What worked in the past may not work in the future unless we focus on the process

This variety of rice constitutes 25% of the total rice export from the country

Global shortage of 400 million kg of tobacco spurs export demand for the crop; premium leaves fetch farmers in Prakasam and Nellore districts a record ₹210 a kg during e-auctions

Traders claimed the central government's decision to impose 40% duty on the export of onions till December 31, 2023 will adversely affect the onion growers and its export

Duty exemption would be available on parboiled rice lying in customs ports which have not been granted LEO and are backed by valid LCs before August 25, 2023

Is there a demand-supply mismatch? Why is the government planning to offload buffer stocks? 

Basmati rice below $1200 per tonne will not be allowed to export

A look at the various limits and bans on wheat and rice stocks and exports in the recent past, and their impact

The association also urged APEDA to exempt imported raw cashew nuts from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) clearance in customs.

Onion prices have further risen to ₹65-80 per kilogramme in the retail market of the national capital on lower supply.

Production in India, the world’s largest rice exporter, is under unusually intense focus after New Delhi banned exports of non-basmati white rice in July, sending global prices surging

On August 19, the Union government imposed a 40% duty on the export of onions until December 31,

India’s banana export destinations extend beyond the Middle East, with potential opportunities in major global players like the USA, Russia, Japan, Germany, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and France.

Govt prepared to extend necessary support to the company in expanding its oil palm and dairy businesses 

Food and fertiliser subsidies are expected to be increased in the Union Budget 2024, sources say

What are the measures the government is taking to bring down the increasing price of rice?

Traders are allowed to export this quantity till March 31

Centre has permitted 24,400 MT shipments to the country amid ban on exports ‘till further orders’; exporters allege selling price being set too low, triggering windfall profits for selected UAE importers

Centre allows export of 99,500 tonnes of onions from Maharashtra to six countries despite domestic ban

Outbound shipments now feasible if global buyers pay at least $770 a tonne for Indian onions

The decision assumes importance as it comes before the crucial Lok Sabha polls in key onion belts like Nashik, Ahmednagar and Solapur in Maharashtra

Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has announced that States can buy rice from the Food Corporation of India at ₹2,800/quintal without participating in e-auction.  

A group of Indian Ocean islanders, forcibly removed from their homes 50+ years ago and deported to England, are still fighting for recognition and basic rights. By Alexi Demetriadi.

Chandan Robert Rebeiro captures a budding Bangladeshi photographer.

The guerrillas are handing weapons over to the UN, but they are in fear. Thomas Mortensen reports from Urabá.

As the number of highly capable large language models (LLMs) released continues to quickly increase, I added the ability to test new models when they become available in the Ask Luke conversational interface on this site.

For context there's a number of places in the Ask Luke pipeline that make use of AI models to transform, clean, embed, retrieve, generate content and more. I put together a short video that explains how this pipeline is constructed and why if you're interested.

Specifically for the content generation step, once the right content is found, ranked, and assembled into a set of instructions, I can select which large language model to send these instructions to. Every model gets the same instructions unless they can support a larger context window. In which case they might get more ranked results than a model with a smaller context size.

Despite the consistent instructions, switching LLMs can have a very big impact on answer generation. I'll leave you to guess which of these two answers is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and which one comes from Antrhopic's new (this week) Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Some of you might astutely point out that the instruction set could be altered in specific ways when changing models. Recently, we've found the most advanced LLMs to be more interchangeable than before. But there's still differences in how they generate content as you can clearly see in the example above. Which one is best though... could soon be a matter of personal preference.

Thanks to Yangguang Li and Sam for the dev help on this feature.

Breakthrough could lead to new type of energy source

Exhibition: 20 Apr 2018 - 21 Apr 2018, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

A collector recalls auctioning the most desired watch of all time, one worn by Paul Newman himself

Whisky distiller Bill Lumsden opens up about his creative process

Kannada actor Kishore hopes the response to ‘Kantara’ will encourage Kannada filmmakers to explore new content in different ways

With the inauguration of this new facility, we aim to strengthen our commitment to India and support the growth of the local manufacturing ecosystem, says Ketan Patel, MD, HP India

Covid-19 themed attacks continue to be used by hacker groups to make quick money

Maze operators use virtual machines to spread the ransomware

Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge will be supported till at least 2029

HP to manufacture laptops, desktop towers and mini desktops at Flex facility in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai

Laptop is ‘crafted with US military-grade certification’ for mobility

A well-powered enterprise laptop that delivers performance and features in the right form factor  

Michael Collins highlights India’s significance, emphasising tech’s impact on small businesses

UAE, Russia, Bangladesh, the US, and Sri Lanka import laptops worth $102.6 million from India.

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