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Topic: Rubber

How ‘India Rubber’ was patented by Charles Goodyear—failed experiments, debtor’s prison

In 'Rubber', Vidya Rajan explores the history of rubber, from its ancient origins in Mesoamerican civilisations to its modern-day role in our lives.

GM rubber from Kerala, which once said no to it, reaches Assam for world’s first field trial

Natural rubber is a native of warm humid Amazon forests and is not naturally suited for other places, but the GM variety uses a gene that enables it to tide over extreme hot or cold temperatures.

On Camera

How ThePrint’s foreign affairs team makes sense of the world for Indian readers

In a time of non-stop global churn, what shapes ThePrint reporters’ stories, sources, and choices behind their global coverage?

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.