On Friday, the third-seeded Indian pair defeated China's fourth-seeded Huang Youzheng and Shi Xunyao 3-2 (11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 5-11, 13-11) in a title clash that lasted 37 minutes to secure their second mixed doubles crown at the WTT Contender event, as per Olympics.com.
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], January 23: Gati Drives, a deep-tech startup developing next-generation electric motors that deliver BLDC-level efficiency at a fraction of the cost without rare-earth materials, has raised a pre-seed round from Campus Fund. The investment will accelerate the c
Texas agricultural authorities issued alerts after residents reported receiving unsolicited seed packages. Officials collected 126 bags in early January and over 1,100 last year, warning the seeds may carry invasive species or pests. Investigators suspect links to a global "brushing scam," a
The Kisan Khidmat Ghars function as one-stop service centres for farmers. They provide digital access to platforms such as the Daksh Kisan Portal for skill development and the Kisan Sathi Portal, through which farmers can apply for more than 120 government schemes. The centres also facili
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 20: SeedlingLabs, an AI-native Product Development as a Service (PDaaS) company purpose-built for enterprise-grade execution, today announced the appointment of Dr. Sudhir Kumar Patnaik as the inaugural member of its Advisory Board.
"Met with Mr. Jai Shroff, Chairman and Group CEO of UPL, to discuss expanding their agricultural footprint in Karnataka. Following strong corn seed performance and ₹300 Cr annual business in North Karnataka, UPL is looking to scale up with new irrigation technologies and a specialized eth
Poland's Iga Swiatek booked her place in the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over China's Yuan Yue, USA's Jessica Pegula eased past Russia's Anastasia Zakharova 6-2, 6-1, while Amanda Anisimova defeated her fellow American Simona Walter 6-3, 6-2. Meanwhile, third s
"We met with Amit Shah. We have opposed the Seed Act. Punjab is an agrarian state, an agriculture-dominated province. If Punjab is not included in any seed act, regarding what seeds to sow in the land, then how can you make such an act?" CM Mann told ANI.
Cutting through the years of darkness, the sound of children learning about alphabets and numbers is resonating in a remote village of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district. A small hut at village Dorlapara of Sukma, where Naxals were once running a parallel government, is emerging
He said that the government's objective is to ensure that every farmer has access to quality seeds. "Good companies will be encouraged, and those who do wrong will face strict action. That is the essence of this law," he said.
The company's recent momentum was further solidified by a successful $500k funding, a strategic injection of capital that has fueled the transition from R&D to high-scale manufacturing. As HoverIt prepares for its second round of funding, it stands as a prime example of how deep-tech
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 15: RenewCred (Net Zero Initiative Private Limited), a climate-technology company building India's first fully digital, science-led carbon credit standard and registry for the voluntary carbon market, has successfully closed its ₹4.15 crore seed funding