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GST Cuts On Bio-Pesticides And Micronutrients To Directly Benefits Farmers: FM Sitharaman
Koppal (Karnataka): The reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on bio-pesticides and micronutrients will bring direct benefits to our farmers and empower them, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Addressing the audience after...

DHS says Chinese criminal gangs made $1B from US text scams
The Department of Homeland Security says that Chinese criminal gangs have made more than $1 billion from text scams sent to US phone numbers over the past three years. Scam texts about fake highway toll payments, US Postal Service fees, and...

Gambian Delegates Attend China Seminar on Rural Development
By Ndey Sowe, Reporting from Beijing, China After hours of travel across continents, passing through the bright terminals of Addis Ababa and finally touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport, a sense of purpose filled the air. Among...

RWE pioneers cargo drone operations at offshore wind farms
For the first time in German offshore airspace, RWE has pioneered long-range autonomous and short-distance cargo drones in the daily operations of offshore wind farms. In a multi-phase pilot project, RWE demonstrated how different drone types can...

Marriott International maps changes & the future of Asia Pacific dining
Marriott International has unveiled its latest report, The Future of Food 2026, which explores how dining habits and preferences are changing across the Asia Pacific region. The comprehensive study spotlights major trends reshaping the culinary...

Shares Of SME-Listed Nirman Agri Genetics Hit 5% After SEBI Bars Market Access Over Misuse Of IPO Funds
Mumbai: Shares of SME-listed Nirman Agri Genetics Limited (NAGL) hit the 5 per cent lower circuit on Wednesday, a day after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred the company from accessing the securities market over alleged...

Big worry for Donald Trump as PM Modi and President Lula join hands to challenge US trade war, India-Brazil now plans to...
Home News Big worry for Donald Trump as PM Modi and President Lula join hands to challenge US trade war, India-Brazil now plans to... According to the reports, the goal of the meetings is to triple the trade between the two countries from the...

Apple doubles down on green energy investments in Europe and China
Apple announced today an expansion of its environmental initiatives across five European countries, along with a new donation to support environmental education in China. Here are the details. In a press release published in its British newsroom...

EU expands investments in Central Asia’s hydropower sector
The EU, together with partners, has announced new investments in hydropower infrastructure in Central Asia. Particularly, the Kambarata-1 hydropower plant mega-project in Kyrgyzstan marked noticeable progress, with a total of €900 million in...

8 Farmers Are Bringing Back India’s Lost Vegetables With 3,000+ Native Seeds
Prabhakar Rao travelled across India to collect 516 heirloom seeds of native vegetables, hand-pollinating each one. Among his collection, the Bangladesi brinjal, Poona kakadi, Magadi tomato and white okra!

No 'free pass': GOP lawmaker downplays farm bankruptcies in his own state
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) assured CNN anchor John Berman that farmers are enduring the collapse of the U.S. soybean market, despite President Donald Trump disrupting all sales to their biggest international buyer. “I was at the Farm Aid...

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...

IMF’s growth projections for 2025: Know where do US, China and India rank
Economy News IMF Growth Projections for 2025 (Pic: imf.org) New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the global growth to slow and growth prospects remain dim, as the world adjusts to a landscape marked by greater...

Trump threatens 50% tariff escalation as China vows to “fight to the end” in trade war
Trump threatens 50% tariff escalation as China vows to “fight to the end” in trade war President Trump threatens an additional 50% tariff on Chinese exports if Beijing refuses to lift retaliatory 34% tariffs. China controls 80% of global rare...

Raila Odinga: Heartbreaking scenes at Opoda Farm as villagers gather to mourn former PM
ODM boss Raila Odinga's passing triggered emotional gatherings, with traditions and grief unfolding in his hometown Supporters reflected on recent reassurances, questioning the silence surrounding his health and the timing of public disclosure His...

When even the Clintons praise Trump: A turning point in the Middle East and what it means for India and immigrants
There are moments in world history when political posturing gives way to undeniable results, when facts on the ground speak louder than ideology. The recent Israel and Hamas ceasefire appears to be one such moment. What makes it extraordinary is...

From Poverty To Success: The 10th-Pass Behind India’s Leading Editing Platform
From Running Errands to Running a Company — The Inspiring Journey of a 10th Pass Infosys Boy Who Dreamed Big In a society fixated on prestigious degrees and entrepreneurial buzzwords, the narrative of Dadasaheb Bhagat seems genuinely relatable....

Meet Dadasaheb Bhagat, the 10th grade office boy who became the CEO of company, launched India's Canva, he is from...
Home News Meet Dadasaheb Bhagat, the 10th grade office boy who became the CEO of company, launched Indias Canva, he is from... Dadasaheb Bhagat surprisingly became an office boy at Infosys after which he became a designer and later started his own...

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...

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...