Jai Kisan, an Indian startup that is attempting to bring financial services to rural India, where commercial banks have a single-digit penetration, said on Monday it has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale its business. Hundreds of millions of people in India today live in rural areas. Most […]
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Earlier today, the Delhi High Court issued a notice to Twitter for not complying with the new Information Technology rules and gave it three weeks to reply. The court was hearing a plea filed by lawyer Amit Acharya last week.
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Delhi High Court gives Twitter three weeks to show compliance
The Delhi High Court has given Twitter three weeks to show it is compliant with India s controversial new IT rules, which came into effect last week.
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/
AgBiome, a leader in developing innovative products from the Earth s microbial communities, announced the company has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a Best Place to Work for 2021. Hitting newsstands May 18 in the May/June 2021 issue, and as part of a prominent Inc.com feature, the list is the result of a wide-ranging and comprehensive measurement of American companies that have created exceptional workplaces and company culture whether teams are operating in person or remotely.
Each year, Inc Magazine, an online and print publication for executives and entrepreneurs, facilitates an online survey of company employees. This year, the Best Workplaces survey was sent to all AgBiome employees containing 30 scored items across six categories designed to measure employee engagement and other workplace factors including: communication and resources, individual needs, manager effectiveness, personal engag
by Frank Vinluan, NCBiotech Writer May 7, 2021 .
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Vestaron’s Spear line of products showed how peptides can point the way to control of crop pests in a way that’s safe for people, beneficial insects, and the environment. Now the biopesticides startup is making progress toward bringing growers a second line of products that work in a similar manner.
Vestaron recently submitted its Basin biopesticide family to the Environmental Protection Agency for review.
Research Triangle Park-based Vestaron develops biopesticides that target the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the insect’s nervous system. Synthetic chemistries that are the basis of older pesticides also target this receptor, but pests can develop resistance to them, and they can also harm bees, which are helpful as plant pollinators.
AgBiome Adds Krysta Harden and Alison Lawton to Company s Board of Directors
Strategic Additions Strengthen Company s Agriculture and Biotech Expertise, Fuel Ongoing Growth
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AgBiome, a leader in developing innovative products from the Earth s microbial communities, today announced Krysta Harden and Alison Lawton have joined AgBiome s Board of Directors. These appointments strengthen the company s mission to feed the world responsibly. The appointments will be effective immediately.
Currently, as president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Krysta Harden leverages experience with agriculture, sustainability, food policy and the federal government to help fulfill USDEC s mission to promote dairy exports and enrich the well- being of people, communities, and the planet. Prior to joining the USDEC, Harden was VP External Affairs and Chief Sustainability officer at Corteva. Harden has served as the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture