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☆ Hunger is India’s ‘biggest problem’ — one of the world's largest food producers leaves millions hungry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A labourer works inside a mill of refined wheat flour at Khanna in India's Punjab state on May 18, 2022. "Hunger is the biggest problem in India," a representative of global agribusiness Bunge told CNBC on the sidelines of the Commodity Trading Week held in Singapore. If they are getting the food, it's not nutritious," said Amit Sharma, Bunge's global trade execution team leader. India's Department of Food and Public Distribution did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesIndia's food problem is also compounded by the fact that the rising middle class is on course to demand for more food — and better quality food as well.

Persons: Sajjad Hussain, Bunge, There's, Amit Sharma, Sharma, India's, Garima, Louis Dreyfus, Vipin Kumar, Jain, It's Organizations: AFP, Getty, CNBC, Logistics, International Trade Administration, U.S . Commerce Department, India's Department of Food, ITA, Hindustan Times Locations: Khanna, India's Punjab, India, Singapore

☆ Chandrayaan-3 punches home India's lead in budget space flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Nivedita Bhattacharjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] People watch a live stream of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's landing on the moon, inside an auditorium of Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad, India, August 23, 2023. Although India's government allocated the equivalent of $1.66 billion for the department of space for the fiscal year ending in March, it spent around 25% less. By contrast, NASA has a $25 billion budget for the current year. Put another way, the annual increase in NASA's budget - $1.3 billion - was more than what ISRO spent in total. It used Indian suppliers for vehicle assembly, transportation and electronics to keep costs low.

Persons: Amit Dave, Chandrayaan's, Russia's Luna, Somak Raychaudhury, Amit Sharma, Somanath, Narendra Modi's, Ankit Patel, Patel, Nivedita, Aditi Shah, Aftab Ahmed, Kevin Krolicki, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Indian Space Research, NASA, ISRO, Somanath, Ashoka University, Tata Consulting Engineers, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad, India, Chandrayaan, Russia, Bengaluru, New

Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIt's not your imagination: Companies are getting stingier with customer rewards. Raising the barSome of the biggest shifts in customer perks have come in the airline industry. At many retailers, customers must now pay a return fee if they want to ship back unwanted clothing, shoes or other items. "To drive that online demand, free shipping and free returns were put in place, but now we all know it costs significant money," he said. Both companies aim to make sure membership isn't shared with people who aren't paying, particularly as the companies chase new avenues of growth.

Persons: Eva Marie Uzcategui, Dunkin, Cowen, David Garfield, Yuping Liu, Stephanie Keith, Marshal Cohen, Circana, Nordstrom, Christopher Dilts, Kohl's, Macy's, they're, Amit Sharma, Heidi Isern, Levi Strauss, Ann Taylor, Crocs, Brooks, reining Organizations: Brickell City Centre, Bloomberg, Getty, Retailers, Ross, uptick, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Old Dominion, Strome School of Business, LaGuardia, American Express, American, IRI, NPD, Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, Fitch, Nordstrom, Amazon, Foods, Netflix, Costco Locations: Brickell, Miami , Florida, Queens, New York, Delta, Schaumburg , Illinois

The extrajudicial killing has sparked widespread concern about the state of law and order in Uttar Pradesh as well as fears of retaliation. A decade later, he was elected as a member of Uttar Pradesh’s legislative assembly where he served five times, from 1989 to 2004. Police in Uttar Pradesh have killed more than 180 suspected criminals during encounters over past six years, according to Reuters. “The shoot out that happened is unacceptable.”CNN reached out to Uttar Pradesh police for comment on the situation but did not receive a response prior to publication. A political flashpointFollowing the incident, the Uttar Pradesh state government announced it will form two three-member Special Task Forces (SIT) to investigate the killing of Atiq and his brother.

☆ 'The Last of Us' is based on real science: A fungus pandemic is unlikely, but not impossible
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"The Last of Us" on HBO Max depicts a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungus pandemic. Here's the science fact and fiction behind the show, and the possibility of a fungal pandemic. The new scenario, first realized in the video game that the show is based on, is making viewers wonder whether a fungus pandemic can happen in real life. "A fungal pandemic is definitely possible," Norman Van Rhijn, a mycologist researching fungal infections at the University of Manchester, told Insider in an email. Still, fungal infections are on the rise worldwide, and researchers are concerned that more and more people are at risk.

☆ A fungus pandemic is unlikely, but not impossible. There's real science behind the mushroom zombies in HBO's new series 'The Last of Us.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The new HBO Max series "The Last of Us" depicts a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungus pandemic. Here's the science fact and fiction behind the show, and the possibility of a fungal pandemic. The new scenario, first realized in the video game that the show is based on, is making viewers wonder whether a fungus pandemic can happen in real life. "A fungal pandemic is definitely possible," Norman Van Rhijn, a mycologist researching fungal infections at the University of Manchester, told Insider in an email. Still, fungal infections are on the rise worldwide, and researchers are concerned that more and more people are at risk.

☆ Meet 16 top reverse-logistics leaders tackling retail's $761 billion e-commerce returns problem
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-15 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Becca Meinz, the vice president of end-to-end supply chain at Best BuyBecca Meinz is the vice president of the end-to-end supply chain for Best Buy. Steve Lewis, the senior vice president of commercial strategy at GXOSteve Lewis is the senior vice president for commercial strategy at GXO. Kraig Foreman, the president of e-commerce at DHL Supply Chain North AmericaKraig Foreman is the president of e-commerce at DHL Supply Chain North America. Eduardo Vilar, the senior vice president of merchant solutions at AffirmEduardo Vilar is the senior vice president of merchant solutions at Affirm. Glen Sutton, the executive vice president at Ceva LogisticsGlen Sutton is an the executive vice president at Ceva Logistics.

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