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BS6 Vespa Elegante 149 Details Revealed; Launch Soon

The details of the BS6 Vespa Elegante 149 are out. We believe the scooter will be launched in India soon.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: CEAT Extends Warranty On All Tyres

Warranties expiring between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020 have now been extended for a period of 3 months.




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Hyundai Resumes Production At Chennai Plant, Makes 200 Cars On Day 1

Production has restarted at the company plant in Sriperumbudur, Chennai in 100 % compliance to social distancing apart from adhering to all State & Central Government guidelines.




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Mercedes-Benz Produces Hand Crafted Face Masks For Employees At Sindelfingen Plant

During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the daily work routine for tailors and apprentices looks a bit different than usual: for several weeks, they have been producing hand-crafted masks for use of...




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Love the dynamic of smartphone industry: Prashanth Mani, country head, Lenovo’s mobile business group and MD, Motorola Mobility

The Job I love how dynamic the smartphone industry is and that there's something new to learn every single day - be it with respect to business or product innovation or the waves of changes in retail and e-commerce. It always keeps you on your toes. I am definitely a bit of a geek at […]




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We are more premium than IKEA: Vasanth Kumar, Managing Director, Lifestyle International

We have co-branded partnerships and also engage in tie-ups with designers. Almost 80% of the business is protected through exclusive tie-ups, says Vasanth Kumar, Managing Director, Lifestyle International




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Jabong has equity; we want to keep it alive: Myntra Jabong’s Amar Nagaram

The Myntra Extended Network Through Store Activation (MENSA), a kirana model, allows local business owners to earn by assisting in deliveries.




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Why are homegrown tea companies foraying into quick-service restaurants?

Indian tea brands want a piece of this steaming hot business.




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Don’t want to put all content behind a paywall: Aditi Shrivastava, Co-founder, Pocket Aces | Interview

Our mission is to solve boredom. There are now 500 million Indians who have an internet connection, and are spending nearly five hours a day on social media and entertainment.




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Agency versus consultantcy is the wrong focus: Nikki Mendonca, Global President, Accenture Interactive Operations | Interview

Success in today’s digital-first world depends on a marketing organisation’s ability to create and activate hyper-relevant, data-driven and omnichannel customer experiences, says Nikki Mendonca.




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Vanessa Bryant Sues LA County Sheriff's Department Over Crash Site Photos

Kobe and Gianna Bryant were among nine people who died in the January 26 helicopter crash in the mountains west of Los Angeles.




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Tesla Aims to Restart Fremont Plant as Soon as Friday: Report

The move comes a day after California allowed manufacturers in the state to reopen operations, shut due to coronavirus-led lockdowns, which drew an enthusiastic "Yeah!!" on Twitter from Tesla Chief...




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A new article, "Manufacturing on a giant scale with extreme precision" has been added to "Stories".



  • Technology & Design

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The peculiar case of ADM Jabalpur Vs. Shivkant Shukla

SYNOPSIS INTRODUCTION: To mark the 44th anniversary of the landmark judgement of ADM Jabalpur, this article revisits the case. The article also talks about Justice H.R. Khanna, who has ben regarded as the brave, unsung hero of the India Justice sy




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Unearthing cartels by invoking applicant confidence: Lesser penalty regulations, 2009

Unearthing cartels by invoking applicant confidence: Lesser penalty regulations, 2009




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Air Pollution: 40% Delhi-NCR Residents Want To Move To Other Cities, Says Report

<strong>New Delhi:</strong> The air quality in Delhi and adjusting areas on Monday remained under severe category despite some parts of the city receiving rain on Sunday morning. Amid deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-NCR, a survey shows that over 40 per cent residents want to move to another city.




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Want A Flawless Skin? This Juicy Summer Fruit May Help

About 95 percent of watermelon is just water, which helps nourish your skin and make it radiant from within



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Indian Man, Pregnant Wife Found Dead In Murder-Suicide In US

A 35-year old Indian woman, who was five months pregnant, was founded murdered in her apartment and her husband was found dead in an apparent suicide in the Hudson River near here, authorities said.




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Anti-Viral Drug Trio Found To Shorten COVID-19 Illness: Study

Researchers in Hong Kong have found that patients suffering milder illness caused by the new coronavirus recover more quickly if they are treated with a three-drug antiviral cocktail soon after...




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Ivanka Trump's Personal Assistant Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Report

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from COVID-19, a media report said on Saturday.




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UK To Quarantine All Incoming Trvallers For 14 Days: Report

Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday.




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Bihar Minister Targets Delhi Government Over Migrants Train Fare Claim

Bihar Water Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha hitout at the Delhi government after it claimed reimbursement over train fares paid for return of migrants stranded in the national capital amid the coronavirus...




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Aurangabad Train Accident: Bodies Of Migrants Being Taken Home

They had started their journey on foot from Maharashtra hoping to reach Madhya Pradesh, but it was their bodies that reached their home districts of Shahdol and Umaria by special trains on Saturday...




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Facilitated Return Of 6,000 Stranded Migrants To State: Bengal Government

The West Bengal government on Saturday refuted the allegations of non-cooperation by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that it has facilitated the return of around 6,000 migrants stranded outside...




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1.5 Lakh Migrants Want to Return to Haryana: Home Minister Anil Vij

While nearly eight lakh migrant workers stranded in Haryana have registered themselves on a government portal to return to their native states, over 1.5 lakh of them have applied on the same portal...




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Over 1 Lakh Migrants To Return UP On 114 Trains By Saturday: Official

Over 1 lakh migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh stranded in different parts of the country following the coronavirus-induced lockdown will return to the state by Saturday night on 114 trains, a senior...




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Bengal To Receive 8 Trains Carrying Thousands Of Migrants From 4 States

The West Bengal government has agreed to allow eight trains to bring migrants home from four states, the Railway Ministry tweeted today. It said Bengal had until now allowed only two "Shramik"...




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Do Farm Characteristics or Social Dynamics Explain the Conversion to Organic Farming by Dairy Farmers? An Agent-Based Model of Dairy Farming in 27 French Cantons

Qing Xu, Sylvie Huet, Eric Perret and Guillaume Deffuant: The drivers of conversion to organic farming, which is still a residual choice in agriculture, are poorly understood. Many scholars argue that farm characteristics can determine this choice but do not exclude the role of social dynamics. To study this issue, we developed an agent-based model in which agents' decisions to shift to organic farming are based on a comparison between satisfaction with the current situation and potential satisfaction with an alternative farming strategy. A farmer agent’s satisfaction is modelled using the Theory of Reasoned Action. This makes it necessary to compare an agent's productions over time with those of other agents to whom the former attributes considerable credibility (“important others”). Moreover, farmers make technical changes that affect their productions by imitating other credible farmers. While we first used this model to examine simple and abstract farm populations, here we also adapted it for use with data from an Agricultural Census concerning the farm characteristics of dairy farming in 27 French “cantons”. Based on domain expertise, data and previous research, we propose certain laws for modelling the impact of conversion on the farm production of milk and the environment. The simulations with “real” populations of farms confirm the important impact of farm characteristics. However, our results also suggest a complex impact of social dynamics that can favour or impede the diffusion of organic farming through dynamic implicit networks of similarity and credibility. We confirm the great importance of demographic changes in farm characteristics.




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Governor Markell Orders Flags Lowered to Honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Governor Markell has ordered the American and Delaware flags lowered in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.




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Governor Carney Releases Statewide Anti-discrimination Policy

Policy will allow state to consistently address discrimination in the workplace WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney on Monday released a uniform, anti-discrimination policy that will allow state agencies to consistently respond to reports of discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace – and clearly outlines a consistent policy for state employees to report and resolve […]




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Governor Carney Orders Flags Lowered for former Rep. John Van Sant

Governor Carney has ordered the United States and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff beginning Friday morning, December 1 to mark the passing of former Delaware Representative John Van Sant. Mr. Van Sant served the people of the Thirteenth District in the Delaware House of Representatives for twenty four years. […]




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Flags to be lowered for victims of Santa Fe High shootings

This afternoon President Trump ordered American flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on May 22, as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the shootings at Santa Fe High School in Texas. In concurrence with the President’s order and as an expression of […]




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Flag Lowering in Honor of Staff Sergeant Christopher Slutman

Governor John Carney today ordered United States and Delaware flags lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Marines Staff Sergeant Christopher Slutman, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday. Staff Sergeant Slutman resided in Delaware along with his family. Flags are to be returned to full staff Monday morning.     Click here […]



  • Flag Status
  • Governor John Carney
  • Office of Management and Budget
  • Office of the Governor

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Delaware Forest Service tree health update: Sycamore anthracnose

American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is a native tree that can be affected by a fungal disease known as anthracnose. Several factors such as wet weather and lower average temperatures have combined to make this a more severe year for this condition. While many of the trees in the sycamore family are showing signs of stress, experts at the Delaware Forest Service believe that the majority of these will recover and leaf out normally as temperatures warm toward summer.




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Ag businesses, farmstands wanted for new Delaware agriculture directory

Owners of farm markets, produce stands, garden centers, agritourism businesses, riding stables, farms offering hay sales, and other agricultural retail operations are being sought to be featured in the latest edition of the Delaware Agricultural Directory.




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New plant pest confirmed in Delaware

A new nuisance plant pest that can consume certain row and vegetable crops - including lima beans and soybeans - has been confirmed in Delaware. The kudzu bug was recently found on pole lima beans on a Sussex County farm. Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee said growers should be on the alert and report any suspected infestations, while noting there are pesticides that can be used to protect crops.



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Public invited to “Light the Lights” at Planting Hope garden

The public is invited to a free tree-lighting celebration Wednesday, December 11, in the Planting Hope for Delaware Garden at the Delaware Health and Social Services Herman Holloway Campus, 1901 N. DuPont Highway, New Castle.



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  • Department of Agriculture

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Grants available for Delaware crop promotion and research

More than $336,000 in federal grant funding is now available for projects to help produce, market or access Delaware-grown fruit, vegetables and certain other crops.




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Delaware Forest Service offering urban and community grants

The Delaware Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program is accepting applications for its 2014 grant program from municipalities, homeowner associations, and certified 501(c)(3) non-profit groups in Delaware. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 for either tree planting or tree management projects and require a 50-50 cost-share match in cash or in-kind services. Projects must be performed on public land and only one project in one category by each applicant is permitted. Applications will be judged on a competitive basis by a committee of the Delaware Community Forestry Council. Deadline for submission is September 15, 2014.




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Delaware Forest Service awards over $47,000 in urban and community grants

The Delaware Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program is awarding over $47,000 in competitive grants to fund 14 community-based tree projects in all three Delaware counties. This year, more than half of the successful projects - a total of $29,429.35 - addressed tree management issues such as the removal of hazardous trees. Overall, 11 projects were funded in New Castle County, one in Kent County, and two in Sussex County.




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Forest Service offering tree planting grants for Chesapeake Bay

The Delaware Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) Program is offering a new "Partnership Tree Planting Grant" to nonprofit groups who own property within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The U&CF Program will award eight (8) $1000 matching grants on a first-come, first-served basis to qualifying nonprofit groups who apply by February 27, 2015.




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Care is urged after imported fire ants found in palm tree shipment

State authorities are alerting local businesses and purchasers of tropical nursery stock of the recent detection of fire ants in a shipment of palm trees imported from Florida. The red imported fire ants were detected during a routine check at a Sussex County business by the Delaware Department of Agriculture's Plant Industries nursery inspection team. They were eradicated and do not pose a threat.




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Apply Now for Urban and Community Forestry Grants

Municipalities, community associations, and non-profits in Delaware can now apply for urban and community forestry grants up to $5,000 from the Delaware Forest Service for a tree planting or tree management project.




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New urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants available

Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for new micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.



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Grants available to help farmers, agribusinesses with marketing, research and sales

More than $300,000 in federal grant funding is now available for projects to help produce, market or access Delaware-grown fruit, vegetables and certain other crops. The Delaware Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through June 3.



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Delaware Forest Service Awards 2016 Urban Forestry Grants

A total of 15 municipalities, homeowner associations, and nonprofits will receive almost $40,000 for community tree projects from the Delaware Forest Service's 2016 Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program. The program's goal is to increase tree canopy, beautify community spaces, and promote the benefits of trees. In addition, the Delaware Forest Service also funded $10,799 in grants for tree planting projects within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, an effort to improve water quality by mitigating storm water run-off and reducing erosion and sedimentation.



  • Department of Agriculture
  • Forest Service
  • Chesapeake Bay watershed
  • Delaware Forest Service
  • tree planting
  • urban and community forestry grants
  • urban tree canopy

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Delaware Forest Service awards volunteer fire grants

The Delaware Forest Service (DFS) has awarded $22,000 in grants to eight volunteer fire companies to purchase equipment to fight wildfires and improve their wildfire readiness and capabilities. In the past 10 years, the DFS has provided 122 grants totaling more than $288,000 to volunteer fire companies through its Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program, funded by the U.S. Forest Service.




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Eleven Delaware sites awarded grants for urban agriculture and community garden projects

Eleven Delaware urban farm and community garden projects are receiving support to grow and thrive through a new initiative designed to strengthen communities and improve nutrition.



  • Department of Agriculture
  • Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017)
  • Office of the Governor

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WIC participants can now use WIC Farmers’ Market coupons at select Delaware farmers’ markets

Participants in Delaware's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program can now use special coupons to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at 11 Delaware farmers' markets under a pilot program beginning this week.



  • Delaware Health and Social Services
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Division of Public Health

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Applications now accepted for second round of urban agriculture and community garden micro-grants

Organizations wanting to launch or expand an urban agriculture or community garden project to benefit their neighborhood can apply for micro-grants from the Delaware Department of Agriculture.



  • Department of Agriculture