recent...

Trump targets China cooking oil trade - but sales were already tanking

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering terminating some trade ties with China, singling out cooking oil, which traders and analysts said would have little impact as such shipments had already plummeted from China over the past year....

India’s wholesale inflation drops to 0.13% in September

India’s wholesale inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), dropped to 0.13% in September 2025 from 0.52% in the August 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Tuesday. The positive drop in...

Criminal gangs in China stole over $1 billion from Americans with SMS scam: how they did it and how you can stay safe China-based gangs reportedly stole over $1 billion from Americans using advanced smishing scams that exploit SIM farms and mobile…

Chinese criminal gangs have reportedly stolen more than 1 billion dollars from American victims through sophisticated “smishing” scams. They trick their victims by sending fraudulent text messages that prompt recipients to reveal sensitive...

Australian wine labels feeling the pinch as Chinese buy and drink less

China appears to no longer be the golden goose it once was for Australian wine exports, as demand slackens for even prestigious labels. Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) this week announced it would sell less of the luxury label in China...

Trump Threatens to Cut Cooking Oil, Other Trade With China Over Soybean Purchases

Chinese workers place bottles of cooking oil at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, in this file photo. STR/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Oct. 14 that he is considering ending cooking oil and other goods trade with...

Ritesh Agarwal, Isha Ambani among Hurun India’s Top U-35 Entrepreneurs

India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has once again taken the spotlight, this time through the Avendus Wealth – Hurun India Under 35 List, which celebrates the country’s most dynamic young founders and leaders driving enterprises worth a staggering...

The enormous impact of biotechnology in agriculture

WITH the recent typhoons this year and the El Niño in 2024, the writing on the wall is very clear: Philippine agriculture must accelerate adoption of technologies to increase productivity and attain resiliency, and lift more farmers out of...

Donald Trump's 'Love' Is Still Driving American Farmers Into Ruin

At a 2018 press conference in New York City, Trump said of American farmers, "I love them, and they voted for me, and they love me. ... And they said, 'We don't care if we get hurt, he's doing the right thing.'" During his 2025 joint address to...

Trump Threatens Cooking Oil Ban as China Trade War Escalates

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may halt cooking oil imports from China, escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies as disputes over soybeans, rare earth minerals, and tariffs threaten to...

Two Brothers Organic Farms Raises ₹110 Cr to Power Its Sustainable Growth

In a milestone moment for India’s organic food revolution, Two Brothers Organic Farms (TBOF), a Pune-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand rooted in sustainable farming, has raised ₹110 crore (around $12.5 million) in a Series B funding round. The...

Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas: Parima Muduli Paves The Way For Women Farmers

When we think of farmers, the image of men tilling the soil or sowing seeds often comes to mind. However, behind the scenes, women have been playing a crucial role in agriculture, contributing significantly to the sector’s growth and development....

The Escalation of the US-China Trade War: An Ideological Conflict with Real Consequences

October 15, 2025 Hour: 5:26 pm In 2025, the trade war between the United States and China, far from being a closed chapter, has riskily escalated. Under the rhetoric of protecting national industry and jobs, the Trump administration has driven a...

Trump Threatens to End Cooking Oil Trade as China Halts US Soybean Purchases

US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized China’s recent halt of American soybean purchases, calling it an “economically hostile act” as trade tensions escalate between the world’s two largest economies. Trump’s response included publicly...

Justice Chinhengo’s courage and integrity in defence of the Rule of Law

Justice Moses Hungwe Chinhengo, who died on 19 September 2025, aged 70, leaves behind an enduring legacy of integrity and an abiding faith in the rule of law. Over a judicial career spanning more than two decades, his judgments—published in...

Data, innovation drive Africa’s agri-food growth at ALE 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15 – The 9th Annual Learning Event (ALE 2025), hosted by Mercy Corps AgriFin in partnership with Briter, brought together more than 300 participants from over 20 countries at Radisson Blu Hotel, Upperhill, Nairobi. The one-day...

National Women Farmers’ Day 2025 Celebrated at Darechikgre Village in Tura

Tura, Oct 15: The College of Community Science, Tura, under Central Agricultural University (Imphal), celebrated National Women Farmers’ Day 2025 at Darechikgre Village, West Garo Hills. The event brought together 45 local women farmers to honour...