Google Cloud-enabled app helping small farmers in India

    New Delhi: Nearly 70 per cent of small farmers — those cultivating fewer than three acres — in India often find their crops damaged by unforeseen weather and pests. An even higher number, 74 per cent, lack access to farming-related information. ### To bridge this knowledge gap, Pune-based agritech startup AgroStar has a multi-lingual mobile…

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      Ishant surpasses Kapil in elite India list

      Kingston, Jamaica: Right-arm pacer Ishant Sharma has added yet another feather to his cap as he has become the most successful Indian pacer outside Asia in Test cricket. ### On Day 3 of the ongoing second and final Test against the West Indies, Ishant went past legendary skipper Kapil Dev’s tally of 155 wickets outside…

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        Youth misled by vaping, says UAE doctor

        Dubai: After the death of a habitual vaper from a mysterious lung illness in Illinois, there has been a shocking disclosure by US public health officials of an increasing number of vape users suffering from respiratory illnesses this summer. The authorities reported 192 cases of respiratory illnesses due to vaping across 22 states in the…

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