Across India's fruit markets, the use of chemicals to ripen as well as colour fruits has become alarmingly commonplace, raising serious health concerns.
According to a senior commerce ministry official who spoke to ThePrint, the government is not worried about the quality of mangoes; it is more concerned about how this unpredictable weather is affecting their quantity.
In 'Magnifera Indica', Sopan Joshi presents a rich synthesis of reportage, history, biology, economics, and culture to chronicle India's favourite fruit - mango.
Babur, who pined for the melons, peaches, apricots and walnuts of Central Asia, came to admire the flavours of mango quite immediately. Akbar, Shah Jahan and Jahangir, too, remained steadfast in their commitment to maintaining orchards.
From the buffalo herders who built one of the world’s greatest medieval ports to academics translating Sanskrit works, here is one part of the history of Indians in the Arab world.
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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