An actor and cardiologist, Bharat Reddy, has always believed that you only live once. Therefore, when he stumbled upon a group of farmers in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state’s Rameshwaram, who seemed to have boundless energy, he wanted to discover their secret of youthfulness. Every now and then, they would scrunch up what looked like […]
Think of the western Indian state of Goa and the images that normally come up is of a leisurely, idyllic lifestyle and not of half-starving people. Yet, the latter is exactly what is happening, thanks to a virtual ban on iron-ore mining due to pending litigation in the Supreme Court. A survey conducted by the […]
India’s metals and minerals industry on Friday urged for an easing of production of iron-ore in the country to stem soaring prices of the steel-making material as well as of steel. Prices of iron-ore lumps supplied by state-run NMDC, the country’s largest miner, have increased by 112% in the last six months alone due to a […]
Gurugram-headquartered agri-tech startup Origo Commodities, primarily known for post-harvest agriculture supply chain management specialization, is getting ready to add major digital components to its operations before the end of the current fiscal. Speaking with indoasiancommodities, Sunoor Kaul, Co-Founder & Director of the firm said the company is all set to unveil a dedicated e-auction and […]
Iffco Kisan, a joint venture between fertilizer major Iffco and telecom giant Bharti Airtel is all set to scale up its high-tech farms initiative across the country. As part of the scaling up strategy, Iffco Kisan will focus on a specific set of nearly half a dozen crops. Speaking with indoasiancommodities, Morup Namgail, Head […]
The impact of recent farm laws introduced by the Indian government –including the right to farmers to sell their produce anywhere as well removing stock limits on essential commodities — will begin to be realised in the next 2-3 years, according to global consultancy PWC. The new laws have met with strong resistance in certain […]
An estimated 700 000 people die each year from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections and an untold number of sick animals may not be responding to treatment. AMR is a significant global threat to public health, food safety and security, as well as to livelihoods, animal production and economic and agricultural development. The intensification of agricultural […]
The world’s top iron ore miners had strived to supply more to the global steel mills with those in China in particular over the July-September quarter, and yet China’s imported iron ore prices had soared to the multi-year highs for the seaborne cargoes and port inventories, clearly illustrating the country’s phenomenal growths in steel output […]
With changing consciousness, consumers are being increasingly mindful of the fabric they wear and use and whether it is kind to the planet. In the last few years, giving in to the rising demand for “better cotton”—cotton grown under schemes that eliminate the nastiest pesticides and encourage strict water management, large global apparel makers and […]
Hey, how about a moong bean egg for breakfast ? If you are worried that eating eggs or meat might expose you to infections, help is at hand. In the wake of covid, a number of entrepreneurs are speeding up work to derive protein-rich food entirely from plants, which they hope would also usher in a […]
