India is capable of developing GM crops, Randy Hautea, global coordinator for International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, tells Kanika Datta.
The future of the GM tech in India is still uncertain.
GM has invested $1 billion in the country since 1996.
An eight-year-old Indian-origin boy defeated Polish chess grandmaster Jacek Stopa at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland.
His semifinal match against Giri went up to 2am and a few hours later, he had to be at his school to take his 11th-class board examination.
General Motors is looking at introducing an entry-level car to be positioned below the Chevrolet Spark, to drive up volumes in the Indian market.
Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has been roped in by IndianOil and would be receiving all the backing from the PSU major
R Praggnanandhaa's ability to defend seamlessly in pressure situations and the deductive mind to quickly gauge his opponent's weakness is the hallmark of a world class player, national coach GM M Shyam Sundar said on Tuesday.
British Grandmaster Nigel Short believes titles like GM and IM should be abolished as they lead to corrupt practices by several players.
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.
The teenage scored 6.5 points in the Andorra International Open Chess tournament, which was enough to earn him the Grandmaster's norm.
The victory in the Aeroflot International Open Chess tournament helped the Indian ace to inch closer to second GM norm.
Sources claim that 68-70 per cent of the workers at Halol are permanent ones, while the balance is tilted towards contractual workers at Talegaon.
International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit GM Yogendra Pal Singh better known as YP Singh has tendered his resignation. Along with Singh, ICC's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for 12 years Faisal Hasnain also resigned.
The decision to retain Opel in addition to restructuring its European operations was taken by the company's board of directors in the backdrop of "improving business environment," GM said.
Gukesh had on Sunday set up a much-awaited quarter-final clash with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen while Praggnanandhaa will meet Erigaisi.
All India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor said the federation is also working on organising an Indian Chess League.
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa produced a spectacular game to get the better of fellow-Indian Vidit Gujrathi in the third round of the Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto on Saturday.
Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty.
Struggling to find ways to incorporate millets tastily into your diet? Chef Vicky Ratnani has got you covered.
The government on Friday said it is taking a hard look at the proposed introduction of genetically modified mustard and such food crops in the country and trials are going on for the purpose.\n\n
Praggnanandhaa, who has reached the summit clash featuring legendary five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, had none other than the iconic Gary Kasparov, acknowledging the Indian GM's mother's role
An Air India Express flight cabin crew has been arrested by the Customs for allegedly smuggling over 1.4 kg gold through Cochin International Airport near Kochi, official sources said.
Shami was there to receive the honours. He took 24 wickets in seven World Cup games last year.
This strategy was discussed when Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently visited Mysuru to discuss the BJP's Lok Sabha plan, reports Aditi Phadnis.
The youngest FIDE rated player in the world is India's Tejas Tiwari, who achieved the feat at the tender age of five.
Young Indian International Master V Pranav finished with 6.5 points after losing to Predke in the final round.
The Chennai-based player will get his final norm on Thursday when he plays GM Jonathan Rowson, irrespective of the result.
'I was faced with a choice: quit my job or move to where I am valued.'
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen was in stunning form, winning all nine of his games to take a significant lead. He has 20 points out of a possible 27 going into the second half of the blitz on Sunday.
Gukesh had a fine run, beating Constantin Lupulescu and Saric after drawing with Richard Rapport in the day's first game.
Viswanathan Anand shot into the lead at the end of three rounds of the Rapid segment in the third leg of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour
The US-based auto maker told the government an internal probe had revealed the company had violated testing targets
Gold, which lost its sheen to some extent in the second half of 2021, is likely to regain the glitter in the New Year and cross the Rs 55,000-per-10-grams level amid pandemic woes, inflation worries and stronger US dollar. After a stellar run up in 2020 when the yellow metal touched a record high of Rs 56,200 on the MCX in August, the prices are near Rs 48,000 per 10 grams now. This is roughly 14 per cent lower from the all-time highs and 4 per cent lesser compared to January 2021 levels.
It pairs brilliantly with appams, neer dosas and steamed rice.
Grand Chess Tour: Teenaged GM Gukesh defeats idol Anand in Rapid segment
ICC's Anti Corruption Unit official Alex Marshall said that most of the bookies indulging in corrupt practices are Indians.
The Commonwealth champion tied with GM Alexander Fominyh of Russia but won the crown on a better progressive score.
Invitees to the 'pran pratishtha' consecration ceremony at the Ram temple started arriving Sunday in Ayodhya -- once a sleepy town now resplendent with new infrastructure and gripped by heightened religious fervour on the eve of a seminal event in India's political and religious history.
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