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agri startups empower the nation's backbone—farmers, affectionately nicknamed Annadatas—by providing solutions tailored to address their issues comprehensively.Over the past nine years, the startups in agriculture and allied sectors have surged from 50 to 7,000 due to a favourable business climate and robust government support, according to a report titled 'Transformation of India's Agriculture' released by the Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA). In addition, the budget allocation for agriculture also saw a jump from ₹30,000 crore to ₹1.3 lakh crore.

Mumbai: The rise of artificial intelligence in digital transformation will present more opportunities, and looking at the right kind of upskilling avenues will transform AI’s impact on job redundancies, concurred a panel of senior industry executives at Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2024 on Friday. Speaking at the Summit, in a panel titled 'Macro View: What it means to become a Digital and AI leader’, Jayashree Satagopan, corporate president and chief financial officer of Coromandel International, said, “There will be job redundancies that will happen because of AI. But this is nothing new.

Travis Head. The 29-year-old showed his mettle with both bat and ball, scoring 18 runs and taking 3 wickets at an economy rate of 5.75.Also Read | ‘Abhishek Sharma is ready’: Former greats back SRH batter for India berth after all-round show against RRAfter the match, SRH skipper Pat Cummins was asked who made the call to bring in Shahbaz Ahmed as the impact player.

COVID-19 pandemic has erased almost ten years of advancements in enhancing life expectancy in just two years.In an official statement, WHO said, “From 2019 to 2021, the global life expectancy declined by 1.8 years to reach 71.4 years, returning to the level seen in 2012. Similarly, the global healthy life expectancy decreased by 1.5 years to 61.9 years in 2021, also reverting to the level observed in 2012."Also Read: India sees 324 cases of KP.1, KP.2 variant driving Covid-19 in Singapore, Maharashtra tops with 148The 2024 report also underscored the unequal impact felt across the globe.

Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm by this evening (Saturday), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi cast their votes in the sixth phase of the general elections.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been consistently selling in the Indian markets, withdrawing their funds for 11 consecutive days. In fact, in May 2024 alone, they have pulled out Rs.27,938 crore, marking the highest monthly outflow since January 2023. But, how are Indian markets affected by this?

Mahatma Gandhi and Bhimrao Ambedkar, stating that it would be a “very interesting discourse".In an interview with Lallantop, Jahnvi Kapoor revealed her curiosity about how the ideologies of Ambedkar and Gandhi influenced each other and evolved in tandem.Jahnvi told Lallantop, “Debate between what they stand for and how Ambedkar Saheb's and Gandhi Saheb's views changed on a particular topic. They both have helped a lot in our society.

Remal will hit the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on May 26.Here are top ten updates: 1. In a press release, on Friday, the IMD department said that the depression over the central Bay of Bengal has moved towards the northeast with a speed of 20 kmph during the past three hours. “It will likely continue to move north-eastward and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the east-central Bay of Bengal by May 25th," it added.2, Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told ANI that by the midnight of 26 May, it will hit coastal areas of West Bengal when the wind speed is 110-120 kmph.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, while the mixed team added a silver at the stage two event here on Saturday. The world number one Indian compound women's team dominated Turkey's Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva right from the first end and sealed the gold without dropping a set, maintaining a healthy six-point margin (232-226) in a lopsided final.

Delhi on Saturday, with people queuing up outside booths across the city from early morning to escape the summer heat. The early morning voters included Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi Minister Atishi, outgoing East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir, and candidates of different parties.

Mumbai: Shares of Vodafone Idea soared as much as 11.6% in trading on Friday after brokerage UBS upgraded its rating on the stock to 'buy' from 'neutral'. The brokerage raised its price target on the stock to ₹18, implying an upside of over 19% from Friday's closing. The stock ended at ₹15.11, up 7.5% over the previous day. UBS said it believes the market is pricing in 15-20% mobile tariff increase over the next 12-24 months. «We believe relief in the form of AGR reduction by the Supreme Court or equity conversion, moratoriums etc by the government is highly likely, especially given the government's stated objective of ensuring three viable private telcos,» the brokerage said in a note. UBS said Vodafone will benefit the most if that happens and the risk-reward is attractive before such an announcement. The brokerage maintained its 'neutral' ratings on Bharti Airtel and Indus Towers.

Lok Sabha elections recorded a voter turnout of 10.82 per cent as of 9 am, revealed the data shared by the Election Commission of India on Saturday.

opposition parties are hailing their alliance in India’s capital Delhi, and hoping they can deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and his party a third consecutive clean sweep of the region in the ongoing elections.

Jyoti Ratre conquered Mount Everest at 55 and became the oldest Indian woman to do so. Ratre’s journey to accomplish her childhood dream is a reminder to all the people who fear failure due to a ‘late start’.Jyoti Ratre conquered Mount Everest as part of a 15-member expedition team of 8K Expeditions, led by Bolivian climber David Hugo Ayaviri Quispe on May 19.Recalling how her childhood curiosity became a force behind her Mount Everest expedition, Jyoti Ratre shared a bleak memory of listening to a political leader’s speech on the radio, which left an indelible impact on her mind.“I had heard about a leader on the radio who expressed his wish to release his ashes in the Himalayas.

Jaishankar, Hardeep Singh Puri, Atishi, Bansuri Swaraj, Harsh Malhotra, and others, cast their votes in Delhi. Besides these, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and former India Cricketer Gautam Gambhir also voted today.President Droupadi Murmu showed her inked finger after casting her vote for general elections 2024 at a polling booth in Delhi today.After casting a vote at a polling booth in the national capital, Jaishankar showed his inked finger and said, “We have just cast our vote, and I was the first male voter in this booth.

Also Read: EC censures TMC's Humayun Kabir after 'throw BJP supporters in Ganga' remark sparked row“@MamataOfficial has repeatedly flagged how @BJP4India was trying to rig votes by tampering with EVMs. And today, in Bankura's Raghunathpur, 5 EVMs were found with BJP tags on them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged eligible voters to come forward in large numbers and participate in the election process.In his post, PM Modi emphasised the importance of a single vote and its importance for a vibrant and flourishing democracy. He also mentioned women and young voters urging them to participate in large numbers in Lok Sabha elections 2024 phase 6 voting.“I request all the voters of the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections to come forward to vote in maximum numbers.

Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to field first in Chennai. Meanwhile, the well-established pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the innings for SRH.

Top Events this week: This week was marked by significant events across various sectors. In Pune, a tragic car crash involving a juvenile driver led to the arrest of his father, while a bus accident on the Ambala-Delhi National Highway claimed seven lives. Legal troubles arose in Delhi as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary faced judicial custody.