Budget 2026: Rebuilding cotton’s innovation pipeline – research must be the centre of policymaking

Though cotton anchors India’s agrarian economy, yet faces a critical paradox. (AI image) By Dr. M. RamasamiCotton occupies a critical place in India’s agricultural and industrial economy. It supports millions of farm households, feeds a globally competitive textile sector, and remains one of the country’s most widely cultivated commercial crops. Yet, despite this significance, cotton…

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‘Locked in room, assaulted with sticks’: 6-year-old beaten to death in Ghaziabad; stepmother detained | Ghaziabad News

GHAZIABAD: A six-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by her stepmother in Dasna under the jurisdiction of Wave City police station on Monday. Police said the accused assaulted the child for over 20 minutes after locking her inside a room. The child’s father and stepmother have been detained for questioning.The victim was identified as…

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Tree Weighs More Than 10 Blue Whales: The unbelievable reality of Sequoia National Park, where a tree weighs more than 10 blue whales |

Experiencing a Giant Sequoia is more than just an experience with nature; it’s an experience of sheer impossibility. Within the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, a veritable forest full of these ancient giants defies our understanding of biology and the scale of living organisms. Consider how truly large an organism must be to exceed the…

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In 2016, a child tripped over bone fragments and accidentally led scientists to a million-year-old prehistoric mammal skull |

A young boy’s desert exploration led to an incredible find. Jude Sparks stumbled upon a fossilised tusk and skull. This prehistoric beast, a stegomastodon, lived over a million years ago. Representative Image (Image Credits: Google Gemini) It was supposed to be a normal afternoon of exploring the desert. In November 2016, nine-year-old Jude Sparks was…

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Kartik Aaryan faces harsh criticism as Prashant Narayanan brands him ‘TERRIBLE’ actor; says, ‘Only surviving because of…’ |

In a striking critique, actor Prashant Narayanan has criticized Kartik Aaryan, calling him a ‘terrible’ actor. He suggested that Aaryan’s continued presence in Bollywood is more a result of his familial support than talent, claiming that audiences tend to ‘laugh at’ his films rather than share genuine amusement. Actor Prashant Narayanan, who has featured in…

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