“We realised that about 50 years ago, the same land yielded nearly 100 tonnes of sugarcane per acre, whereas today it produces only 30-35 tonnes. This gradual decline is largely due to the excessive use of nitrogen-based chemical…
“We realised that about 50 years ago, the same land yielded nearly 100 tonnes of sugarcane per acre, whereas today it produces only 30-35 tonnes. This gradual decline is largely due to the excessive use of nitrogen-based chemical…
Alphabet Inc’s Google will invest $10 billion to set up a 1-gigawatt data centre in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a state minister said.
ReutersA formal agreement between the state and the tech giant is due on Tuesday, the minister added.
SpeakX was earlier known as Yellow Class — backed by the likes of Elevation Capital and India Quotient — and the startup focussed on children’s extra-curricular activities. However, a post-Covid slump forced the Gurugram-based company to pivot last January…
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■ Zoho’s Vembu on India tech
■ ETtech Done Deals
■ Labelling AI content online
DPIIT top brass huddles with etail, retail firms for inputs on FDI policy

India is weighing tweaks to its foreign investment rules in retail and ecommerce.
Driving the news: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently held consultations with…
The company reported a net profit of Rs 4,235 crore on revenue of Rs 31,942 crore for the quarter ended September 30. Estimates in an ET poll of analysts ranged Rs 4,136-4,491 crore for net profit and Rs 31,252-31,603 crore for revenue.
In a first for an Indian IT services company, the…
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■ Blinkit’s warehouse jam
■ Govts go local
■ H-1B shatters Telugu US dreams
HCL Technologies Q2 Results: Cons PAT flat at Rs 4,235 crore, revenue up 11% YoY

C Vijayakumar, CEO, HCLTech
IT major HCLTech delivered a steady Q2 performance, in line with market expectations, though profit growth remained flat. The company saw solid momentum in services and engineering, helping…
The deal is structured as an all-stock exchange based on an agreed ratio tied to revenues and growth rates, Fivetran chief executive George Fraser said in an interview. The combined entity is worth more than its last private valuation, Fraser said, but added that the valuation will ultimately be determined by the market.
Fivetran was last publicly valued at $5.6…
Grindr shares jumped more than 10% following the report. They have lost about 26% so far this year.
Raymond Zage and James Lu, who control majority of Grindr, are in talks to secure debt financing from Fortress Investment Group to acquire the dating app, the report said.
Zage and Lu have discussed a buyout price of around $15 per share, the report…
The new ecosystem allows users to make instant, secure payments by tapping their wearable smart ring named “Ring One” on any NFC (near field communication) –enabled payment device — no phone, card, or wallet required.
Headquartered in Bangalore with operations in the US, Europe, and other regions, Muse Wearables is a 200-member deep-tech team designing…
The law requires platforms to remind users they are interacting with a chatbot and not a human. The notification would pop up every three hours for users who are minors. Companies will also have to maintain a protocol to prevent self-harm content and refer users to crisis service providers if they expressed suicidal ideation.
Newsom, who has four children under 18, said…
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